Liam Bradley
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| Irish name | Liam Ó Brolcháin | ||||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||
| Nickname | Baker | ||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | – | ||
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Kilrea (underage) Glenullin |
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| Derry titles | 1 | ||
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| Years | County | ||
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Liam Bradley (Irish: Liam Ó Brolcháin), commonly known by his nickname Baker, is an Irish former Gaelic football manager. A former player for Derry and for his club, Glenullin, Bradley has managed the Antrim senior football team between October 2008 and August 2012 and from November 2013 until the present day.
Bradley comes from a family with a strong footballing background. Two of his uncles, James and Paddy Rafferty had played for Derry. When Bradley won the Derry Championship with Glenullin in 1985, five of his brothers were also on the team. His brother Gabriel won two Ulster Championship medals with Derry in 1975 and 1976. His cousin Colm Rafferty won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship with Derry in 1993.
He is father of Derry players Paddy and Eoin Bradley. He is also an uncle to Glenullin and Derry player Gerard O'Kane.
Bradley has represented Derry at Minor, Under 21 and Senior levels. He was drafted into the Senior panel by Frankie O'Loan and Harry Shivers. He however wasn't part of Mickey Moran's plans when he became manager – he holds no grudges saying "That is just the way it goes". His senior career was mainly limited to a few Dr. McKenna Cup games. He recalls "I never really cut it at senior with Derry as in the early '80s I was just down the pecking order a bit".
When Bradley was growing up, his home-club Glenullin, didn't have any underage teams at the time due to a lack of population in the area. He instead played for neighbouring club Pádraig Pearse's GAC Kilrea. His team-mates on the Kilrea team included a young Martin O'Neill, who would go on to play and coach professional soccer. He played in an Under 16 final against Glack in 1974.
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