Steven O'Brien (Cork Gaelic footballer)

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Steven O'Brien
Personal information
Irish name Stiofán Ó Briain
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full-back
Born (1969-12-28) 28 December 1969 (age 54)
Turners Cross, Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Occupation Bank official
Club(s)
YearsClub
1987-2003
Nemo Rangers
Club titles
Cork titles 6
Munster titles 6
All-Ireland Titles 3
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1988-1995
Cork 20 (0-01)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 6
All-Irelands 2
NFL 1
All Stars 3

Steven O'Brien (born 28 December 1969) is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player. In a career that spanned three decades he played at club level with Nemo Rangers and at inter-county level with the Cork senior football team. [1]

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Career

O'Brien first played for the Nemo Rangers club as a five-year-old, however, he first came to prominence as a schoolboy with Coláiste Chríost Rí with whom he won the Hogan Cup in 1987. That same year he made his senior debut with Nemo and went on to win three All-Ireland Club Championships over the following 15 seasons. [2] O'Brien first appeared on the inter-county scene as a defender with the Cork minor team that lost successive All-Ireland finals. He later captained the Cork under-21 to the 1989 All-Ireland Under-21 Championship title. By this stage O'Brien had already joined the Cork senior football team and won the first of six Munster Championship titles in his debut season in 1988. He later added a National League to his collection before claiming successive All-Ireland medals in 1989 and 1990. O'Brien was also selected for Munster and was manager of the Nemo Rangers team that secured the 2015 Cork County Championship. [3]

Honours

Player

Coláiste Chríost Rí
Nemo Rangers
Cork

Manager

Nemo Rangers

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References

  1. Coughlan, John (15 May 2020). "The Leeside Legends series: O'Brien was a fantastic footballer for Cork and Nemo". The Echo. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. Coughlan, John (17 March 2003). "Nobody does it better than O'Brien". Irish Times. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  3. Hurley, Denis (28 December 2015). "Steven O'Brien yet to decide Nemo Rangers future". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 5 June 2021.