Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Brían Ó Cuilinn | ||
Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
Position | Left Half Forward | ||
Born |
Dublin, Ireland |
7 April 1984 ||
Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Occupation | Physio | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
2001- | Skerries Harps | ||
Club titles | |||
Dublin titles | 1 | ||
Colleges(s) | |||
Years | College | ||
DCU | |||
College titles | |||
Sigerson titles | 2 | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2003-2015 | Dublin | 55 (0-36) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 9 | ||
All-Irelands | 2 | ||
NFL | 2 | ||
All Stars | 0 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 9 January 2015. |
Bryan Cullen (born 7 April 1984) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who currently plays as a left wing-forward for the Dublin senior team. Cullen announced his retirement on 9 January 2015. He stated 'I would like to extend my sincere thanks to Dublin managers Tommy Lyons, Pillar Caffrey, Pat Gilroy and Jim Gavin and especially to all the Dublin players past and present that I had the pleasure of sharing the pitch with.'
Cullen made his first appearance for the team during the 2003 championship and has become a regular player over the last few seasons. During that time he has won two All-Ireland winner's medals and six Leinster winner's medals. In 2011 Cullen captained the team to the All-Ireland title, beating Kerry in the final.
At club level, Cullen plays with Skerries Harps.
Cullen is also studying for a PhD at Dublin City University.
At Minor level, Cullen was part of the Dublin side that won the 2001 Leinster Minor Football Championship. With the Dublin Under 21 team, he won the Leinster Under 21 Championship three times, and the All-Ireland Under 21 Championship once. His brother Graham was also on the All-Ireland Under 21 winning team.
Cullen was called up to the Dublin Senior team in 2003, and made his League debut against Armagh in February 2003. He made his Championship debut later that year against Louth. In 2005, he won a Leinster Senior Football Championship medal with Dublin; defeating Laois in the final, with Cullen scoring three points. He scored eight points in total in that year's Leinster and All-Ireland Championships.