Brendan Devenney
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| Personal information | |||
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| Irish name | Breandán Ó Duibheannaigh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full Forward | ||
| Born | 1976 (age 40–41) Letterkenny, County Donegal |
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| Nickname | Dev | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1996–2009 | Naomh Adhamhnáin | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Donegal titles | 5 | ||
| Ulster titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)** | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1998–2009 | Donegal | 36 | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 15:51, 17 May 2008 (UTC). | |||
Brendan Devenney (Irish: Breandán Ó Duibheannaigh) is a former Irish Gaelic footballer. Described as "mercurial", he has played for Naomh Adhamhnáin in Letterkenny and the Donegal senior football team. He was a member of the Ireland international rules football team in 1998 and 2001. Educated at Saint Eunan's College in Letterkenny, Devenney has also previously played soccer for League of Ireland club Finn Harps and Irish League clubs Limavady United and Portadown.
In the final of the 1999 Donegal Senior Football Championship, Devenney broke Martin McHugh's record by scoring 0–14 of his team's 1–19 to their opponents Aodh Ruadh's 1–11. Devenney punctured a lung while playing for his club against Clonoe of Tyrone in the Ulster Championship in 2008. He ignored his injury, sustained in the first half, and carried on until the end of the game—scoring four points and contributing to the decisive goal which won the game for his team—after which he was hospitalised. He also captained his club.
Declan Bonner gave Devenney his Championship debut in 1998. His debut against Cork in the National Football League quarter-final at Croke Park in March 1998 was nothing short of sensational: he scored 2–2.
He had a decent game against Armagh in the 2004 Ulster final at Croke Park.
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