Karl Lenihan is a former

Gaelic football Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...

er from

County Laois County Laois ( ; gle, Contae Laoise) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and in the province of Leinster. It was known as Queen's County from 1556 to 1922. The modern county takes its name from Loígis, a medie ...

Playing career

He played on the

Laois County Laois ( ; gle, Contae Laoise) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and in the province of Leinster. It was known as Queen's County from 1556 to 1922. The modern county takes its name from Loígis, a medie ...

senior football during the 1970s and 1980s, primarily in midfield. During that period he was widely regarded as one of the top players in the county in his position. He began his club football career with Stradbally before transferring to the Courtwood club, where his father Sean was manager. He returned to his native club Stradbally and captained them to the Laois Intermediate Football Championship in 1983. His last and most successful club spell was with

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where he won Laois Senior Football Championship titles in 1987, 1990 and 1991.

Managerial career

Karl returned to one of his former clubs Courtwood where he carried out two separate spells as manager. In 2007, he was appointed as manager of

's senior football team, with Tom Prendergast, Paddy Fitzpatrick and George Plunkett as his selectors and he was an instant success leading The Town to their 24th Laois Senior Football Championship title.

References

Leinster Club SFC: Portlaoise at their ease again
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