Damien Cassidy
| Personal information | |||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Half forward | ||
| Born |
22 July 1965 Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland |
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Nickname | Cass | ||
| Occupation | Social worker & Pedigree dog breeder |
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| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1982–1999 1992 |
Bellaghy High Moss Sarsfields |
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| Club titles | |||
| Derry titles | 5 | ||
| Ulster titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1984–1996 | Derry | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 3 | ||
| Club management | |||||
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Damian Cassidy (born 22 July 1965) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer and a former manager.
He played for Derry in the 1980s and 1990s and was part of the county's 1993 All-Ireland Championship winning side, starting at left half forward. He also won two Ulster Senior Championship medals, three National League titles, and a range of under-age inter-county medals with the county. Cassidy played his club football for Bellaghy Wolfe Tones and won five Derry Championships and the 1994 Ulster Senior Club Football Championships with the club. For both club and county he usually played as a forward. Cassidy was also a talented hurler.
Since retiring from playing football he has managed a number of teams. He guided home-club Bellaghy to success in the 2005 Derry Championship, and Tyrone club Clonoe O'Rahilly's to the Tyrone Championship in 2008. He was the manager of the Derry Senior from 2008 to 2010 and Under 21 teams. His brother Joe also played for Derry.
Cassidy played the majority of his career in the forward line (corner forward for Bellaghy and half forward for Derry), but also had a spell in the half back line early in his career. Adrian McGuckin who coached him at St. Pat's, Maghera said he had a superb left foot and was very comfortable on the ball. GAA journalist and former Derry team-mate Joe Brolly said that despite the presence of many other great footballers at the time, Cassidy at his peak "was easily the best club footballer in Derry".
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