Diarmuid Murphy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Diarmuid Ó Murchú | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born |
22 August 1975 Dingle, County Kerry |
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Occupation | Insurance Branch Manager | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1993-present | Dingle GAA | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2002-2009 | Kerry | 41 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 4 | ||
| NFL | 3 | ||
| All Stars | 3 | ||
Diarmuid Murphy (born 22 August 1975 in Dingle, County Kerry) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Dingle and was the goalkeeper on the Kerry senior inter-county team from 2004 until 2009. In August 2010 it was announced that Murphy would join the Kerry management as a selector under coach Jack O'Connor.
2004 saw Jack O'Connor take over as manager of the Kerry team. He was not the only change in personnel, as Murphy replaced Declan O'Keeffe as the first-choice goalkeeper on the team. He was twenty-eight years old. The year began well with Kerry reaching the final of the National League. An exciting 3-11 to 1-6 victory saw Kerry claim the title and Murphy picked up a first National Football League winners’ medal. 'The Kingdom' subsequently booked their almost annual spot in the provincial final and, for the second year in succession, Limerick were the opponents. Surprisingly, that game ended in a 1-10 apiece draw. The replay was also a close-run affair; however, Kerry never really looked in danger of losing. A 3-10 to 2-9 victory gave Murphy a coveted Munster winners’ medal. The All-Ireland series proved no difficulty for Kerry, and ‘the Kingdom’ booked their place in the All-Ireland final against Mayo. An early goal from Alan Dillon gave the Connacht men some hope, however, the game was effectively over after twenty-five minutes when Colm Cooper scored Kerry’s only goal of the day. The points kept coming from Murphy's team and an injury-time Michael Conroy goal was nothing but a consolation for Mayo. A 1-20 to 2-9 victory gave Murphy his first All-Ireland winners’ medal. Murphy was later presented with his first All-Star award.
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