Manus Boyle (born 1966) is an

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former

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er who played for Na Cealla Beaga and the Donegal county team. He writes a column for the ''

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'' ("The Breaking Ball") and is a

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. He played county football from 1985 to 1998, mostly at forward and was a free kick specialist. He debuted for Donegal at 18 in 1985, fell out with manager Tom Conaghan in the 1980s, missing the 1989 Ulster SFC final,

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restored him to the team in time for the 1990 Ulster SFC. He played his last competitive game for Donegal in the 1998 Ulster SFC final against

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. Earlier the same year, he contracted a virus that caused severe weight loss. He could not start the 1st round but played the semi-final against

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. In May 2012, the ''

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'' named him as part of Donegal's "greatest team" of the past 50 years. At club level he played for Na Cealla Beaga. He co-managed the team with

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until 2008. Aged 44, returned to play football as his club reached 2010 Donegal SFC final. He played

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for St Catherine's. Since March 2002, he writes a column for the ''

'', "The Breaking Ball". In 2016, aged 50, he returned to education to study "Applied Health and Wellness Coaching" at

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in Sligo.

Honours

;Donegal *

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) ( ga, Craobh Shinsir Peile na hÉireann) is the premier competition in Gaelic football. An annual tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), it is contested by the county ...

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: 1990, 1992 *

All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship The GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the EirGrid GAA Football Under-20 All-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association ( ...

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: 1987 ;Individual * All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final Man of the Match: 1992

References

External links

Manus Boyle
at GAAinfo.com * Boyle's points in the

1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final The 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final was the deciding match of the 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, an inter-county Gaelic football tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The 105th All-Ireland SFC final, the e ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Boyle, Manus 1960s births Living people Association footballers not categorized by position Donegal inter-county Gaelic footballers Gaelic footballers who switched code Gaelic football forwards Gaelic football managers Irish columnists Killybegs Gaelic footballers Republic of Ireland association footballers St Catherine's F.C. players Ulster inter-provincial Gaelic footballers Winners of one All-Ireland medal (Gaelic football)