Denis O'Sullivan (Gaelic footballer)

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Denis O'Sullivan
Personal information
Irish name Donncha Ó Súilleabháin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right wing-back
Born (1989-06-11) 11 June 1989 (age 32)
Ballinascarty, County Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation Student
Club(s)
YearsClub
Ballinascarthy
Clonakilty
Cork
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2011-2012
2014-
Cork
New York
7 (0-00)
1 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NFL 1
All Stars 0

Denis O'Sullivan (born 11 June 1989) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays as a left wing-back for the New York senior football team. [1]

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Born in Ballinascarty, County Cork, O'Sullivan first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen, when he first linked up with the Cork minor teams as a dual player, before later joining the under-21 football side. He made his senior debut during the 2011 National Football League. Over the next few years, O'Sullivan became a regular member of the team and won one Munster medal and one National Football League medal. He currently plays with New York. [2]

At club level, O'Sullivan began his career with Ballinascarthy before a controversial move to Clonakilty. [3] He currently[ when? ] plays with Cork.[ citation needed ]

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Cork

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References

  1. "Player profile: Denis O'Sullivan". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
  2. McCarthy, Kieran (30 April 2014). "Former Cork footballer O'Sullivan named on New York team". The Southern Star. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  3. Moynihan, Michael (17 May 2013). "O'Sullivan reveals heartache behind West Cork divorce". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 July 2014.