John Cleary (Gaelic footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó Cléirigh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||
| Born |
20 June 1963 Castlehaven, County Cork, Ireland |
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| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Occupation | Insurance broker | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Castlehaven | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 2 | ||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1983-1993 | Cork | 21 (4-48) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 14:22, 30 July 2015. | |||
John Cleary (born 20 June 1963) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played as a left corner-forward for the Cork senior team.
Born in Castlehaven, County Cork, Cleary first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 1983 championship. Cleary immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won two All-Ireland medals, three Munster medals and one National Football League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions.
Cleary was a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions but never won a Railway Cup medal. At club level he is a three-time Munster medallist with Castlehaven. In addition to this Cleary also on two championship medals.
Cleary's sister, Nollaig Cleary, and his brother-in-law, Niall Cahalane, are also All-Ireland medallists with Cork.
Throughout his career Cleary made 21 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 1993 championship.
In retirement from playing Cleary became involved in team management and coaching. He is an All-Ireland-winning manager and selector with the Cork under-21 team while he also enjoyed championship success as a selector with Castlehaven.
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