Alan Kennedy (hurler)

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Alan Kennedy
Personal information
Irish name Alan Ó Cinnéide
Sport Hurling
Position Goalkeeper
Born (1986-01-04) 4 January 1986 (age 38)
Glanmire,
County Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Nickname Pops
Club(s)
YearsClub
2005-present
 Sarsfields
Club titles
Cork titles 5
Munster titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2009
 Cork 0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Alan Kennedy (born 4 January 1986) is an Irish hurler. At club level he plays with Sarsfields and at inter-county level he has played at various levels with Cork.

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Career

At club level, Kennedy first played for Sarsfields at juvenile and underage levels. He progressed to the club's senior team as third-choice goalkeeper before becoming the first-choice goalkeeper in 2007. [1] Kennedy won his first Cork SHC medal in 2008 before claiming further winners' medals in 2010, when he was also team captain, 2012, 2014 and 2023. [2] He added a Munster Club SHC medal to his collection in 2024, having been a member of the extended panel. [3]

Kennedy first appeared on the inter-county scene for Cork as sub-goalkeeper on the minor team that beat Tipperary to win the Munster MHC title in 2004. [4] He earned a call-up to the Cork senior hurling team in 2009, at a time when the majority of the team's regular players were on strike. Kennedy lined out in a number of National Hurling League games before the strike ended. [5]

Career statistics

TeamYear National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Cork 2009 Division 1 30-0000-0000-0030-00
Career total30-0000-0000-0030-00

Honours

Sarsfields
Cork

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References

  1. ↑ "Sars goalkeeper Alan Kennedy ready for his 67th consecutive championship game". Echo Live. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "Premier SHC: Sarsfields' Craig Leahy relishing return to county final". Echo Live. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  3. ↑ "Ravenous Sars stun Ballygunner to claim thrilling Munster hurling title". Irish Examiner. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Cork minor hurling teams: 1970-2010" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Tribesmen add to Rebel woe". Irish Examiner. 2 March 2009. Retrieved 13 December 2024.
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