Chris Conway
Laois Gaelic footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chris Conway is a Gaelic football coach and player from County Laois.[1][2]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Criostóir Ó Conbhuí | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Corner forward | ||
| Born | County Laois | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Arles/Kilcruise | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Laois titles | 1 | ||
| Leinster titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
To 2007 | Laois | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
He plays for the Arles-Kilcruise club. He formerly played at centre forward for Laois and in 2003 was part of the Laois team that won the Leinster Senior Football Championship title[1] for the first time since 1946,[3] before departing the inter-county scene after the 2006 season.
Conway emerged on to the scene in 1996 as part of the Laois minor team that won the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship title.[1]
In 2003 his club Arles-Kilcruise won the Laois Senior Football Championship title under the captaincy of his brother, Paudge.[citation needed]
Conway also had a coaching role with Knockbeg College, where he is a schoolteacher, and guided his "alma mater" to a 2005 All-Ireland Senior Colleges title.[citation needed]
Conway finished his inter-county career with the Laois football team at the end of the 2007 season.[citation needed]
He joined the Laois backroom team as a coach (alongside Brian "Beano" McDonald) under the management of Billy Sheehan, who was appointed manager in October 2021.[4][5]
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