Kevin Fitzpatrick
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Kevin Fitzpatrick is a Gaelic football player from County Laois in Ireland.
He plays his club football for Portlaoise
and was also a member of the Laois senior team.
A very talented soccer
player in his teenage years, Kevin was part of the Laois team which won the county's first ever All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
in 1996 and in 2003 he was part of the Laois team that won the Leinster Senior Football Championship
title for the first time in 57 years.
Although the versatile Portlaoise
clubman has gone on to play at the highest level with club and county, he has also been a little unlucky from time to time in his career.
Even on that great day in 2003, as he watched his clubmate Ian Fitzgerald
lift the Delaney Cup, Kevin must have felt a pang of regret at his first half dismissal which ruled him out of the subsequent All-Ireland quarter final against Armagh
. He was sorely missed on that day.
Injuries haven’t been kind to Kevin either and he has missed a lot of football over the past couple of years with a long standing groin problem. Fitzy has won Laois Senior Football Championship medals with Portlaoise in 1999, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008 (as captain), 2009 and 2010 and was chosen as Laois captain in 2005 in the absence of Colm Parkinson
.
In late 2006, Kevin was recalled to the Laois senior squad under the new manager Liam Kearns
.
He plays his club football for Portlaoise
Portlaoise GAA
% !!!5 TIMES COUNTY CHAMPIONS!!!Portlaoise GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association hurling and gaelic football club in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland....
and was also a member of the Laois senior team.
A very talented soccer
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player in his teenage years, Kevin was part of the Laois team which won the county's first ever 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...
in 1996 and in 2003 he was part of the Laois team that won the Leinster Senior Football Championship
Leinster Senior Football Championship
The GAA Leinster Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of football played in the province of Leinster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Leinster Council and are played during the summer months. The competition involves the counties of...
title for the first time in 57 years.
Although the versatile Portlaoise
Portlaoise GAA
% !!!5 TIMES COUNTY CHAMPIONS!!!Portlaoise GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association hurling and gaelic football club in Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland....
clubman has gone on to play at the highest level with club and county, he has also been a little unlucky from time to time in his career.
Even on that great day in 2003, as he watched his clubmate Ian Fitzgerald
Ian Fitzgerald
Ian Fitzgerald is a former gaelic football player from County Laois in Ireland.He played his club football for Portlaoise and was also a member of the Laois senior team....
lift the Delaney Cup, Kevin must have felt a pang of regret at his first half dismissal which ruled him out of the subsequent All-Ireland quarter final against Armagh
Armagh GAA
The Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Armagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Armagh...
. He was sorely missed on that day.
Injuries haven’t been kind to Kevin either and he has missed a lot of football over the past couple of years with a long standing groin problem. Fitzy has won Laois Senior Football Championship medals with Portlaoise in 1999, 2002, 2004, 2007, 2008 (as captain), 2009 and 2010 and was chosen as Laois captain in 2005 in the absence of Colm Parkinson
Colm Parkinson
Colm Parkinson is an Irish footballer.-Career:Parkinson played minor football for Laois in 1995 and 1996.He returned to the Laois setup for the 2011....
.
In late 2006, Kevin was recalled to the Laois senior squad under the 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...
.