{{short description|Irish Gaelic footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Use Irish English|date=June 2020}} {{infobox GAA player |image = |name = Diarmaid Blake |irish = Diarmaid de Bláca |nickname = |occupation = |birth_date = |birth_place = Galway, Ireland |height = {{convert|1.85|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} |sport = Gaelic Football |code = Football |county = Galway |province = Connacht |club = Milltown |clyears = 1999–present |clposition = Midfield |clapps(points) = |clcounty = |clprovince = |clallireland = |colleges = |sig = |counties = Galway |icyears = 2002–2013 |icposition = Centre Back |icapps(points) = 51 (0-1) |icprovince = 4 |icallireland = |nfl = |allstars = |clupdate = |icupdate = }}
'''Diarmaid Blake''' is a Gaelic footballer from Galway. Blake plays his club football with Milltown and was a former member of the Galway senior team.
Blake came to prominence as a student for St. Jarlath’s College of Tuam, playing in two Hogan Cup finals, however, appearing on the losing side both times in 1999 and 2001. He captured his All-Ireland winner’s medal as a part of the Galway 2002 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship winning team.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://football.galwaygaa.ie/playerProfile/1552/l |title=Galway GAA Official Website |access-date=2011-10-18 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709160120/http://football.galwaygaa.ie/playerProfile/1552/l |archive-date=2012-07-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://m.gaainfo.com/player.php?&sport=f&co=12&player=635 |title=Diarmuid Blake, Galway GAA | Player Profile |access-date=2011-10-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405200008/http://m.gaainfo.com/player.php?&sport=f&co=12&player=635 |archive-date=2012-04-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
Blake’s senior career with Galway took off as he started at centre back in four consecutive Connacht finals between 2006 and 2009 and a National Football League final against Kerry in 2006. He was also nominated for an All Star Award during this period.
==Honours== ; St. Jarlath’s College *Connacht Colleges Senior Football Championship : (3) 1999, 2000, 2001 ; Galway *Connacht Under-21 Football Championship : (1) 2002 **Runner-up : (1) 2003 *All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship : (1) 2002 *Connacht Senior Football Championship : (4) 2002, 2003, 2005, 2008 **Runner-up : (3) 2006, 2007, 2009
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Navboxes colour |title=Galway Football Squads |bg=maroon |fg=white |list1= {{Galway Under 21 Football Team 2002}} {{Galway NFL Team 2006}} {{Galway Football Team 2008}} }}
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