Leitrim's Fintan McBrien NAME: Fintan McBrien DATE OF BIRTH: 10-2-77 HEIGHT: 5' 8" WEIGHT: 12st 3lbs CLUB: Aughavas COUNTY: Leitrim NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): Played with Leitrim at all levels. Won 1 All-Ireland Vocational B Schools medal and played in a final in Croke Park. Won Young Player of the Year in Leitrim in 1992 and 1993 NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (OTHER): Won Athlete of the Year in 1990 INTERCOUNTY DEBUT: v Down 1996 TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Paddy Moran (Dublin) FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Carrick on Shannon HOBBIES: Playing snooker, soccer, watching tv and listening to music FAVOURITE POSITION: Full forward FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Declan Darcy and Seamus Quinn (Leitrim), Peter Canavan (Tyrone) INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: My family and club trainers THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Scoring a goal in the first round of the National Football League against Dublin in Carrick on Shannon BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Losing the All-Ireland Vocational Schools Final in Croke Park against Donegal OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Adrian Charles (Aughavas and Leitrim); Jimmy Guckian (Saint Marys and Leitrim) WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Cut down the amount of fouling in present day football DO YOU HAVE ANY RELATIVES INVOLVED IN GAELIC GAMES?: My brother Seamus is on the Leitrim senior panel and my three other brothers, Peter, Raymond and Noel are also on the club team. My sister Mary plays for the girls underage team PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Alan Shearer FAVOURITE FILM: Braveheart FAVOURITE MUSIC: Oasis IDEAL DATE: Ulrika Johnson HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE REMEMBERED? As an All-Ireland winner with Leitrim Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 27th June 1997 Vol 7 No 26 Tweet

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