Sean Leo McGoldrick is a

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who played

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for the Derry county team, with whom he won a

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title. As a dual player, he played

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for Derry. McGoldrick plays club football and hurling for Eoghan Rua. In football, he could play as a

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or in the half-back line. He played as a forward in hurling.

Personal life

McGoldrick went to school at Loreto College in

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. His father Sean played for Antrim. His brother

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has also played football and hurling for Derry. His sisters play

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for Derry. His sister Grainne was nominated for Camogie All Stars in both 2006 and 2008.

Football career

Club

McGoldrick was instrumental in the Eoghan Rua side that won both the 2006 Derry Intermediate and Ulster Intermediate Championships, before losing out in the 2007 All-Ireland Intermediate Club Championship final to

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of Kerry.

Inter-county

McGoldrick was part of the Derry Under-21 team that finished runners-up in both the 2006 and 2008

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finals to Tyrone and Down respectively. He was part of the Derry

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panel that won the 2008 National League where Derry beat Kerry in the final. McGoldrick and Derry also reached the National League final in

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, but were defeated by Kerry. In that campaign he mostly played at left half back, as opposed to his usual role in the forward line. McGoldrick retired from inter-county football in 2016 but manager

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convinced him to return for the

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encounter with Donegal; McGoldrick retired again in October 2018.

School/college

McGoldrick also plays for

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since 200x. The university finished runners-up to Donegal in the 2009 Dr. McKenna Cup.

Hurling career

Club

McGoldrick won both the Derry Intermediate Hurling Championship and Derry Junior Hurling Championship with Eoghan Rua in 2006.

Inter-county

McGoldrick won back-to-back

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medals with the Derry Under 21 team in 2007 and 2008. He played for Derry Senior hurlers between 2007 and 2008. He was named Derry Senior Hurler of the Year for 2007.

School/college

McGoldrick won an Ulster Colleges Hurling All Star in 2005–06.

Honours

County

(2): 2007, 2008 *

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Club

* Derry Junior Hurling Championship (1): 2006 * Derry Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 2006 *

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(1): 2006 *

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(1): 2006

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:McGoldrick, Sean Leo 1987 births Living people Derry inter-county Gaelic footballers Derry inter-county hurlers Dual players Eoghan Rua (Derry) Gaelic footballers Eoghan Rua (Derry) hurlers Gaelic football backs Gaelic football forwards Hurling forwards People educated at Loreto College, Coleraine People from Portstewart 21st-century Irish sportsmen