Jim Gavin (footballer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Gaelic football player and manager
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Place of Birth: Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
About Jim Gavin (footballer)
- Jim Gavin (born 1 July 1971) is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player.
- He was the manager of the Dublin senior team from 2012 to 2019, becoming the county's most successful manager in terms of major titles won.
- Gavin is regarded as one of the best managers in the modern game.Raised in Clondalkin, South Dublin, Gavin was introduced to Gaelic football by his father, a native of Clare and former chairman of the local club team in Clondalkin.
- He developed his skills in the local street leagues before winning a record six Cumann na mBunscoil medals as a dual player with Clonburris National School.
- Gavin attended and represented Moyle Park College, before later enjoying championship successes at underage levels with the Round Towers club. Gavin made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Dublin minor team.
- An All-Ireland runner-up as a non-playing substitute, his subsequent military pilot training with the Irish Air Corps ruled him out of any involvement with the under-21 side.
- Gavin joined the Dublin senior team during the 1992–93 league.
- He went on to play a key role for Dublin over much of the next decade, and won one All-Ireland medal, three Leinster medals and one National Football League medal.
- Gavin retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 2002 championship. After being involved in team management and coaching in all grades at club level, Gavin guided the Dublin under-21 team to All-Ireland success in 2003.
- He later claimed two more All-Ireland titles in this grade in 2010 and 2012.
- Gavin was appointed manager of the Dublin senior team on 1 October 2012.
- He has since gone on to lead Dublin through a period of unprecedented provincial and national dominance, winning seventeen major honours.
- Many of the trophies he has accumulated as manager have been won in successive seasons.
- These include four successive National Leagues, seven successive Leinster Championships and a record-breaking five successive All-Ireland Championships (these include four league-championship doubles).
- In addition, Gavin has won a further one All-Ireland title, one National League and one O'Byrne Cup as Dublin manager.
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