Séamus McCarthy
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Séamus Mac Cárthaigh | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Born |
1954 Bansha, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Galtee Rovers | |||
Club titles | |||
Tipperary titles | 3 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1974-1982 | Tipperary | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 0 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NFL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 0 |
Séamus McCarthy (born 1954) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played for the Tipperary senior team.
Born in Bansha, County Tipperary, McCarthy first excelled at Gaelic football in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team in 1972 before later joining the under-21 side in 1974 and 1975. He joined the senior panel during the 1974 championship. McCarthy subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen.
At club level McCarthy is a three-time championship medallist with Galtee Rovers.
McCarthy retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 1982 championship.
In retirement from playing McCarthy became involved in team management and coaching. He has served as manager and selector with the Tipperary minor, under-21, junior and senior teams.[1]
Honours
Player
- Galtee Rovers
- Tipperary Senior Football Championship (3): 1976, 1980, 1981
- Tipperary Under 21 Championship (1): 1975
Manager
Tipperary
- Tipperary- Munster Minor Football Champions : 1984
- Tipperary- All Ireland 'B' Senior Football Champions: 1995
- Tipperary- Munster and All Ireland Junior Football Champions: 1998
- Tipperary- Tommy Murphy Cup Senior Football Champions: 2005
Munster
- Munster- Railway Cup Champions: 1999
Ireland
- Ireland- International Rules Selector: 2013, 2014
References
- ↑ "McCarthy vows to reunite Tipp footballers". Breaking news. 9 September 2004. Retrieved 31 July 2015.