Eamonn Callaghan is a former Gaelic footballer who played at senior level for the Kildare county team.[3] He captained his county.[1]

Éamonn Callaghan
Personal information
Native name
Éamonn Ó Ceallacháin (Irish)
Nickname
Leper[1][2]
Born
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
SportGaelic football
PositionLeft half-forward
Club
Years Club
Naas
Inter-county
Years County
Kildare
Inter-county titles
NFL 1

In 2011, Callaghan was part of the Ireland team that won the 2011 International Rules Series against Australia by 130 to 65.[4][5]

Alongside Kildare veteran Eoin Doyle as manager, Callaghan won a Kildare SFC with Naas (its first for more than three decades) in 2021 and the club then advanced to the Leinster Club SFC final.[1] In August 2022, he joined the Carlow senior football team as a performance coach under the management of Niall Carew.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Boyle, Donnchadh (22 August 2022). "Former Kildare skipper Eamonn Callaghan joins Carlow senior football backroom team". Irish Independent.
  2. "Carlow role for Callaghan". Hogan Stand. 23 August 2022. Affectionately known as 'Leper', the Naas man has been brought on board as a performance coach by manager Niall Carew, who served as a Kildare selector when Callaghan was in his prime.
  3. "Dublin make a late point". The Irish Times. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
  4. "Australia 29-50 Ireland - As It Happened". RT. 4 November 2011. Archived from the original on 6 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
  5. "Ireland win second test and Rules series". Irish Examiner. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.