Paudie Kissane

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Paudie Kissane
Personal information
Irish name Páidí Ó Ciosáin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left wing-back
Born (1980-03-01) 1 March 1980 (age 45)
Cork, Ireland
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Occupation Games Development Officer
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Clyda Rovers
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2002–2013
 Cork 24 (0–6)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 1
NFL 3
All Stars 1
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 13:03, 6 September 2014.

Paudie Kissane (born 1 March 1980) is an Irish strength and conditioning coach and former Gaelic footballer who played as a left wing-back at senior level for the Cork county team. [1]

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Playing career

Born in Whitechurch, County Cork, Kissane arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of eighteen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team, before later joining the under-21 and junior sides. He made his debut in the 2002 National Football League. Kissane went on to play a key part on and off the team for over a decade, and won one All-Ireland medal, two Munster medals and three National Football League medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.[ citation needed ]

Kissane represented the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions throughout his career. At club level he began his career with Whitechurch before later winning a premier intermediate championship medal with Clyda Rovers.[ citation needed ]

Throughout his career, Kissane made 24 championship appearances for Cork. He announced his retirement from inter-county football on 30 October 2013. [2] [3]

Coaching career

In retirement from play Kissane immediately became involved in coaching and team management. He served a one-year stint as coach to the senior Clare county team. [4] [5]

As of 2022, Kissane had worked as a strength and conditioning coach with the Cork, Limerick, Clare and Tipperary county football teams. [6]

Honours

Clyda Rovers
Cork

References

  1. ↑ "Player profile: Paudie Kissane". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  2. ↑ Fogarty, John (30 October 2013). "Kissane bows out, happy to have lived his Rebel dream". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  3. ↑ Byrne, Cormac (30 October 2013). "Cork footballer Paudie Kissane hangs up his boots". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  4. ↑ Hurley, Denis (8 November 2013). "Kissane relishing new Clare challenge". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Kissane departs Banner as Davy plans shake-up". Hogan Stand website. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  6. ↑ Nolan, Pat (15 March 2022). "Four sessions is enough — for the most part, says former Cork star Paudie Kissane".
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