Alan Quirke
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Ailéin Ó Cuirc | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born |
19 October 1976 Innishannon, County Cork |
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| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Occupation | Army Captain | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1995– | Valley Rovers | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 1 | ||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1999–2013 | Cork | 33 (0–00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 6 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 3 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 6 June 2011. | |||
Alan Quirke (born 19 October 1976 in Innishannon, County Cork, Ireland) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Valley Rovers and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1999 to 2013.
Quirke plays Gaelic football with his local club Valley Rovers and has enjoyed much success with the great club. It was with UCC, however, that he tasted his first major success on the football field. In 1999 Quirke was the goalkeeper on the university's senior football team. That year UCC qualified for the county championship final. Footballing kingpins Nemo Rangers provided the opposition, however, that game ended in a draw. The replay saw UCC prove too strong for Nemo and a merited 1–11 to 1–8 victory gave Quirke a county senior championship winners' medal. UCC later represented the county in the provincial championship and even reached the final. Doonbeg provided the opposition, however, UCC thrashed the Clare champions by 1–17 to 1–7, giving Quirke a Munster club winners' medal. The university's great run of success came to an end with a 2–16 to 3–6 defeat by Crossmaglen Rangers in the All-Ireland semi-final.
In 2008 Quirke was the goalkeeper on the Valley Rovers team that defeated Kildorrery to take the county intermediate championship title. It was his first major success with his home club.
Quirke first came to prominence on the football scene as a member of the Cork senior inter-county team in 1999. He made his debut against Donegal in the National Football League and was sub goalkeeper to Kevin O'Dwyer for the subsequent championship. He made his first championship start against Waterford in 2001
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