Gary Kavanagh

Gary Kavanagh is a former Gaelic footballer from County Laois.

Gary Kavanagh
Personal information
Irish name Gary Ó Caomhánach
Sport Gaelic football
Position Wing Forward
Born 1979 (age 41–42)
Stradbally, County Laois
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Club(s)
Years Club
 Stradbally
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2001-2012
 Laois
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1

He played for the Stradbally club. He usually played at wing forward[1] for the Laois senior football team and in 2003 was part of the Laois team that won the Leinster Senior Football Championship title for the first time since 1946.

Kavanagh emerged on to the inter-county GAA scene in 1997 as part of the Laois minor squad that retained the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship.

In 2006, he was named as captain of the Laois senior football team but did not hold down a regular starting place on the team.[2]

In January 2012, Kavanagh called time on his inter-county career and has since moved into management having taken charge of Laois under 21's, Ballylinan, Gracefield and Courtwood.

References
  1. "Double injury boost for Laois". Irish Examiner. 15 June 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
  2. "Kavanagh will not face Dublin on Sunday". RTÉ. 21 June 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2010.


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