Barry Gillis
Derry Gaelic football goalkeeper
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Barry Gillis (born 12 January 1980)[1] is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Derry county team, with whom he has won the National League twice. He plays his club football for Magherafelt O'Donovan Rossa.
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| Born | 12 January 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Service engineer[1] postman,[2] car wash owner and a postman working from Magherafelt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gillis plays full forward for Magherafelt, but plays as goalkeeper for Derry.[3] He is in the unique position of winning a National League medal as an outfielder (2000), and another National League medal as goalkeeper (2008).[4]
Playing career
Inter-county
Gillis was originally called up to the Derry panel as an outfielder in the late 1990s[3] and was on the panel for Derry's 2000 National League success.[3][5] Gillis was part of the panel when Derry reached that year's Ulster Senior Football Championship final, but were defeated by Armagh.[4] He pulled out of the panel for a couple of seasons in the 2000s as he was working in Dublin, but returned again.[3]
He was part of the Derry team that won the 2008 National League where Derry beat Kerry in the final.[6][7]
Honours
County
- National Football League:
- Winner (2): 2000, 2008
- Ulster Senior Football Championship:
- Runner up: 2000
- Dr McKenna Cup:
- Runner up: 2005,[8] 2008, more?
Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.
