Kevin Reilly (born 22 February 1986) is an Irish

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er. He played at senior level for the Meath county team from 2005 to 2015. Reilly played in a variety of positions for Meath, appearing in midfield and half-forward in the

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semi-Final defeat to

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. His most frequent position was at full-back, where he played during the

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, which resulted in a victory over

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. In 2006,2008,2010 and 2011, Reilly was part of the

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.He is in the top ten most capped players. In 2008 and 2011 the team that won the

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against

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by 130 to 65. In 2013, he was appointed Meath captain by Mick O'Dowd. With his club Navan O'Mahony's, he has won three Meath senior titles. Reilly announced his retirement from inter-county football in 2015 due to injury at just 29. He has won 4 Meath Senior football championships with Navan O’Mahonys 2 Sigerson Cups, 2006 and 2010 1 Hogan Cup All Ireland Schools 2004 1 Leinster SFC 2010 In December 2019, he was named as a Meath under-20 county team selector under the management of Ger Robinson. In 2021, he guided Trim to a Meath Intermediate Football championship, Leinster football championship and were All Ireland finalists.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Reilly, Kevin 1986 births Living people Gaelic football backs Gaelic football selectors Irish international rules football players Meath inter-county Gaelic footballers Navan O'Mahoneys Gaelic footballers