Alan O'Connor (Gaelic footballer) explained

Alan O'Connor
Irish:Ailéin Ó Conchubhair
Occupation:Electrician
Birth Date:2 June 1985
Birth Place:Lucan, County Dublin, Ireland
Feet:6
Inches:4
Sport:Gaelic Football
Code:Football
County:Cork
Province:Munster
Club:Lucan Sarsfields
St Colum's
Carbery
Clcounty:1
Counties:Cork
Icyears:2008-2017
Icposition:Midfield
Icapps(Points):42 (0-05)
Icprovince:3
Icallireland:1
Nfl:3
Allstars:0
Icupdate:19:15, 16 October 2017

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]

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

TeamYearNational LeagueMunsterAll-IrelandTotal
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Cork2008Division 240-0120-0020-0080-01
200980-0440-0030-01150-05
2010Division 160-0220-0160-01140-04
201170-0130-0220-00120-03
201281-0310-0020-00111-03
201340-0030-0020-0090-00
2014
201530-0010-0040-00
201600-0000-0030-0030-00
2017Division 210-0020-0010-0040-00
Total381-11200-03220-02801-16

Honours

St Colum's
Carbery
Cork
Munster

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Player profile: Alan O'Connor. Cork GAA website. 20 November 2013. 10 June 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150610223426/http://www.gaacork.ie/playerProfile/735/alan_o%27connor. dead.
  2. Web site: New dilemma for Cork as O’Connor joins exodus. Irish Examiner. 19 November 2013. 20 November 2013. Denis. Hurley.
  3. Web site: Cork's Alan O'Connor retires from inter-county football. Irish Independent. 18 November 2013. 20 November 2013.