Davy Burke (born about 1987 or 8) is a

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 ...

manager Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government body. It is the art and science of managing resources of the business. Management includes the activities o ...

and former player. He has been manager of the Roscommon county team since 2022. He formerly managed

Wicklow Wicklow ( ; ga, Cill Mhantáin , meaning 'church of the toothless one'; non, Víkingaló) is the county town of County Wicklow in Ireland. It is located south of Dublin on the east coast of the island. According to the 2016 census, it has ...

Career

Burke's playing career (including underage with Kildare) was brought to an end by numerous injuries, including two torn

cruciate Cruciate, and similar words, can mean: *The cruciate ligament Cruciate ligaments (also cruciform ligaments) are pairs of ligaments arranged like a letter X. They occur in several joints of the body, such as the knee joint and the atlanto-axial ...

s and a cracked kneecap. He had a replacement plastic kneecap put in. Burke, who is from

County Kildare County Kildare ( ga, Contae Chill Dara) is a county in Ireland. It is in the province of Leinster and is part of the Eastern and Midland Region. It is named after the town of Kildare. Kildare County Council is the local authority for the county, ...

, managed

Kildare Kildare () is a town in County Kildare, Ireland. , its population was 8,634 making it the 7th largest town in County Kildare. The town lies on the R445, some west of Dublin – near enough for it to have become, despite being a regional cen ...

to the

2018 All-Ireland Under 20 Football Championship The 2018 Inter-County Under 20 Football Championship was the 55th edition of the competition, and the first since the competition was re-graded from Under 21 to Under 20. It was sponsored by Eirgrid, and known as the EirGrid GAA Football U20 All- ...

. Appointed in November 2017, he resigned in October 2018. He then managed Maynooth in the

Sigerson Cup The Sigerson Cup is the trophy for the premier Gaelic football championship among Higher Education institutions (Universities, Colleges and Institutes of Technology) in Ireland. It traditionally begins in mid January and ends in late February. ...

. While managing Sarsfields of Newbridge in 2019 (he led them to the 2019 Kildare Senior Football Championship), Burke was mentioned as a possible Kildare senior manager before Jack O'Connor took the role. Burke was subsequently appointed Wicklow manager in September 2019 at the age of 31, becoming the youngest manager then active at this level of the sport. Burke was also the youngest senior inter-county manager to have ever been appointed. He expressed interest in recruiting players from other counties who have family ties to Wicklow. He departed as Wicklow manager in August 2021. In October 2022, Burke was appointed as

Roscommon Roscommon (; ) is the county town and the largest town in County Roscommon in Ireland. It is roughly in the centre of Ireland, near the meeting of the N60, N61 and N63 roads. The name Roscommon is derived from Coman mac Faelchon who built ...

manager for a three-year term. At the time of his appointment he was manager Maynooth University's

team.

Personal life

Burke has a wife.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Burke, Davy 1980s births Living people Coaches of Gaelic football teams at Irish universities Gaelic football managers Kildare Gaelic footballers