Chris Barrett (Gaelic footballer)

Chris Barrett
Personal information
Irish name Cristóir Bairéid
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right Corner Back
Born 1987 (age 37–38)
Castlebar, Ireland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Occupation Civil engineer
Club(s)
Years Club
–2019
2020–
 Belmullet
Clontarf
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2010–2021
 Mayo
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 7
NFL 1
All Stars 1

Chris Barrett is a Gaelic footballer who plays for Clontarf and, formerly, for the Mayo county team.[1] He previously played for the Belmullet club in Mayo before moving to Dublin.

He started at left corner back in the 2013 All-Ireland final where Mayo lost by a point to Dublin.[2]

He received his first all star at the 2017 All Star Awards, when he was named at right corner back.[3][circular reference]

He studied at NUI Galway.[4]

Barrett announced his retirement from inter-county in January 2021.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Mayo v Dublin: 10 Questions with… Chris Barrett". Joe.ie. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Dublin win 2013 All-Ireland football final". thescore.ie. 23 September 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  3. ^ List of All Stars Awards winners (football)#2017
  4. ^ "NUI Galway students and alumni head for Croke Park with Mayo senior football finalists". 17 September 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2016. The Mayo squad contains a large number of current and former students including Ger Cafferkey, Jason Doherty, Alan Dillon, Conor O'Shea, Shane McHale, Chris Barrett and Cathal Freeman. Former Inter-County star James Nallen, who is a selector with the Mayo side, is a Chief Technical Officer in NUI Galway's School of Physics.
  5. ^ "All-Star defender Barrett becomes latest long-serving Mayo stalwart to retire". the42.ie. 15 January 2021.


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