Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Mícheál Prút | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Right corner-back | ||
Born | 1983 Shanbally, County Cork, Ireland | ||
Occupation | Primary school principal | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Shamrocks → Carrigdhoun | |||
Club titles | |||
Cork titles | 0 | ||
Colleges(s) | |||
Years | College | ||
Cork Institute of Technology | |||
College titles | |||
Sigerson titles | 0 | ||
Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2006-2008 | Cork | 5 (0-00) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 1 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NFL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 0 |
Michael Prout (born 1983) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer. At club level, he played with Shamrocks and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team.
Prout played Gaelic football and hurling as a student at Rochestown College. He later studied at the Cork Institute of Technology and lined out as a dual player with the senior teams in the Fitzgibbon Cup and Sigerson Cup competitions. [1] [2]
At club level, Prout began his career at juvenile and underage levels with Shamrocks. After progressing to adult level, he won a South East JAHC medal in 2005 after a defeat of Kinsale in the divisional final. [3] Prout added a South East JAFC medal to his collection in 2016, however, Shamrocks were later beaten by Gabriel Rangers in the subsequent 2016 Cork JAFC final. [4] He also earned selection to the Carrigdhoun divisional team. [5] [6]
At inter-county level, Prout first played for Cork as a dual player at minor level. He won an All-Ireland MHC medal in 2001, after lining out at left wing-back in the 2-10 to 1-08 defeat of Galway in the 2001 All-Ireland minor final. [7] Prout later progressed to the under-21 team and won a Munster U21FC medal after a one-point win over Kerry in 2004. [8]
Prout won an All-Ireland IHC medal with Cork in 2003, after a one-point win over Kilkenny in the final. [9] He added an All-Ireland JFC medal to his collection two years later, when Cork had a 0-10 to 1-04 win over Meath in the 2005 All-Ireland junior final. [10] Prout was added to the senior team shortly afterwards and won a Munster SFC medal in 2006. [11] He ended his inter-county career by winning a second All-Ireland JFC medal in 2009. [12]
Prout served as a selector under Tomás Ó Sé during his tenure as manager of the Glanmire intermediate football team. [13]