Chris Bergin is a Gaelic football

Gaelic football

Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...

 player from Laois in Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

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In 2003 Chris was part of the Laois

Laois GAA

The Laois County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Laois GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Laois and the Laois inter-county teams.-History:...

 team that won the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

The All-Ireland Minor Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition for under-18 competitors of the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland...

 title for the first time since 1997. The previous year he had captained his club The Heath

The Heath

The Heath GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association gaelic football club in County Laois, Ireland.The club was founded in 1888. Originally the club was known as St. Patrick's...

 to the Laois Minor "B" Football Championship

Laois Minor Football Championship

The Laois Minor Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the under 18 players of Laois clubs. The 2011 minor football champions are Portlaoise who defeated St Josephs/Barrowhouse in the final by a scoreline of 2-12 to 0-6.A subsidiary competition the...

 title.

In 2004, Chris was part of the Laois team that won the Leinster U21 Football Championship and in 2006 he was recalled to the senior squad by new manager Liam Kearns

Liam Kearns

Liam Kearns is the former manager of the Limerick and Laois gaelic football teams.Tralee man Kearns, whose mother is from Laois, was appointed as Mick O'Dwyer’s successor in September 2006. He previously managed Limerick for six years and helped to raise the county’s profile in that time...

, having briefly figured under Mick O'Dwyer

Mick O'Dwyer

Mick O'Dwyer , is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player. He played Gaelic football with his local club Waterville and was a member of the Kerry senior team from 1956 until 1974...

, but left the squad midway through the season.