Brian Lacey (Gaelic footballer)

Brian Lacey
Personal information
Irish name Briain Ó Laitheasa
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right corner-back
Born 1974
Tipperary, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
Arravale Rovers
Round Towers
Club titles
Kildare titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1995-1997
1998-2004
2005-2006
Tipperary
Kildare
Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 2
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 1

Brian Lacey (born 1974) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played as a right corner-back for the Tipperary and Kildare senior teams.[1][2]

Born in Tipperary, Lacey first excelled at Gaelic games in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor hurling team before later joining the under-21 football side. He joined the senior football panel during the 1995 championship. Lacey immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen before later joining the Kildare senior team. Throughout his career he won two Leinster medals and one Tommy Murphy Cup medal.

Lacey was a member of the Munster and Leinster inter-provincial teams on a number of occasions. At club level he is a two-time championship medallist with Round Towers. He began his career with Arravale Rovers.

Lacey retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 2006 championship.

Honours

Player

Round Towers
Tipperary
Kildare

References

  1. "Profile: Brian Lacey". Tipperary GAA Archives website. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. "Lacey overcomes bloodline to gallop into cynics' hearts". Irish Times. 26 September 1998. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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