Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Mícheál Slócam | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Right wing-back | ||
Born | Wilton, Cork, Ireland | 18 March 1965||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Occupation | Haulage firm director | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
St Finbarr's | |||
Club titles | |||
Cork titles | 1 | ||
Munster titles | 1 | ||
All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1987–1992 | Cork | 10 (0–04) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 4 | ||
All-Irelands | 2 | ||
NFL | 1 | ||
All Stars | 1 |
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Slocum first came to prominence at underage level with St Finbarr's, the club with which he eventually won the All-Ireland Club Championship title during a successful senior career. [1] He first appeared on the inter-county scene as captain of the Cork minor team that lost the 1983 All-Ireland minor final to Derry, before winning three successive All-Ireland Under-21 Championship titles. Slocum subsequently joined the Cork senior football team and won the first of four successive Munster Championship titles in his debut season in 1987. He later added a National League title to his collection before claiming successive All-Ireland medals at right wing-back in 1989 and 1990. [2] An All-Star-winner for the latter victory, Slocum also served as a coach an club and inter-county levels.[ citation needed ]
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