Eugene Magee (born 1 April 1986) Ireland men's field hockey international. He was a member of the Ireland team that won the bronze medal at the 2015 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship. He also represented Ireland at the

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and at the

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. At club level he has won

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, Irish Senior Cup and

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titles with

Banbridge Banbridge ( , ) is a town in County Down, Northern Ireland. It lies on the River Bann and the A1 road (Northern Ireland), A1 road and is named after a bridge built over the River Bann in 1712. It is situated in the Civil parishes in Ireland, c ...

. He has also scored for three clubs –

HGC HGC can stand for: * Human Genetics Commission *Hercules Graphics Card * H.O.C. Gazellen-Combinatie, a Dutch field hockey club * HGC Global Communications, an internet service provider in Hong Kong * HGC (field hockey) H.O.C. Gazellen-Combinatie, ...

KHC Dragons Koninklijke Hockey Club Dragons, also known as KHC Dragons or simply Dragons, is a Belgian professional field hockey club based in Brasschaat, Antwerp Province. The club was founded in 1946. Since the end of the eighties the club competes in Belgiu ...

and Banbridge – in the

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Early years, family and education

Magee's hometown is

Ballela Ballela is a small village and parish in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is about east of Banbridge, perched on top of one of the many drumlins that are common in the county. A number of prehistoric ringforts begird the village. Name Ballel ...

in County Down. He completed his elementary education at All Saints Ballela. In his youth Magee initially played

hurling Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...

, representing Down/South Down at minor level. He continued to play hurling occasionally for Ballela, even after deciding to concentrate on

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. He played in two Down Junior Hurling Championship finals for Ballela. In 2008 he scored four goals when helping Ballela lift the Down title with a win over Clonduff. In 2015 he scored a point in their extra-time victory over Newry Shamrocks. Between 1997 and 2004 Magee attended

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where he first began to play field hockey. In a 2015 interview with ''

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'', Magee stated, "I quickly discovered that many of the hurling skills were easily transferable and I became quite good at hockey." Between 2004 and 2009 he attended

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where he gained a

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in Quantity Surveying. Between 2013 and 2014 he attended

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where he gained a master's degree in Software Development. Magee's brother, Owen Magee, has also played field hockey for both

and

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and hurling for Ballela.

Domestic teams

Banbridge

Magee began his senior career with

. While playing for Banbridge, he also represented

Ulster Ulster (; ga, Ulaidh or ''Cúige Uladh'' ; sco, label= Ulster Scots, Ulstèr or ''Ulster'') is one of the four traditional Irish provinces. It is made up of nine counties: six of these constitute Northern Ireland (a part of the United King ...

at interprovincial level and

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at intervarsity level. After brief spells playing professionally with

and

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, in 2009 Magee left Banbridge for

. After four seasons away, Magee re-joined Banbridge in 2013. In 2014 he helped Banbridge win the Eurohockey Champions Challenge I. In 2014–15 he captained Banbridge as they won both the

and the Irish Senior Cup. In 2016 he was a member of the Banbridge team that finished as runners up to

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in the EY Champions Trophy. In 2016–17 he a member of the Banbridge team that won a national double, winning both the Irish Senior Cup and the

. He scored twice in the Irish Senior Cup final as Banbridge defeated Monkstown 3–1. He also represented Banbridge in the 2016–17 Euro Hockey League.

HGC

In 2007 Magee played for

in the

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and the

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. His teammates at HGC included

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, John Jermyn,

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and

Bram Lomans Abraham ("Bram") Robertus Lomans (born 19 April 1975 in Roosendaal) is a former Netherlands, Dutch field hockey player, who twice won the gold medal at the Olympics: in Atlanta (1996 Summer Olympics, 1996 and in Sydney (2000 Summer ...

Adelaide Hotshots

In March 2008, following the 2008 Men's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier, Magee played for

in the

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was Australia's premier national domestic

...

KHC Dragons

Between 2009 and 2012 Magee played for

in the

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. He helped Dragons win national league titles and represented them in the

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and 2011–12 Euro Hockey Leagues. He helped them finish third in the 2011–12 competition.

Crefelder HTC

Magee spent the 2012–13 season playing for Crefelder HTC in the

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. His teammates at Crefelder HTC included Ronan Gormley.

Ireland international

Magee made his senior debut for

in 2005 against

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. He was a member of the Ireland teams that won the

2009 Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy The 2009 Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy was the 3rd edition of the Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy, the second level of the European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 1 to 8 August 2009 in ...

and the

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. Magee also helped Ireland win

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tournaments in

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and

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. In May 2015 Magee made his 200th senior appearance for Ireland in a game against

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. After Ronan Gormley, he became the second Ireland men's international to reach the 200 mark. Gormley reached his double century earlier in May 2015. He was a member of the Ireland team that won the bronze medal at the 2015 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship. He also represented Ireland at the

and at the

. In June 2017 Magee was a member of the Ireland team that won the Hamburg Masters, defeating

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4–2 in the final. He retired from international hockey after Ireland failed to qualify for the

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Employment

Magee has worked as a quantity surveyor and as a software engineer.

Honours

;

*Hamburg Masters **''Winners'': 2017 *

Round 1 **''Winners'': 2012 Cardiff *

Round 2 **''Winners'': 2015 San Diego, 2017 Belfast **''Runners up'': 2013 New Delhi * Men's FIH Series Finals **''Runners up'': 2019 Le Touquet *

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**''Winners'':

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**''Runners up'':

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* Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy **''Winners'':

*Men's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier **''Runners up'':

*Men's Hockey Investec Cup **''Runners up'':

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;

*Eurohockey Champions Challenge I **''Winners'': 2014: 1 *

**''Winners'': 2016–17 : 1 * Irish Senior Cup **''Winners'': 2014–15, 2016–17: 2 *

**''Winners'': 2014–15: 1 * EY Champions Trophy **''Runners-up'': 2016: 1 ;

*Belgium Hockey League **''Winners'': 2009–10, 2010–11: 2

References

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