Michael Nolan is a Gaelic footballer from County Laois, Ireland.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Micheál Ó Nualláin | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Goalkeeper | ||
Born | Portlaoise, County Laois, Ireland | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1999-present | Portlaoise | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
2002-present | Laois | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 1 |
He plays for the Portlaoise club. He plays as a goalkeeper for Laois and in 2003 was part of the Laois squad that won the Leinster Senior Football Championship title for the first time since 1946.[citation needed]
Nolan emerged on to the scene in 2000 as part of the Laois minor team and in 2002 and 2003 he was part of the Laois Under 21 team.[2]
In 2006, Nolan opted off the Laois senior squad as understudy to first choice goalkeeper, Fergal Byron but 2007 saw his return to the squad under new manager Liam Kearns.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Laois -v- Wexford matchtracker". RTÉ Sport. 22 June 2008. Retrieved 19 November 2010.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Laois bring minors run to aprupt halt". Carlow People. 27 May 2000. Archived from the original on 28 April 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- ^ "Two depart the Laois squad". RTÉ Sport. 15 April 2006. Retrieved 3 October 2011.