Peter Canavan

Quick Facts

Full Name	Peter Canavan
Occupation	Gaelic Football Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 9, 1971(1971-04-09)
Age	53
Birthplace	Northern Ireland
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Aries

Peter Canavan Biography

Peter Canavan is one of the most popular and richest Gaelic Football Player who was born on April 9, 1971 in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Gaelic football player well-known for his determination who was a regular in Errigal Ciaran GAC, playing for them from 1999 to 2007.

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In 1988, Canavan won the Ulster minor Championship, an under eighteens tournament, but lost in the All-Ireland semi-final to Kerry. The crux of this team, including Adrian Cush, Ciaran Corr and others, would stay together as part of the senior team for most of the nineties. Canavan captained Tyrone to two All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championships titles in 1991 and 1992, having been on the team which lost the 1990 final, again to Kerry. In four years as an Under 21 player, Canavan scored 13–53 (13 goals and 53 points—each goal equals 3 points; 13 × 3 + 53 = 92 points, see GAA scoring rules) for Tyrone. By the time he was twenty, he was already an automatic choice in the senior panel.

During a weak period for Tyrone Seniors in the late 1990s, Canavan represented Ireland in the inaugural International Rules Series in 1998 against Australia. In 1999, he was named vice-captain of the team for the tour to Australia, and Ireland came away convincing winners, with Canavan scoring eleven points in the first test in Adelaide, South Australia. In 2000, In the first test Australia’s Jason Akermanis gave Canavan a bloody nose 20 seconds into the game. Canavan was sent off in the second test, after fighting with Akermanis. He was banned for one match, which wouldn’t be played until the next year, so he ruled himself out of the next series. In five tests Canavan scored 37 points, becoming one of the few Irish players to leave their mark on the Australian supporters.

The family has 10 children and Pascal is his brother. Pascal was also an Gaelic footballer.

Peter Canavan Net Worth

Peter Canavan is one of the richest Gaelic Football Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Peter Canavan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was afflicted with asthma as a child.

He won six Tyrone Senior Football Championships.

Peter Canavan (born 9 April 1971) is a former Irish Gaelic football player, manager and pundit.

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He retired from inter-county football following this performance with a sixth All Star, ending a sixteen-year tenure in Senior championship football. He said of his decision, “I have spent enough time on the treatment table”, referring to the instances where he played while carrying potentially career- threatening injuries, as he had done in 1996 and 2003. Canavan’s appearance in the 2005 final (his last game for Tyrone), was his forty-ninth Championship match.

Facts & Trivia

Peter Ranked on the list of most popular Gaelic Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Peter Canavan celebrates birthday on April 9 of every year.

He played inter-county football for Tyrone, and is one of the most decorated players in the game’s history, winning two All-Ireland Senior Football Championship medals, six All Stars Awards (more than any other Ulster player, and joint third overall), four provincial titles, and two National Leagues and several under-age and club championship medals. He represented Ireland in the International Rules Series on several occasions from 1998 until 2000. He is considered one of the great players of the last twenty years by commentators such as John Haughey of the BBC, and in 2009, he was named in the Sunday Tribune’ s list of the 125 Most Influential People in GAA History.

Top Facts about Peter Canavan

1. Peter Canavan is a former Gaelic football player and current manager.
2. He was born in 1971 in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland.
3. Canavan won two All-Ireland Senior Football Championships with Tyrone.
4. He was named Footballer of the Year twice (2001, 2003).
5. Canavan scored a total of 23 goals and 249 points in his inter-county career.
6. He retired from playing in 2005 and became a pundit for RTÉ Sport.
7. In 2010, he was appointed as Fermanagh senior football team manager.
8. Canavan led Fermanagh to their first Ulster Senior Football Championship final in eight years (2012).
9. He left his role as Fermanagh manager in 2013 after three seasons.
10. Canavan has also worked as an ambassador for the Irish language and culture.

Who is Peter Canavan wife?

He is married to Finola (sister of former Tyrone teammate Ronan McGarrity), and has four children, Aine, Claire, Darragh and Ruairi, and has been a physical education teacher in Holy Trinity College, Cookstown, throughout most of his career (Gaelic games are amateur sports).

Is Peter Harte related to Peter Canavan?

He is the nephew of the Louth and ex-Tyrone football manager Mickey Harte and is married to Áine Canavan, daughter of Peter Canavan and Tyrone Ladies’ footballer.

How many All Irelands has Peter Canavan?

The former Tyrone captain helped his county lift two All-Irelands in a glittering career, and his eldest son Darragh Canavan played an important role off the bench to help clinch last year’s coveted Sam Maguire.

Is Darragh Canavan related to Peter Canavan?

Not a bad haul. While he would hang up his boots at inter-county level back in 2005, we have seen the Canavan name back in the Tyrone setup in recent times. Peter’s son Darragh starred for the county at underage level, going on to make his senior breakthrough over the last couple of seasons.

What age is Peter Canavan?

51 years (April 9, 1971)