Barry Gillis

Barry Gillis, born on 12 January 1980, is a Gaelic footballer who plays for the Derry county team, with whom he has won the National Football League twice, and who plays his club football for Magherafelt O'Donovan Rossa. He plays full forward for his club but is goalkeeper for Derry, and he holds the unusual distinction of winning a National League medal as an outfield player in 2000 and another as a goalkeeper in 2008. He was first called up to the Derry panel as an outfielder in the late 1990s and was on the panel when Derry reached the 2000 Ulster Senior Football Championship final, which they lost to Armagh. He stepped away from the panel for a couple of seasons in the 2000s while working in Dublin, then returned, and he was part of the Derry team that beat Kerry in the 2008 National League final.