Fiacre Kelleher: Caoimhín could have made career as outfielder

Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Caoimhin Kelleher during the international friendly match between Republic of Ireland and Senegal. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile

Fiacre Kelleher reckons his younger brother Caoimhín could have made a career as an outfielder if his conversion to goalkeeper hadn’t occurred.

Ireland’s No 1 – and the recent €15m purchase by Brentford from Liverpool – famously switched from striker to emergency stopper for Ringmahon Rangers at 14.