Connie Murphy (Gaelic footballer) explained

Code:Football
Sport:Gaelic football
Connie Murphy
Irish:Conchur Ó Murchú
Occupation:Retired Garda Síochána[1]
County:Kerry
Province:Munster
Club:Dr. Crokes
Clcounty:2
Clprovince:2
Clallireland:1
Counties:Kerry
Icposition:Centre-back
Icyears:1987–1995
Icapps(Points):15 (1–02)
Icprovince:1
Icallireland:0
Nfl:0
Allstars:1
Birth Date:1965
Birth Place:Killarney,
County Kerry, Ireland

Cornelius Murphy (born 1965) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Dr. Crokes club and at inter-county level with the Kerry senior football team.

Playing career

Murphy first played Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels with the Dr. Crokes club in Killarney. He won a Kerry U21FC title in 1986. By that stage Murphy had also joined the club's top adult team, having won a Kerry IFC title in 1985. He later won two Munster SCFC titles and was man of the match when Dr. Crokes beat Thomas Davis in the 1992 All-Ireland club final.[2] Murphy's club career ended shortly after winning a second Kerry SFC medal in 2000.[3]

Murphy first appeared on the inter-county scene for Kerry as a member of the minor team in 1983. He later spent a year with the under-21 team, however, his underage career ended without success. Murphy made his senior team debut during the 1987–88 league, however, his career coincided with a relatively fallow period in terms of success.[4] In spite of this, he was selected on the All-Star team in 1989 and won a Munster SFC medal in 1991.[5]

Management career

Murphy was appointed manager of the Kerry junior football team in 2002. His two-year tenure in charge saw the team win consecutive Munster JFC titles, however, Kerry lost the 2002 All-Ireland junior final to Wicklow.[6]

Honours

Player

Dr Crokes

1992

1990, 1991

1991, 2000

1987, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1996

1986, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 2000

1985

Kerry

1991

Management

Kerry

2002, 2003

Notes and References

  1. News: Connie Murphy Bows Out after 31 Years Service to An Garda Síochána. 4 October 2022. The Maine Valley Post. 25 November 2022.
  2. News: Crokes hero expecting a repeat of '92 fairytale. 16 March 2007. Irish Independent. 25 November 2022.
  3. News: The greatest, a leader, intelligence - the Dr Crokes insight after Cooper's Kerry retirement. 9 April 2017. The 42. 25 November 2022.
  4. News: Balls Remembers... Kerry: The Lost Years 1987-1996. 27 August 2022. balls.ie. 25 November 2022.
  5. News: All Star Connie Murphy says Kerry players can only find success from within themselves. 24 February 2021. The Kerryman. 25 November 2022.
  6. News: O'Gorman ends Wicklow's 66-year famine. 5 August 2002. Irish Independent. 25 November 2022.