Peter Canavan
Gaelic football player and manager (born 1971) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Peter Canavan (born 9 April 1971[6]) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer, manager and pundit.
Personal information | |||
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Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Forward | ||
Born |
(1971-04-09) 9 April 1971 (age 53) Ballygawley, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Nickname |
Peter 'The Great',[1][2] 'Petrol Pete' | ||
Occupation | Teacher[3] | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1990–2007 | Errigal Ciarán | ||
Club titles | |||
Tyrone titles | 6 | ||
Ulster titles | 2 | ||
Inter-county(ies)** | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1989–2005 | Tyrone | 49 (9–191 (218))[4] | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Ulster titles | 5 | ||
All-Irelands | 2 | ||
NFL | 2 | ||
All Stars | 6 | ||
**Inter County team apps and scores correct as of (22:03, 21 December 2006 (UTC))[5]. |
He played inter-county football for Tyrone, and is one of the most decorated players in the game's history, winning two All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals, six All Stars Awards (more than any other Ulster player, and joint third overall),[7] four provincial titles, and two National Leagues and several under-age and club championship medals. He represented Ireland in the International Rules Series on several occasions from 1998 until 2000.[8] He is considered one of the great players of the last twenty years by commentators such as John Haughey of the BBC,[9][10] and in 2009, he was named in the Sunday Tribune's list of the 125 Most Influential People in GAA History.[11]
His scoring record of 218 points is the fourth highest of all time in the Ulster Senior Football Championship.[4] His early high scoring rate, when he would often be Tyrone's best performer[12] – particularly in the 1995 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final when he scored eleven of Tyrone's twelve points—led to claims that Tyrone was a "one-man show," and that the team was too dependent on him, particularly in his early career.[13][14][15]
Since retiring as a player, he has managed the Fermanagh county team (2011–2013).