Seán Armstrong
Galway Gaelic footballer (born 1986)
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Seán Armstrong (born 20 March 1986) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer from Galway. Armstrong played his club football with Salthill–Knocknacarra and inter-county football for Galway from 2005 to 2014, spending ten years as an inter-county footballer.[1]
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| Born | 20 March 1986 Galway, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Teacher | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Seán was a key part of Galway's Under 21 All-Ireland triumph of 2005. He formed a devastating partnership with Michael Meehan in the final as they scored 6-3 between them in a 6–5 to 4–6 victory over Down to claim the title.[2]
Armstrong announced his retirement from the inter-county scene on 17 December 2014 at the age of 28 citing a loss of his love of the game.[3] he is also a teacher in St Mary's College
Honours
- Salthill–Knocknacarra
- Galway Senior Football Championship (2): 2005, 2012
- Connacht Senior Club Football Championship (1): 2005
- All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship (1): 2006
- Galway
- Connacht Minor Football Championship (2): 2003, 2004
- Connacht Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2005
- All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2005
- Connacht Senior Football Championship (3): 2005, 2008, 2018
- Connacht
- Railway Cup (1): 2014