Stephen Cluxton
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Stiofáin Cluxton | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born |
17 December 1981 Dublin, Ireland |
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| Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Nickname | Clucko | ||
| Occupation | Secondary school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1999–present | Parnells | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Dublin titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| Dublin City University | |||
| College titles | |||
| Sigerson titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2001–present | Dublin | 85 (0-48) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 12 | ||
| All-Irelands | 4 | ||
| NFL | 4 | ||
| All Stars | 5 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:32, 2 October 2016. | |||
Stephen Cluxton (born 17 December 1981) is an Irish Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career as goalkeeper with the Dublin senior team has spanned sixteen seasons since 2001. Cluxton is widely regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers in the history of the game.
Born in Dublin, Cluxton was raised in a house that had a strong association with soccer. His father, Pat, won several medals with Postal Celtic, while Cluxton himself played with St. David's Primary School and Tolka Rovers. It was during his schooling at St. David's Secondary School that Cluxton developed into a Gaelic footballer, eventually becoming a goalkeeper. He soon joined the Parnells club, eventually becoming a key member of the senior team.
Cluxton made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Dublin minor team. A Leinster medal winners in this grade, he later won a Leinster medal with the under-21 team. Cluxton made his senior debut during the 2001 championship. Since then he has established himself as Dublin's first-choice goalkeeper and has won four All-Ireland medals, beginning with lone triumphs in 2011 and 2013, and two championships in-a-row in 2015 and 2016. As captain for the last three victories, Cluxton is only the third player ever to captain a team to three championship titles. He has also won a record twelve Leinster medals, four National Football League medals and five All-Stars.
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