Gene Desmond

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Gene Desmond
Personal information
Irish name Eoghan Ó Deasúnaigh
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full-back
Born 1956
Togher, Cork, Ireland
Nickname Gene
Club(s)
YearsClub
St Finbarr's
Club titles
Cork titles 4
Munster titles 3
All-Ireland Titles 2
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1977-1978
Cork 2 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 15:53, 30 June 2017.

Eugene "Gene" Desmond (born 1956) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career at senior level with the Cork county team lasted for the 1977-78 season.

Born in Cork, Desmond first played for the St Finbarr's club at juvenile and underage levels before joining the senior team. In a club career that lasted over a decade, he won two All-Ireland medals, three Munster medals and four county senior championship medals.

Desmond made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he was selected for the Cork minor team. He enjoyed two championship seasons with the minor team, culminating with the winning of an All-Ireland medal as captain in 1974. [1] Desmond subsequently joined the Cork under-21; however, his three seasons on that team ended without success. By this stage he had joined the Cork senior team and made his debut during the 1978 championship.[ citation needed ]

Honours

St Finbarr's
Cork

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References

  1. "Minors looking for tenth All-Ireland". The Corkman. 23 September 2000. Retrieved 14 July 2014.