Louth's Niall Callan NAME: Niall Callan DATE OF BIRTH: 21-11-75 HEIGHT: 5' 11" WEIGHT: 11st 7lbs CLUB: Mattock Rangers COUNTY: Louth NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (GAELIC): Leinster Vocational Schools medal; Leinster Under 21 Final; Intermediate League winners NOTABLE SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS (OTHER): All-Ireland B Volleyball medal; Dublin District School League medal INTERCOUNTY DEBUT: versus Armagh in 1996 TOUGHEST OPPONENT: Declan Sullivan (Louth) FAVOURITE GROUNDS: Parnell Park HOBBIES: TV, snooker, cinema FAVOURITE POSITION: Centre half forward FAVOURITE PLAYERS: Trevor Giles, Seamus O'Hanlon, Stephen Melia, Jack O'Shea INFLUENCES ON YOUR CAREER: Parents, Paddy Carr, all other managers and mentors THE HIGH POINT OF YOUR CAREER TO DATE: Leinster Under 21 Final BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT: Getting beaten in the Under 21 Leinster Final OTHER PLAYERS WITH A PROMISING FUTURE: Aaron Hoey, Declan Sullivan, Christy Grimes, David Brennan WAYS OF IMPROVING THE GAME: Making referees more consistent and defining a tackle DISLIKES ABOUT THE GAA: Sideline critics who never kicked a ball in their life PERSON YOU WOULD MOST LIKE TO MEET: Carl Lewis - but I could never catch him FAVOURITE PERSONAL SAYING OR TERM OF ABUSE: 'Keep the big wheel turning' PET HATES: Players from the same team arguing among themselves during a match FAVOURITE MUSIC/FILM: Rock music; Platoon IDEAL DATE: Elle MacPherson Taken from Hogan Stand magazine 30th January 1998 Vol 8 No 5 Tweet

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