Alan O'Connor (Gaelic footballer)

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Alan O'Connor
Personal information
Irish name Ailéin Ó Conchubhair
Sport Gaelic Football
Position Midfield
Born (1985-06-02) 2 June 1985 (age 37)
Lucan, County Dublin, Ireland
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Occupation Electrician
Club(s)
YearsClub
Lucan Sarsfields
St Colum's
Carbery
Club titles
Cork titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2008-2017
Cork 42 (0-05)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All-Irelands 1
NFL 3
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:15, 16 October 2017.

Alan O'Connor (born 2 June 1985) is an Irish Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career with the Cork senior team spanned ten seasons from 2008 to 2017. [1]

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Born in Lucan, Dublin, O'Connor arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team, before later joining the under-21 and junior sides. He made his senior debut in the 2008 championship. O'Connor went on to play a key role on the team for five years, and won one All-Ireland medal, three Munster medals and three National Football League medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.[ citation needed ]

O'Connor represented the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions throughout his career, winning one Railway Cup medal. At club level he won one championship medal with divisional side Carbery while also playing for St Colum's.[ citation needed ]

O'Connor announced his retirement from inter-county football on 18 November 2013. He returned to the panel in May 2015. [2] [3]

Career statistics

TeamYear National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Cork 2008 Division 2 40-0120-0020-0080-01
200980-0440-0030-01150-05
2010 Division 1 60-0220-0160-01140-04
201170-0130-0220-00120-03
201281-0310-0020-00111-03
201340-0030-0020-0090-00
2014
201530-0010-0040-00
201600-0000-0030-0030-00
2017 Division 2 10-0020-0010-0040-00
Total381-11200-03220-02801-16

Honours

St Colum's
Carbery
Cork
Munster

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References

  1. "Player profile: Alan O'Connor". Cork GAA website. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  2. Hurley, Denis (19 November 2013). "New dilemma for Cork as O'Connor joins exodus". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  3. "Cork's Alan O'Connor retires from inter-county football". Irish Independent. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.