Joe Cooney
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seosamh Ó Cuana | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Born |
17 March 1965 Bullaun, County Galway, Ireland |
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| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Sarsfields | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 5 | ||
| Connacht titles | 3 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1983-2001 | Galway | 35 (10-102) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 3 | ||
| All Stars | 5 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 16:16, 24 May 2014. | |||
Joseph "Joe" Cooney (born 17 March 1965) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Galway senior team.
Born in Bullaun, County Galway, Cooney first played competitive hurling during his schooling at St. Raphael's College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Galway minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 1983 championship. Cooney immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won two All-Ireland medals, three Connacht medals and three National Hurling League medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on four occasions.
As a member of the Connacht inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Cooney won four Railway Cup medal. At club level he is a two-time All-Ireland medallist with Sarsfield's. In addition to this he has also won three Connacht medals and five championship medals.
Cooney's brother, Jimmy, was also an All-Ireland medallist with Galway while his son, Joseph, also lined out with Galway.
His career tally of 10 goals and 102 points ranks him as Galway's fifth highest championship scorer of all-time.
Throughout his career Cooney made 35 championship appearances. He announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 24 January 2001.
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