John Joe Doherty

John Joe Doherty (born 1968) is a former Irish Gaelic footballer and manager who played for Naomh Columba and the Donegal county team, later managing Donegal.

Biography He won the 1987 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship with Donegal.

He captained his club to the 1990 Donegal Senior Football Championship.

Doherty, having recovered from a bone he broke while playing with his club, started against Armagh in the 1990 Ulster Senior Football Championship final, won by Donegal. He was a member of the Donegal team that won the county's first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1992. Martin Shovlin played instead of him in the semi-final against Mayo; however, Doherty started the final against Dublin. He was selected as an All Star in 1993. He believes it was his performance in the 1992–93 National Football League final in which Donegal drew nine points apiece with Dublin at Croke Park that led to him receiving the All Star; Doherty marked Charlie Redmond who proceeded to get himself sent off, as did Keith Barr shortly afterwards.

He was captain of his county team in 1998. Doherty resigned in 2010; Jim McGuinness replaced him one month later.

He previously managed his club Naomh Columba, Naomh Mhura to a Donegal Junior Football Championship and the Donegal under-21 team.

Honours Donegal All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1992 Ulster Senior Football Championship: 1990, 1992 Dr McKenna Cup: 1991 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship: 1987 Ulster Under-21 Football Championship: 1987 Ulster Minor Football Championship: 1985

Naomh Columba Donegal Senior Football Championship: 1990 (c.)

Individual All Star: 1993