Aidan O'Rourke (footballer)

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Aidan O'Rourke
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Half-Back
Born 1971 (age 5354)
County Armagh
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
?–?
Dromintee
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2001–2009
Armagh
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 5
All-Irelands 1
NFL 1
All Stars 1

Aidan O'Rourke (born 1984) is a manager and former Gaelic footballer. He played from 2001 to 2009, winning an All Star and an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship as a player for the Armagh county team in 2002.

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Playing career

Born in County Armagh, O'Rourke played football with his local club Dromintee St Patrick's GAC. A member of the Armagh senior football team between 2001 and 2006, [1] and again in 2008 and 2009, he won one All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 2002, the same year as he won his only All Star award. He was also on the team that won the National Football League in 2005.[ citation needed ]

Management career

On 8 October 2012, O'Rourke was named Louth manager for a two-year term, after previous involvement with Kildare and Down as a selector. [2] O'Rourke left the role in mid-2014. [3]

In January 2015, he was appointed manager of the Armagh minor Gaelic football team.[ citation needed ]

After Kevin McStay stood aside as Roscommon senior manager in 2018, O'Rourke was the preferred replacement; however, he withdrew and Anthony Cunningham was appointed instead. [4]

In October 2022, O'Rourke was appointed as head coach of the Donegal senior footballers, under the management of Paddy Carr. [5] [6]

O'Rourke was named as Lead Coach, part of Kildare's backroom staff under new manager Brian Flanagan. [7]

Honours

Team
Individual

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References

  1. "Orchard stars Toal and O'Rourke retire". Hoganstand.com. 6 December 2006. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  2. "Aidan O'Rourke named as new Louth manager on a two-year term — Mick O'Dowd ratified as Meath boss". RTÉ. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
  3. "Aidan O'Rourke steps down as Louth football manager". The42.ie. 4 July 2014.
  4. Donoghue, Eamon (9 November 2018). "Anthony Cunningham ratified as new Roscommon manager: Former Galway hurling manager replaces Kevin McStay who stepped down". The Irish Times. McStay stepped down from the role in early September, and while Armagh native and former Louth manager Aidan O'Rourke was the preferred nomination last month, he withdrew before his name was put to the clubs for ratification.
  5. "Gaeil Fhánada clubman Paddy Carr was tonight ratified as Donegal senior team manager by the clubs of the county, with 2002 All-Ireland winner Aidan O'Rourke as head coach, on a two-year term with a review after one year". 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  6. "Paddy Carr says it's incredibly special to manage Donegal". Highland Radio. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
  7. https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2024/0904/1468292-flanagan-formally-lands-kildare-job-on-four-year-term/
Sporting positions
Preceded by Louth Senior Football Manager
2012–2014
Succeeded by