Manus Boyle (born 1966) is an Irish former

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er who played for Na Cealla Beaga and the Donegal county team. He writes a column for the '' Donegal Democrat'' ("The Breaking Ball") and is a health coach. He played county football from 1985 to 1998, mostly at forward and was a free kick specialist. He debuted for Donegal at 18 in 1985, fell out with manager Tom Conaghan in the 1980s, missing the 1989 Ulster SFC final,

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restored him to the team in time for the 1990 Ulster SFC. He played his last competitive game for Donegal in the 1998 Ulster SFC final against

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. Earlier the same year, he contracted a virus that caused severe weight loss. He could not start the 1st round but played the semi-final against

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. In May 2012, the ''

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'' named him as part of Donegal's "greatest team" of the past 50 years. At club level he played for Na Cealla Beaga. He co-managed the team with

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until 2008. Aged 44, returned to play football as his club reached 2010 Donegal SFC final. He played

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for St Catherine's. Since March 2002, he writes a column for the '' Donegal Democrat'', "The Breaking Ball". In 2016, aged 50, he returned to education to study "Applied Health and Wellness Coaching" at St Angela's College in Sligo.

Honours

;Donegal *

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) () is the premier inter-county competition in Gaelic football. County (Gaelic games), County teams compete against each other and the winner is declared All-Ireland Champions. Organised by the ...

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Ulster Senior Football Championship The Ulster Senior Football Championship is an inter-county competition for Gaelic football teams in the Irish province of Ulster. It is organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and begins in April. The final is ...

: 1990, 1992 * All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship:

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* Ulster Under-21 Football Championship: 1987 ;Individual * All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final Man of the Match: 1992

References

External links

Manus Boyle
at GAAinfo.com * Boyle's points in the 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final
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