Kevin McElvanna

Kevin McElvanna is an Irish Gaelic footballer from the small club of Madden south-west of Armagh city. He played at senior level for the Armagh county team from 2001 to 2006 as a defender.[1]

Kevin McElvanna
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Corner-back
Born County Armagh, Northern Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
 Madden Raparees GAC
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2001-2006
 Armagh
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 4
All-Irelands 1
NFL 1
All Stars 0

Football career

McElvanna attended Queen's University Belfast. He won a Sigerson Cup in 2000[2] and received a Full Blue award for his football achievements.[3] He also captained Armagh's U21 team to an Ulster Under-21 Football Championship. McElvanna was selected for the Armagh senior panel in 2001. In his six years as a panel member, he won four Ulster Senior Football Championship medals and one All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medal. Although he wasn't always in the Armagh first team,[4] McElvanna played an important role in games such as the 2004 Ulster semi-final.[5]

References
  1. BBC SPORT | NORTHERN IRELAND | Kernan rings the changes
  2. The Official CAO GAA Site Archived 2008-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Down GAA Online – Past Schools and University News May 2003
  4. McCormack back for Armagh | BreakingNews.ie
  5. "RTÉ Sport: Orchard men dig deep for victory". Archived from the original on 11 March 2005. Retrieved 1 April 2008.
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