Alan O'Connor (born 2 June 1985) is an Irish Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career with the Cork senior team spanned ten seasons from 2008 to 2017.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Ailéin Ó Conchubhair | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
2 June 1985 Lucan, County Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Occupation | Electrician | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Lucan Sarsfields St Colum's Carbery | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2008-2017 | Cork | 42 (0-05) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 3 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:15, 16 October 2017. | |||
Born in Lucan, Dublin, O'Connor arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team, before later joining the under-21 and junior sides. He made his senior debut in the 2008 championship. O'Connor went on to play a key role on the team for five years, and won one All-Ireland medal, three Munster medals and three National Football League medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.[citation needed]
O'Connor represented the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions throughout his career, winning one Railway Cup medal. At club level he won one championship medal with divisional side Carbery while also playing for St Colum's.[citation needed]
O'Connor announced his retirement from inter-county football on 18 November 2013. He returned to the panel in May 2015.[2][3]
Career statistics
edit| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Cork | 2008 | Division 2 | 4 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 8 | 0-01 |
| 2009 | 8 | 0-04 | 4 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-01 | 15 | 0-05 | ||
| 2010 | Division 1 | 6 | 0-02 | 2 | 0-01 | 6 | 0-01 | 14 | 0-04 | |
| 2011 | 7 | 0-01 | 3 | 0-02 | 2 | 0-00 | 12 | 0-03 | ||
| 2012 | 8 | 1-03 | 1 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 11 | 1-03 | ||
| 2013 | 4 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 9 | 0-00 | ||
| 2014 | – | – | – | – | ||||||
| 2015 | – | 3 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-00 | |||
| 2016 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-00 | ||
| 2017 | Division 2 | 1 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-00 | |
| Total | 38 | 1-11 | 20 | 0-03 | 22 | 0-02 | 80 | 1-16 | ||
Honours
edit- St Colum's
- Cork Junior B Hurling Championship (1): 2003
- West Cork Junior Football Championship (1): 2003
- Carbery
- Cork Senior Football Championship (1): 2004
- Cork
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1): 2010
- Munster Senior Football Championship (3): 2008, 2009, 2012
- National Football League (Division 1) (3): 2010, 2011, 2012
- National Football League (Division 2) (1): 2009
- All-Ireland Junior Football Championship (2): 2005, 2007
- Munster Junior Football Championship (2): 2005, 2007
- Munster Under-21 Football Championship (2): 2004, 2005, 2006
- Munster
- Railway Cup (1): 2008
References
edit- ^ "Player profile: Alan O'Connor". Cork GAA website. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ^ Hurley, Denis (19 November 2013). "New dilemma for Cork as O'Connor joins exodus". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 20 November 2013.
- ^ "Cork's Alan O'Connor retires from inter-county football". Irish Independent. 18 November 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2013.