Brendan Lombard

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Brendan Lombard
Personal information
Irish name Breandán Lombard
Sport Hurling
Position Centre Back
Born (1980-03-22) 22 March 1980 (age 43)
Ballinhassig, County Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation Pharmaceutical employee
Club(s)
YearsClub
Ballinhassig
Carrigdhoun
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2003–2004
Cork 1 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Brendan Lombard (born 22 March 1980) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Ballinhassig and divisional side Carrigdhoun and was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team. Lombard usually lined out in defence.

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Career

Lombard first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Ballinhassig club before eventually progressing onto the club's top adult team. During a hugely successful career he won numerous South East titles, three County Championship titles across two grades, Munster club Championships and an All-Ireland Junior Club Championship title in 2003. [1] He also earned selection to the Carrigdhoun divisional team. [2] Lombard first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork minor hurling team that beat Kilkenny in the 1998 All-Ireland minor final. [3] He later lined out with the under-21 team before winning three All-Ireland Championships with the intermediate team, including one as team captain. [4] Lombard was a member of the senior panel in 2003 before making his debut during the 2004 National League. [5]

Career statistics

TeamYear National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Cork 2003 Division 1B
200462-0310-0072-03
Career total62-0310-0072-03

Honours

Ballinhassig
Cork

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