Charlie McGeever Quotes

association football player

Add quote

Charlie McGeever (born 1961) is an Irish sportsperson from County Donegal. He played association football as a defender for Fanad United and in the League of Ireland for Sligo Rovers and Finn Harps. He played Gaelic football in midfield for Donegal, for which he also captained. He has had success while managing Finn Harps, as well as the Clonmel Commercials GAA club and the Tipperary county team. McGeever has commentated for and provided analysis for TG4's Irish language coverage of association football and Gaelic football, often mixing references to the two sports.

From: Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Alternative Names: Charles McGeever

From Wikidata (CC0)

Showing quotes in randomized order to avoid selection bias. Click Popular for most popular quotes.

On signing for Sligo Rovers in 1979.

I was captain and we lost by two points to Monaghan. People said we lost it because we had a soccer midfield: myself and Denis Bonner, Packie's twin."

I managed to hold onto some performance with the knee in soccer having had two or three cruciates, whereas in Gaelic football it was a more difficult thing to do.

On the then Sligo Rovers manager.

On playing Gaelic football for Donegal in the 1981 Ulster final.

I played until I was 33 or 34 with one and a half legs.

Odhrán Mac Niallais didn't lick his talent off the table.

I had to get out of a hole, wash my hands and sign the form.

In 2020, on the Donegal Gaelic footballer.

There was Patsy McGowan coming towards me, dapper dressed as always and a form in his hand.