Donncha O'Connor
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Donncha Ó Conchubhair | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
25 April 1981 Ballydesmond, Cork, Ireland |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Occupation | GAA coaching officer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1998–present | Ballydesmond | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2006–present | Cork | 48 (12-142) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 3 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:29, 27 July 2015. | |||
Donncha O'Connor (born 25 April 1981) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who currently plays as a full-forward for the Cork senior team. He joined the team during the 2006 championship and immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen.
O'Connor is one of Cork's top scorers of all-time. He has won one All-Ireland winners' medal, four Munster winners' medals and three National League winners' medal. He has ended up as an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.
At club level O'Connor plays with Ballydesmond and divisional side Duhallow.
O'Connor plays his club football with the Ballydesmond club and the Duhallow divisional side and has enjoyed some success.
After enjoying much success at all grades as a juvenile player, O'Connor broke onto Ballydesmond's junior team by the late nineties. After facing defeat in the divisional junior championship final in 2005, the team qualified for the championship decider again in 2007. Dromtarriffe provided the opposition, however, O'Connor won a divisional title following a 1–10 to 0–8 victory.
O'Connor never played for Cork at minor or under-21 levels, however, he made a name for himself as a member of the county's junior football team in 2005. That year he came on as a substitute to win a Munster junior medal following a 2–13 to 0–8 defeat of Kerry. O'Connor later added an All-Ireland title to his collection following a 0–10 to 1–4 win over Meath.
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