Mick Deegan (born 1964) is a former manager of the Dublin junior

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team and

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, and a former

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for

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Playing career

Mick won his first inter-county medal for Dublin in 1982 when Dublin won the

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. He went on to make his debut for the Dublin senior football team in a National Football League game against

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in 1985. In his 1991 all star year, he was on the victorious National football league Dublin team that defeated

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. He won his second NFL medal with Dublin in 1993, in a hard-fought final against

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. The game was brought to a replay which Dublin eventually won to win their 8th title. He also won the All-Ireland senior football championship with Dublin in 1995. The game which finished on a scoreline of 1–10 to 0–12, was against Tyrone. In the

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, Deegan had a successful club career with Erin's Isle. He appeared in his first Dublin championship in 1982, the same year in which he won an all-Ireland minor medal.

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went on to win the 1982 Dublin championship. He eventually won his first Dublin championship with Erins Isle in 1993 by beating

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in the final. The three years were to bring heartbreak, with three losses in the final, three years in a row. The finals were lost to Kilmacud Crokes in 1994,

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in 1995 and St. Sylvester's, Malahide in 1996. He won his final championship with Erins Isle in 1997. After the 1997 win, Erins Isle went on to win the 1997

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. Deegan also had spells playing soccer for Tolka Rovers, and for Northern Irish club

, with whom he won the Irish Premier League title in 1995 and 1997. He is a garage proprietor by trade.

Managerial career

He is the current manager of

and guided them to their first ever

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in 2007. This means that Ravens will play in the

in 2008. He won the

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title as manager of

on 9 December 2007. Deegan also manages the Dublin county junior football team, which won the All Ireland Junior Title in 2008. He has been a selector for the Dublin senior football team under Jim Gavin.

References

External links

1992 Article on Mick Deegan
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