John Devine (Gaelic footballer)

John Devine is a Gaelic football goalkeeper for the Errigal Ciarán club and the Tyrone county team.

[1] After winning the 2001 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship with Tyrone, Devine made his debut for the senior team at the age of 19 in 2002 against Leitrim.

[2] He was due to start the 2008 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final on 21 September; however the night before the game his father died.

[4] After two shoulder re-construction surgeries, he went on to captain the Tyrone senior team to McKenna cup victory in 2012.

Devine announced his retirement from inter-county football in March 2013 to concentrate on his career with Errigal Ciarán.