Alan Browne
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Alain de Brún | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Born | Blackrock, County Cork | ||
| Occupation | Auctioneer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1992–present | Blackrock | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 3 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1995–2003 | Cork | 22 (9–17) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Alan Browne (born 1974 in Blackrock, County Cork) is an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Blackrock and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1995 until 2003.
Browne played his club hurling with the famous Blackrock club in Cork and has enjoyed much success. Afater failing to collect and silverware at minor or under-21 levels, Browne lined out in his first senior county final in 1998. Imokilly provided the opposition on that occasion and a tense game developed. At the full-time whistle, however, Imokilly were the champions for the second year in-a-row by 1–10 to 1–15. In 1999 Blackrock reached their second consecutive county final. That game turned into a rout as the collegians were trounced by 3–17 to 0–8. It was Browne's first county senior championship winners' medal.
After surrendering their title in 2000, Blackrock were back in a third county final in four years in 2001. Imokilly once again provided the opposition, however, Browne proved the hero and single-handedly defeated the opposition. He contributed 3–8 of Blackrock's tally of 4–8, while the east Cork divisional side could only muster 2–7. It was a second county championship winners' medal for Browne. 'The Rockies' later represented Cork in the provincila club championship and even reached the final. Ballygunner provided the opposition on that occasion, however, Browne's side fell easily by 2–14 to 0–12.
In 2002 Blackrock continued their dominance of the club championship and reached the final once again. North Cork side Newtownshandrum provided the opposition as the old order were challenged by the new kids on the block. Browne proved the goal-scoring hero again as Blackrock won by 1–14 to 0–12.
In 2003 Blackrock set out to become the first team in twenty-one years to win a three-in-a-row of club championship titles. All went to plan as Browne's side reached a fifth county final in six years, with Newtownshandrum providing the opposition for the second consecutive year. 'The Rockies', however, were now in decline and 'Newtown' recorded a significant 0–17 to 0–9 victory. It was Browne's second defeat in a county final. Blackrock have since failed to reach the final of the club championship. In 2011 Alan Browne officially retired from club hurling.
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