Career
He plays his club football for Magherafelt O"Donovan Rossa. Gillis plays full forward for Magherafelt, but plays as goalkeeper for Derry. He is in the unique position of winning a National League medal as an outfielder (2000), and another National League medal as goalkeeper (2008).
Inter-county Gillis was originally called up to the Derry panel as an outfielder in the late 1990s and was on the panel for Derry"s 2000 National League success.
Gillis was part of the panel when Derry reached that year"s Ulster Senior Football Championship final, but were defeated by Armagh. He pulled out of the panel for a couple of seasons in the 2000s as he was working in Dublin, but returned again.
Club Gillis usually plays goalkepper for Magherafelt. County Doctor
