David Stynes
Irish Gaelic and Australian rules footballer
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David Stynes (born 1976) is a former Gaelic footballer and Australian rules footballer.
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| Born | 1976 (age 49–50) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfield, Half Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
Australian rules football
Stynes played for Ireland's winning team in the 2002 Australian Football International Cup in Melbourne. He was also selected for the All-Star Team,[1] and returned with the team that reached the semi-finals of the 2005 Australian Football International Cup.[2] He won his second medal when Ireland won the 2011 Australian Football International Cup title.[3] In 2011 David was appointed captain coach of the Moorabbin Kangaroos in the Southern Football League in Victoria.[4]
Gaelic football
The Ballyboden St Enda's clubman represented Dublin GAA at minor level and won a Leinster Minor Football Championship medal in 1994 before losing to Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final. He also represented Dublin at under-21 & Senior level.[5][6] In Australia, he represented Victoria in the Australasian GAA Championships.
Family
His brother Brian was a Gaelic footballer who played for the Dublin senior team and won an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medal in 1995, while his late brother Jim won the Brownlow Medal and played with the Melbourne Football Club.[7]
