Michael Fitzmaurice (Gaelic footballer)
Michael Fitzmaurice (born 1967) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career at senior level with the Mayo county team lasted five seasons from 1989 until 1993.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Mícheál Mac Muiris | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born |
1967 Lacken, County Mayo, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Occupation | Coaching officer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Lacken | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Mayo titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1989-1993 | Mayo | 11 (0-52) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:54, 13 November 2016. | |||
Fitzmaurice made his debut on the inter-county scene when he was chosen for the Mayo minor team. He was captain of the side in 1985 and claimed an All-Ireland medal following a defeat of Cork. He subsequently lined out with the Mayo under-21 team. Fitzmaurice made his senior debut during the 1988-89 league. He was a regular on the starting fifteen over the next five years and won one Connacht medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up in 1989. He finished the 1989 championship as the top scorer Fitzmaurice played his last game for Mayo in march 1993
Career statistics
| Team | Season | Connacht | All-Ireland | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Mayo | 1989 | 4 | 0-19 | 2 | 0-13 | 6 | 0-32 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0-07 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-07 | |
| 1991 | 4 | 0-13 | 0 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-13 | |
| Total | 9 | 0-39 | 2 | 0-13 | 11 | 0-52 | |
References
- "Still answering the captain's call". Mayo Advertiser. 15 May 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
| Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Paul Clarke (Dublin) |
All-Ireland Minor Football Final winning captain 1985 |
Succeeded by John Joyce (Galway) |
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