Alan O'Connor (Gaelic footballer)
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.
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.
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
| 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
- 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
- "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.