Michael Conneely
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Mícheál Mac Conghaola | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born |
14 June 1949 Bullaun, County Galway, Ireland |
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Nickname | Big Mike | ||
| Occupation | Financial consultant | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Sarsfields | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 1 | ||
| Connacht titles | 1 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1974–1981 | Galway | 14 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 15:11, 25 January 2013. | |||
Michael Conneely (born 14 June 1949) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Galway senior team.
Born in Bullaun, County Galway, Conneely first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-five when he made his senior debut with Galway in the 1974 championship. Conneely went on to play a key role for Galway, and won one All-Ireland medal and one National Hurling League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.
As a member of the Connacht inter-provincial team at various times, Conneely enjoyed little success in the Railway Cup medal. At club level he was a one-time Connacht medallist with Sarfields. In addition to this he also won one championship medals.
Throughout his career Conneely made 14 championship appearances for Galway. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1981 championship.
In retirement from playing, Conneely became involved in team management and coaching. At club level he managed Sarsfields to back-to-back All-Ireland titles. Conneely later served as manager of the Roscommon and Westmeath senior teams.
In 1980 Sarsfields qualified for the final of the senior championship for the first time in history, with Conneely lining out as goalkeeper. The accurate free-taking of Michael Mulkerrins secured a narrow 0–11 to 0–9 defeat of Meelick-Eyrecourt and a Galway Senior Hurling Championship medal for Connelly. He later added a Connacht medal to his collection following a convincing 4–12 to 0–5 defeat of Tremane.
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