Kevin Rafferty (Gaelic footballer)
Donegal Gaelic footballer
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Kevin Rafferty (born 1981) is a Gaelic footballer who plays for St Eunan's and, also formerly, for the Donegal county team (between 2001 and 2012).
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| Born | 1981 (age 44–45) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Retail manager[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 5[1] in (196 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He played in midfield for his county team.[2]
He has also played Saturday League association football for Glencar Celtic since around about 2017.[3][4] He plays golf too and is a member of Letterkenny Golf Club.[5][6]
Early life
Rafferty was educated at Scoil Colmcille and St Eunan's College in Letterkenny.[6][7][8]
Rafferty is one of five sons of Martin and Marie.[2] His four brothers are Patrick ("Pajo"), Dwyer, Fergal and Declan.[2][9] Kevin and Pajo Rafferty have played together for Glencar Celtic, Pajo though did not have the same abilities in Gaelic football as his brother did.[2][9] The Rafferty brothers also have a sister.[2]
Playing career
Rafferty played senior inter-county football under five different Donegal managers—Mickey Moran, Brian McEniff, Brian McIver, John Joe Doherty and Jim McGuinness.[10] He was often paired with Rory Kavanagh in midfield, though was often injured as well.[11]
Rafferty was present in Jim McGuinness's teams of the 2010s, including in the 2011 Ulster Senior Football Championship (SFC) semi-final defeat of Tyrone, when he scored.[12][13] He was unable to play in the 2011 Ulster SFC final because of an abductor muscle injury.[14] A squad member during Donegal's 2012 All-Ireland SFC winning campaign, he accompanied the team on their end-of-year holiday to Dubai.[15] However, he stepped away from the panel as its most senior member at the end of the 2012 season, having been dogged by injury over the previous twelve months.[16]
Honours
- Donegal
- St Eunan's
- Donegal Senior Football Championship: ...2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014
- Glencar Celtic
