Brian Lacey (Gaelic footballer) explained

Code:Football
Sport:Gaelic football
Brian Lacey
Irish:Briain Ó Laitheasa
County:Kildare
Province:Leinster
Club:Arravale Rovers
Round Towers
Clcounty:2
Counties:Tipperary
Kildare
Tipperary
Icposition:Right corner-back
Icyears:1995-1997
1998-2004
2005-2006
Icprovince:2
Icallireland:0
Nfl:0
Allstars:1
Icupdate:16:43, 3 August 2015
Birth Date:1974
Birth Place:Tipperary, Ireland

Brian Lacey (born 1974) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played as a right corner-back for the Tipperary and Kildare senior teams.[1] [2]

Born in Tipperary, Lacey first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor hurling team before later joining the under-21 football side. He joined the senior football panel during the 1995 championship. Lacey immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen before later joining the Kildare senior team. Throughout his career he won two Leinster medals and one Tommy Murphy Cup medal.

Lacey was a member of the Munster and Leinster inter-provincial teams on a number of occasions. At club level he is a two-time championship medallist with Round Towers. He began his career with Arravale Rovers.

Lacey retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 2006 championship.

He is a brother of former rugby union player and current referee John Lacey.

Honours

Player

Round Towers
Tipperary
Kildare

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile: Brian Lacey. Tipperary GAA Archives website. 3 August 2015.
  2. Web site: Lacey overcomes bloodline to gallop into cynics' hearts. Irish Times. 26 September 1998. 3 August 2015.