Damian O'Brien

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Damian O'Brien
Personal information
Irish name Damian Ó Briain
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left corner-forward
Born 1980
Donohill, County Tipperary, Ireland
Occupation Secondary school teacher
Club(s)
YearsClub
Éire Óg Annacarty
Club titles
Tipperary titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2000-2010
Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0

Damian O'Brien (born 1980) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a left corner-forward for the Tipperary senior team. [1]

Born in Donohill, County Tipperary, O'Brien first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team before later joining the under-21 and junior sides. He joined the senior panel during the 2000 championship. O'Brien later became a regular member of the starting fifteen and has won one Tommy Murphy Cup medal.

At club level O'Brian plays with Éire Óg Annacarty.

O'Brien retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 2010 championship.

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References

  1. "Profile: Damian O'Brien". Tipperary GAA website. Retrieved 3 August 2015.