Paddy Christie
Paddy Christie (Irish: Pádraig Mac Críosta born 1976 in Dublin) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who usually plays in the full-back position. He made his inter-county senior debut for the Dublin football team against Armagh in April 1995. At club level he plays for Ballymun Kickhams. He served as Dublin in 2005. He was selected in the 2002 GAA All Stars Awards team at full-back. He has won three Leinster Senior Football Championship medals, in 2002, 2005 and 2006. Christie collected his 2006 Leinster championship medal despite not appearing in any of the matches. One of the highlights of his achievements at underage level was getting the triple with Ballymun Kickhams U-21 team by winning the Dublin Championship, the North League and then overall league winners in the same season. although he has retired from inter county and club football, he occasionally comes on as a sub or starts for his club ballymun kickhams
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pádraig Mac Críosta | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full Back | ||
| Born |
1976 (age 44–45) Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Primary school principal | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
? 1995-2007 | Ballymun Kickhams | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1995-2007 | Dublin | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 3 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
He built himself a "cult following" among Dublin supporters.[1] Christie was expected to make his re-appearance in the Dublin full-back line during the first round of the 2007 National Football League. This changed however, when Christie retired and dedicated himself to completing his Masters at University.
These days he is part of the Tipperary backroom management team led by David Power, which won the 2020 Munster Senior Football Championship, their first in 85 years, fittingly on the centenary weekend of Bloody Sunday in Croke Park in 1920, this role sees Christie return to his roots as he is the son of a Dublin man and a Tipperary women. [2]
He spent summers with his family in Lorrha, manages the DCU football team and is principal of Kilcoskan National School in North Dublin.[3]
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 31 December 2005. Retrieved 23 February 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "skysports/gaa/gaelic-football/news/30553/12147102 Archived copy". Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- "How A Dublin Legend Got Involved With The Tipp Footballers". Balls.ie. 1 December 2020.