Conleith "Deets" Gilligan (born 17 December 1979) is a

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er who played for the Derry county team, with whom he won two

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titles. Gilligan plays his club football for

Ballinderry Shamrocks Ballinderry Shamrocks GAC ( ga, Baile an Doire na Seamróga CLG) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Ballinderry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The club is a member of the Derry GAA and cater for gaelic football and camogie. ...

. He was instrumental in helping Ballinderry win the 2002

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, and he has also won four Derry Championships and an

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with the club. Gilligan usually plays as a playmaker in the forward line and his vision and ability to pick out pin-point passes is well renowned.

Playing career

Inter-county

Gilligan was a late addition to the Derry panel that won the 2000

. He joined the panel after the NFL final against Meath, which finished a draw and came on as a substitute in the final replay. He was instrumental in the 2008 National League, which Derry won, defeating

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in the final. He announced his retirement from inter-county football in November 2012.

Club

Gilligan won his first

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in 2001 and Ballinderry went on to win that year's

, and the

the following March. He has won further Derry Championship medals with the club in 2002,

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(as

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) and

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. He has also won seven Derry Senior League medals with the club (1995, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008).

Honours

Inter-county

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: **Winner (2): 2000,

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: **Runner up: 2005, more?

Club

: **Winner (1): 2002 *All-Ireland Kilmacud Crokes Sevens Championship: **Winner (1): 1998 **Runner up: 1999?? *

: **Winner (1): 2001 **Runner up:

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: **Winner (1): 2008 *

: **Winner (4): 2001, 2002,

**Runner up: 1999, 2000,

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*Derry Senior Football League: **Winner (7): 1995, 1996, 1997, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 *Numerous underage competitions

Individual

*Derry Senior Football Championship winning captain:

Note: The above lists may be incomplete. Please add any other honours you know of.

References

External links

Player profiles on Official Derry GAA websiteBallinderry Shamrocks GAC
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