Michael Walsh
- January 10, 2024
- Gaelic Football Player
Quick Facts
Full Name | Michael Walsh |
Occupation | Gaelic Football Player |
Date Of Birth | Apr 23, 1983(1983-04-23) |
Age | 41 |
Birthplace | Waterford |
Country | Ireland |
Birth City | Waterford |
Horoscope | Taurus |
Michael Walsh Biography
Name | Michael Walsh |
Birthday | Apr 23 |
Birth Year | 1983 |
Place Of Birth | Waterford |
Home Town | Waterford |
Birth Country | Ireland |
Birth Sign | Taurus |
Michael Walsh is one of the most popular and richest Gaelic Football Player who was born on April 23, 1983 in Waterford, Waterford, Ireland. Michael “Brick” Walsh (born 23 April 1983) is an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer who plays for Waterford Championship club Stradbally. He played for the Waterford senior hurling team for 17 seasons, during which time he lined out in a variety of positions. Often considered one of Waterford’s greatest-ever players, Walsh won four All-Stars and is one of just three players to claim awards in defence, midfield and attack. He won five major trophies during his inter-county career, including three Munster Championships and two National Leagues, however, an All-Ireland Championship eluded him. Walsh holds the all-time record for championship appearances with 76.
On 7 October 2001, Walsh was at full-forward when Stradbally drew 0-04 apiece with Rathgormack in the final of the Waterford Championship. He was again at full-forward for the replay two weeks later and scored two points in the 1-13 to 2-04 extra-time victory.
Walsh was added to the Waterford senior football panel for the 2002 National League. He made his first appearance on 3 March when he came on as a substitute in a 3-11 to 0-06 defeat by Meath. On 12 May, Walsh made his first appearance in the Munster Championship. He scored 1-01 from right corner- forward in a 3-10 to 2-09 defeat by Clare.
After progressing from the minor to the under-21 grade, Walsh continued his role as a dual player. On 10 July 2002, he made his first appearance for the Waterford under-21 hurling team in a 2-14 to 1-11 defeat by Tipperary in the Munster Championship.
Walsh was again eligible for the minor grade the following year and was also added to the Waterford minor hurling team for the 2001 Munster Championship. He made his only appearance on 25 April when he scored three points from midfield in a 1-15 to 0-07 defeat by Cork.
Michael Walsh Net Worth
Net Worth | $5 Million |
Source Of Income | Gaelic Football Player |
House | Living in own house. |
Michael Walsh is one of the richest Gaelic Football Player from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Michael Walsh 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Walsh first played for Waterford as a dual player at minor level. He made his first appearance as a Gaelic footballer on 11 April 2000 when he lined out at midfield in Waterford’s 0-11 to 0-03 defeat by Clare in the Munster Championship.
Walsh lined out for Waterford in three different grades of hurling over a 19-year period. After making his first appearance for the minor team in April 2000, he later progressed onto the under-21 team as a dual player and won a Munster Championship medal as a footballer in 2003. After one season with the Waterford senior football team in 2002, Walsh made his competitive debut for the Waterford senior hurling team aged 19 in 2003 and enjoyed his first success the following year when Waterford claimed the Munster Championship. He claimed a National League title in 2007 before also claiming a second Munster Championship title later that same season. An All-Ireland Championship runner- up in 2008, Walsh won a third Munster Championship medal in 2010 before collecting a second National League title in 2015. He was an All-Ireland Championship runner-up for the second time in his career in 2017. He announced his retirement from inter-county hurling in October 2019.
Born and raised in Stradbally, County Waterford, Walsh began his hurling and Gaelic football career with the Stradbally club. He joined the club’s senior teams as a 17-year-old dual player and enjoyed his first success, a Waterford Football Championship, in 2001 – the first of five successive championship wins. Walsh later won a further five championship titles between 2009 and 2017.
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During his studies at the Waterford Institute of Technology, Walsh became a member of the college hurling team. On 1 March 2003, he was a non-playing substitute when the Waterford Institute of Technology defeated the Cork Institute of Technology by 0-13 to 1-07 to win the Fitzgibbon Cup.
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Stradbally’s run of success continued in 2004, with Walsh lining out in a fourth successive final on 31 October. He claimed a fourth successive winners’ medal after the 2-08 to 1-04 defeat of the Nire.