Ian Burke

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Ian Burke
Personal information
Irish name Eoin de Búrca
Sport Gaelic football
Position Corner forward
Club(s)
YearsClub
2012–
 Corofin
Club titles
Galway titles 7
Connacht titles 4
All-Ireland Titles 3
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2017–2020
 Galway 19 (1-20)
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 2
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 1

Ian Burke is a Gaelic footballer from Corofin, County Galway, who played at senior level for the Galway county team. [1]

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In November 2018, Burke won an All-Star award. It was Galway's first football All-Star since 2003. [2] [3]

Career

Burke plays his club Gaelic football for Corofin. [4] He based his style of play upon his small height, utilising quick passes and fast movement. [4] He played in their unsuccessful Galway Senior Football Championship campaign in 2012 but became an ever present member of the Corofin team that went on to win seven Galway SFCs in a row. [5] [6] During this time, they also won four All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championships. [7]

Burke made his inter-county debut for Galway in 2017 against Donegal. [8] In 2018, during Galway's 2018 Connacht Senior Football Championship success, Burke assisted in a third of all points scored by Galway. [1] As a result, Burke won an All-Star award at the GAA GPA All Stars Awards. This made him Galway's first All-Star for fifteen years since Kevin Walsh. [9] He started Galway's 2019 campaign late due to a rib injury [10] but still managed to help Galway reach the final of the 2019 Connacht Senior Football Championship. [11]

Personal life

Burke studied at the University of Limerick, where he also played for the university GAA team. [12] Away from Gaelic football, Burke works as a commodities trader in Dublin. [1] He is the cousin of fellow Corofin and Galway footballer, Daithí Burke. [13]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Elusive Burke continues to punch above weight". Irish Indepdendent. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. ↑ "IAN BURKE BECOMES GALWAY'S 24TH FOOTBALL ALL STAR – THE INTERVIEW". Galwaybayfm.ie. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "Breakthrough gong for David Clifford as Dublin dominate All-Stars". Irish Examiner. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
  4. 1 2 McIntyre, Niall. ""I was always small growing up so I was always running away from the big lads." - Ian Burke on his fast hands". SportsJOE.ie. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  5. ↑ "Ian Burke aware good times might not last forever for Corofin". Irish Examiner. 21 November 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  6. ↑ "Galway kingpins Corofin make it seven crowns in a row". RTE. 4 November 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  7. ↑ "Corofin find a little etra to banish brave Kilcoo and claim third successive All Ireland SFC club title". Irish Indepdendent. 19 January 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  8. ↑ "Galway reborn as 13-man Donegal sent crashing out". Irish Times. 22 July 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "Burke reflecs on winning Tribesmen's first football All-Star in 15 years". Irish Indepdendent. 14 November 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  10. ↑ "Burke ready to renew rivalry with Mayo in 2019 opener". RTE. 11 January 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  11. ↑ "Roscommon comeback to land Connacht title at Salthill". RTE. 16 June 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  12. ↑ Smyth, Ivan (7 November 2018). "UL GAA well represented in the All-Star Awards". An Focal. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  13. ↑ "Ian Burke seeks to end landmark year on a high". GAA. 22 November 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
Awards
Preceded by U21 Footballer of the Year
2013		Succeeded by
Conor McHugh
(Dublin)
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