Diarmaid Blake | |
Irish: | Diarmaid de Bláca |
Birth Place: | Galway, Ireland |
Height: | 1.850NaN0 |
Sport: | Gaelic Football |
Code: | Football |
County: | Galway |
Province: | Connacht |
Club: | Milltown |
Clyears: | 1999–present |
Clposition: | Midfield |
Counties: | Galway |
Icyears: | 2002–2013 |
Icposition: | Centre Back |
Icapps(Points): | 51 (0-1) |
Icprovince: | 4 |
Diarmaid Blake is a Gaelic footballer from Galway. Blake plays his club football with Milltown and was a former member of the Galway senior team.
Blake came to prominence as a student for St. Jarlath’s College of Tuam, playing in two Hogan Cup finals, however, appearing on the losing side both times in 1999 and 2001. He captured his All-Ireland winner’s medal as a part of the Galway 2002 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship winning team.[1] [2]
Blake’s senior career with Galway took off as he started at centre back in four consecutive Connacht finals between 2006 and 2009 and a National Football League final against Kerry in 2006. He was also nominated for an All Star Award during this period.