Séamus Gillen Explained

Code:Hurling
Sport:Hurling
Séamus Gillen
Irish:Séamus Ó Gilín
County:Cork
Province:Munster
Club:St Finbarr's
Clprovince:1
Clallireland:1
Counties:Cork
Icposition:Left wing-forward
Icyears:1970-1971
Icapps(Points):1 (0-00)
Icprovince:0
Icallireland:0
Nhl:0
Allstars:0
Icupdate:21:36, 21 April 2015
Birth Date:1947
Birth Place:Cork, Ireland

Séamus Gillen (born 1947) is an Irish former hurler who played as a left wing-forward at senior level for the Cork county team.

Born in Cork, Gillen 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 intermediate side. He made his senior debut during the 1970-71 league. Gillen had a brief inter-county career as a non-playing substitute.

At club level Gillen is a one-time All-Ireland medallist with St Finbarr's. In addition to this he also won one Munster medals and several championship medals on the field of play and as a non-playing substitute.[1]

Gillen's retirement came following the conclusion of the 1971 championship.

Honours

St Finbarr's
Cork

Notes and References

  1. Web site: St. Finbarr's: a history. St. Finbarr's GAA website. 22 March 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130705063325/http://stfinbarrsnhf.ie/history/. 5 July 2013.