Paul Cartin (born 20 March 1981)[1] is a Gaelic footballer who plays for St Mary's Banagher and the Derry county team. With his county he has won a National League title. For both club and county Cartin usually plays in the half back line.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pól Mac Artáin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Half-back | ||
| Born |
20 March 1981 Banagher, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Occupation | Metal fixer [1] | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Banagher | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2001[1]–Present | Derry | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| NFL | 1 | ||
Playing career
editInter-county
editCartin was first called up to the Derry Senior panel in late 2000 ahead of the 2000–2001 National Football League.[2]
Cartin injured his knee in the first half of the 2007 Ulster Championship game against Antrim.[3] An MRI scan revealed he had torn his cruciate ligament and he missed the rest of the Championship.[4] The injury also effected the start of his 2008 season - missing the Dr McKenna Cup and the start of the National League.[4] He did however recover to make the bench for the last few group games of the League plus the final, which Derry won, beating Kerry in the decider.[5]
Cartin and Derry also reached the National League final in 2009, but were defeated by Kerry.[6] He missed the final due to injury.[7]
Honours
editInter-county
editNote: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Derry player profiles 2008". Official Derry GAA website. 2008. Retrieved 16 January 2009.
- ^ "Coleman delivers a new-look Derry". BBC Sport Online. 19 October 2000. Retrieved 18 January 2009.
- ^ Maloney, Seamus (19 June 2007). "Cartin waits for results of MRI scan". The Irish News. Retrieved 2 August 2008.
- ^ a b Scott, Ronan (11 April 2008). "No kneed to worry about Cartin fitness". Gaelic Life. p. 7.
- ^ "Derry 2-13 Kerry 2-09 2008 National League Final report - Derry GAA website". Derry GAA website. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
- ^ Heaney, Paddy (1 May 2009). "No substitute to winning for the Kingdom". The Irish News. p. 62.
- ^ O'Kane, Karl (28 April 2009). "Madd' about Oak Leaf mean". Irish Daily Star. p. 50.
External links
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