Ciarán O'Sullivan (born 5 July 1970[1]) is an Irish Gaelic football selector and former player. His championship career with the Cork senior team spanned fourteen seasons from 1992 until 2005.
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Ciarán Ó Súilleabháin | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Right wing-back | ||
Born |
5 July 1970 Urhan, County Cork, Ireland | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Occupation | Oil company owner | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
Urhan Beara |
51 059 | ||
Club titles | |||
Cork titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1992-2005 | Cork | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 5 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NFL | 1 | ||
All Stars | 1 |
O'Sullivan made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he was selected for the Cork minor team. He enjoyed one unsuccessful championship season with the minor team before playing with the under-21 side for three seasons. By this stage he had also joined the junior team, winning an All-Ireland medal in 1990. O'Sullivan joined the Cork senior team during the 1992 championship. Over the course of the following fourteen seasons he won five Munster medals and one National Football League medal.[2] An All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions, O'Sullivan retired from inter-county football in 2004.[3]
Honours
edit- Beara
- Cork Senior Football Championship (1): 1997
- Urhan
- Beara Junior Football Championship (): 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011,
- Cork
References
edit- ^ "The men who carry Cork's hopes". The Corkman. 17 September 1993. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
- ^ "Munster Football Finals". Munster GAA. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- ^ "Cork ace O'Sullivan calls a halt to inter-county career". Irish Examiner. 10 September 2004. Retrieved 5 July 2024.