Diarmaid Blake

Diarmaid Blake is a Gaelic footballer from Galway. Blake plays his club football with Milltown and was a former member of the Galway senior team.

Diarmaid Blake

Personal information
Irish name	Diarmaid de Bláca
Sport	Gaelic Football
Position	Centre Back
Born	Galway, Ireland
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Club(s)
Years	Club
1999–present	Milltown
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
2002–2013	Galway	51 (0-1)
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles	4

Blake came to prominence as a student for St. Jarlath’s College of Tuam, playing in two Hogan Cup finals, however, appearing on the losing side both times in 1999 and 2001. He captured his All-Ireland winner’s medal as a part of the Galway 2002 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship winning team.^[1][2]

Blake’s senior career with Galway took off as he started at centre back in four consecutive Connacht finals between 2006 and 2009 and a National Football League final against Kerry in 2006. He was also nominated for an All Star Award during this period.

Honours

St. Jarlath’s College

• Connacht Colleges Senior Football Championship : (3) 1999, 2000, 2001

Galway

• Connacht Under-21 Football Championship : (1) 2002
  • Runner-up : (1) 2003
• All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship : (1) 2002
• Connacht Senior Football Championship : (4) 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008
  • Runner-up : (3) 2006, 2007, 2009