Pat Shovelin
| Pat Shovelin | |
|---|---|
| Known for | Helping turn Donegal into the "FC Barcelona of Gaelic football"[1] |
| Term | 2010 - present |
| Awards | 2012 All-Ireland Champion |
Pat Shovelin is a Gaelic football coach from Ardara, County Donegal. He is currently the goalkeeping coach for the Donegal senior football team.[2][3][4] He represents his local club Ardara.[5] Donegal won the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final and are All-Ireland Champions, the highest achievement in the sport of Gaelic football.[6][7]
As Donegal goalkeeping coach Shovelin is responsible for the training of county netminders Paul Durcan, Michael Boyle and Peter Boyle.[2] He considers Durcan to be as influential as Peter Schmeichel.[8]
Shovelin graduated through the ranks with manager Jim McGuinness, with the pair previously working together with the Donegal under-21 football team.[9][10] He is married and had his first child on the Wednesday before Donegal won the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final.[2][11]
Shovelin was with Donegal when they won the NFL Division 2 title at Croke Park.[12] He has been awarded medals on the basis of Donegal successes at senior and U21 levels.[13]
References
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External links
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