Kevin McManamon

{{Short description|Irish Gaelic footballer}}

{{about|the Dublin Gaelic footballer|the Donegal Gaelic footballer|Kevin McMenamin}}

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|name = Kevin Phelim Roy McManamon

|irish = Caoimhín Mac Meanman

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|12|9|df=yes}}

|birth_place = Dublin, Ireland

|height = {{convert|1.8|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}

|occupation = Sports psychologist{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2020/0423/1134444-how-kevin-mcmanamon-is-confronting-sporting-inactivity/|title=How Kevin McManamon is confronting sporting inactivity|work=RTÉ Sport|date=23 April 2020|access-date=23 April 2020}}

|sport = Gaelic football

|code = Football

|county = Dublin

|province = Leinster

|club = St Jude's

|clyears = 2004–

|clposition = Full forward

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|counties = Dublin

|icyears = 2010–2021

|icposition = Left corner forward

|icapps(points) = 25 (4–21)

|icprovince = 10

|icallireland = 8

|nfl = 5

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Kevin McManamon (born 9 December 1986) is a Gaelic footballer from Dublin who plays for the St Jude's club and was a senior member of the Dublin county team since 2010. He retired in December 2021.{{Cite web|title=‘Proud’ Dublin legend Kevin McManamon calls time on glittering county career that helped change course of GAA history|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/proud-dublin-legend-kevin-mcmanamon-calls-time-on-glittering-county-career-that-helped-change-course-of-gaa-history-41107035.html|access-date=2022-01-26|website=independent|language=en}}

McManamon made his senior debut in O'Byrne Cup against Wexford.{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/dublin-ease-past-wexford-to-spark-new-hope-2018224.html|title=Dublin ease past Wexford to spark new hope|publisher=Irish Independent|access-date=17 August 2017}} In 2010 during the league he was selected as one of the top young players as well being part of the Under 21 Dublin team that won the All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship.{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2010/0207/dublin_kerry.html|title=Dublin 1-12 Kerry 1-10|publisher=RTÉ Sport|date=7 February 2010|access-date=17 August 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210052434/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2010/0207/dublin_kerry.html|archive-date=10 February 2010}}

In the 2011 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, McManamon played a significant role in the semi-final and final. In the semi-final against Donegal, he came as a substitute with 20 minutes left in the match and scored a vital point.{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/dubs-hurdle-defensive-wall-to-earn-longawaited-shot-at-sam-2860158.html|title=Dubs hurdle defensive wall to earn long-awaited shot at Sam |work=Irish Independent|date=29 August 2011|access-date=17 August 2017}}

In the final, he also came on with 20 minutes to go and scored a goal to reduce the margin between the teams at the time from 4 points to a single point. Dublin went on to win the match by a single point and the Irish Independent named him as their man of the match.{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/the-game-at-a-glance-2880411.html|title=The game at a glance|work=Irish Independent|date=19 September 2011|access-date=17 August 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/mcmanamon-ready-to-carry-supersub-burden-for-dublin-29589921.html|title= McManamon ready to carry 'supersub' burden for Dublin|date=19 September 2013|work=Irish Independent|access-date=17 August 2017}}

As his career begun to wind down, Kevin developed a strong interest in Sports Psychology and has worked with such organisations as the winning Templeogue Basketball team and the Irish Amateur Boxing Team.{{citation needed|date=January 2022}}

On 1 December 2021, in a statement released by Dublin GAA,{{Cite web|date=2021-12-01|title=Kevin McManamon Statement: Inter-County Retirement|url=https://www.dublingaa.ie/news/kevin-mcmanamon-statement-inter-county-retirement|access-date=2022-01-10|website=Dublin GAA|language=en}} McManamon announced his immediate retirement from inter-county Football.