| Code: | Football |
| Sport: | Gaelic Football |
| Michael Burns | |
| Irish: | Mícheál Ó Broin |
| Occupation: | Eircom employee |
| County: | Cork |
| Province: | Munster |
| Club: | Castlehaven |
| Clcounty: | 1 |
| Clprovince: | 1 |
| Counties: | Cork |
| Icposition: | Midfielder |
| Icyears: | 1981-1990 |
| Icapps(Points): | 8 (0-5) |
| Icprovince: | 0 |
| Icallireland: | 0 |
| Nfl: | 0 |
| Allstars: | 0 |
| Icupdate: | 12:03, 10 May 2015 |
| Birth Date: | 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Castlehaven, County Cork, Ireland |
| Death Date: | 5 May 2015 (aged 54) |
| Death Place: | Union Hall, County Cork, Ireland |
Michael Burns (1961 – 5 May 2015) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a midfielder for the Cork senior team.[1] [2]
Born in Castlehaven, County Cork, Burns first 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 side. He made his senior debut during the 1981-82 league. Burns later became a regular member of the team and won one All-Ireland medal, two Munster medals and one National Football League medal as a non-playing substitute.
At club level Burns was a one-time Munster medallist with Castlehaven. In addition to this he has also won one championship medal.
Throughout his career Burns made 8 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 1990 championship.