Fiontán Ó Curraoin | |
Irish: | Fiontán Ó Curraoin |
Nickname: | Funtan |
Occupation: | Teacher |
Birth Date: | 29 August 1992 |
Birth Place: | Galway, Ireland |
Height: | 1.90NaN0 |
Sport: | Gaelic football |
Code: | Football |
County: | Galway |
Province: | Connacht |
Club: | Míchael Breathnach |
Clyears: | 2009– |
Clposition: | Midfield |
Colleges: | DCU |
Sig: | 1 |
Counties: | Galway |
Icyears: | 2011–2020 |
Icposition: | Midfield |
Icapps(Points): | 56 (2-04) |
Icprovince: | 2 |
Fiontán Ó Curraoin (born 29 August 1992 in Galway) is an Irish Gaelic footballer and teacher from Galway.[1] [2] [3] Ó Curraoin plays his club football with Míchael Breathnach. He played at senior level for the Galway county team from 2011 onwards.
Ó Curraoin was a key part of Galway GAA's Under 21 All-Ireland wins of 2011 and 2013.
He won the Sigerson Cup with DCU in 2012.
Ó Curraoin injured himself while playing for Galway against Mayo in the FBD Insurance League in January 2020 and required hospital treatment.[4]
Ó Curraoin withdrew from the Galway panel ahead of the 2021 season.[5]
He is a teacher at Coláiste Bhaile Chláir in Claregalway.[6]