Damian Cassidy

Damian Cassidy
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Half forward
Born (1965-07-22) 22 July 1965 (age 59)
Bellaghy, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Nickname Cass
Occupation Social worker[1]
Pedigree dog breeder[2]
Club(s)
Years Club
1982–1999
1992
Bellaghy
High Moss Sarsfields
Club titles
Derry titles 5
Ulster titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1984–1996
Derry
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 2
All-Irelands 1
NFL 3

Damian Cassidy (born 22 July 1965), is a Gaelic football manager and former player for the Derry county team in the 1980s and 1990s, who was part of the county's 1993 All-Ireland Championship winning side, starting at left half forward.[3] He also won two Ulster Senior Championship medals,[4] three National League titles,[5] and a range of under-age inter-county medals with the county. Cassidy played his club football for Bellaghy Wolfe Tones and won five Derry Championships[1] and the 1994 Ulster Senior Club Football Championships with the club.[4] For both club and county he usually played as a forward. Cassidy was also a talented hurler.[1]

Since retiring from playing football he has managed a number of teams. He guided home-club Bellaghy to success in the 2005 Derry Championship, and Tyrone club Clonoe O'Rahilly's to the Tyrone Championship in 2008. He was the manager of the Derry Senior from 2008 to 2010 and Under 21 teams. His brother Joe also played for Derry.[6]

  1. ^ a b c "Cassidy unveiled as new Derry Manager". Limavady Northern Constitution. 16 October 2008. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
  2. ^ "Cassarnon Wire fox terriers – Homepage". Cassarnon website. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
  3. ^ "Derry Football Roll of Honour". Official Derry GAA website. Retrieved 5 September 2008.
  4. ^ a b Heaney, Paddy (9 October 2008). "Damian Cassidy..... Factfile". The Irish News.
  5. ^ Duffy, Coilin (27 January 2009). "Derry boss cool on League campaign". The Irish News. p. 54.
  6. ^ "Hogan Stand interview with Joe Cassidy". Hogan Stand. Lynn Publications. 27 March 1998. Retrieved 7 September 2008.