Brendan McVeigh
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Sport
Gaelic Football
Position
Goalkeeper
Born
1981 (age 43–44)
Kilkeel, County Down, Northern Ireland
Kilkeel, County Down, Northern Ireland
Height
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born |
1981 (age 43–44) Kilkeel, County Down, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2000- | An Ríocht | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2003- | Down | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Brendan McVeigh is a Gaelic football player from County Down, Northern Ireland. He plays for the Down senior inter county football team and for his club An Ríocht as a goalkeeper. McVeigh made his first start in 2005 against Tyrone he also played Midfield in the 2005 Championship, scoring a point.
He played in the 2010 All-Ireland Football Final in which Down were defeated 0-15 to 0-16 by Cork.[1]
In October 2010, McVeigh was named as the goalkeeper in the 2010 All Star football team for his performances for Down during the 2010 season; it was his first All Star Award.[2][3] In November 2010, McVeigh was also named in the 2010 GPA Gaelic Football Team of the Year.[4]