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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Half Back | ||
| Born | County Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Aughawillan Clanna Gael Fontenoy | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Dublin titles | 4 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1988–1998 1998–2001 |
Leitrim Dublin | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 2 (1 under 21) | ||
Declan Darcy (Irish: Déaglán Ó Dorchaí) is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Leitrim and Dublin county teams. He captained Leitrim to the 1994 Connacht Senior Football Championship, he also won a Connacht Under-21 Football Championship in 1991. He won Leitrim Senior Football Championship titles in 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994 with Aughawillian and also played with St. Brigids GAA Club in Dublin. He won a Dublin Senior Club Championship and Leinster Senior Club Championship with St. Brigids in 2003.
He served as a selector of the Dublin under-21 football team for the 2009 championship season. Darcy also helped manage St Brigid's minor team, alongside Gerry McEntee, Liam Plunkett and Mick Clerkin, to Minor 'A' Championship glory in 2008, winning both Dublin and Leinster titles. He worked alongside Shane O'Hanlon and Jim Brogan.
He was a selector with Jim Gavin, who guided Dublin to the 2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final after defeating Kerry in the semi-final by 3–18 to 3–11. Dublin went on to win the final on 22 September, defeating Mayo by 2–12 to 1–14. He now manages a youth in team in Clanna Gael Fontenoy.
Honours
- Connacht Senior Football Championship: 1994
- Connacht Under-21 Football Championship: 1991
- All-Ireland Senior B Championship: 1990, 1991, 1992
- Leitrim Senior Football Championship: 1989, 1992, 1993, 1994
- 1 Leitrim Under-21 Football Championship
- 1 Leitrim Senior Football League
- 3 All Star nominations
- Leinster Senior Football Championship 2002
- Leinster Senior Club Football Championship 2003
- 1 Dublin Senior Football Championship
- 2 Dublin Senior League
- Irish Press Sports Star of the Year 1994
- Selector with Dublin 2013 All-Ireland Champions.
References
- One On One – Declan Darcy, Former Leitrim and Dublin Footballer, Sunday Tribune
- "As it happened: Dublin beat Kerry". RTÉ Sport. 1 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- "Bernard Brogan's brace seals Sam for Dubs but it's agony for Mayo yet again in Corker". Irish Mirror. 24 September 2013. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- "Dublin win 2013 All-Ireland football final". The Score. 23 September 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
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