Brian McGuigan
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| Personal information | |||
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| Irish name | Brian Mag Uiginn | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Centre Forward | ||
| Born |
3 January 1980 Tyrone |
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| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Nickname | Horse, 'Young' McGuigan, Snout | ||
| Occupation | Joiner | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Ardboe O'Donnovan Rossa | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Tyrone titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 2001-2011, 2012- | Tyrone | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NFL | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Brian McGuigan is an All Star-winning Tyrone Gaelic footballer. He won three All-Ireland medals in 2003 (when he won his All Star), 2005 and 2008.
His playing style is that of the creative playmaker - picking out passes to his full forwards, as well as taking his own scores, usually at vital junctures of a game. The main key to his play that sets him apart from his contemporaries is his ability to control the pace, and direction of a match, through leading by example. Peter Canavan, whose influence since his retirement has been missed, has expressed he feels McGuigan's leadership is the key to any Tyrone success, and have struggled to take control of matches in his long absence.
His father is Tyrone legend, Frank McGuigan, but Brian has successfully stepped out of his father's shadow, because of his own achievements.
At underage level, McGuigan was part of the team that captured All-Ireland gold in 1998 in the Minor championship, and back-to-back triumphs in the Under 21 championships in 2000 and 2001.
McGuigan's influence on the team may be illustrated by Tyrone's mammoth run to the 2005 All-Ireland triumph. During the early stages of the season, they were having difficulty beating teams in the Ulster Championship. McGuigan had been absent from the team because he wanted to take a year out to travel. While he was away he was contacted by the Tyrone staff to return to the Tyrone team, so he cut his holiday short to return to action, and despite being less than match fit he came on as a substitute in his first game back. He was subsequently chosen as a starter for the rest of the Championship, which coincided with Tyrone's return to form with the return of their main playmaker.
He was denied an All Star that year, which caused a lot of controversy, even prompting his father, Frank, to put his own medal up for sale, due to his lowered opinion of the accolade.
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