Seán Óg Ó hAilpín
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Óg Ó hAilpín | ||
| Sport | Dual player | ||
| Football Position: | Full Back | ||
| Hurling Position: | Left Half Back | ||
| Born |
22 May 1977 Rotuma, Fiji |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Nickname | Ógie | ||
| Occupation | Bank official | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1994-2014 | Na Piarsaigh | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1996-2012 1999-2001 |
Cork (hurling) Cork (football) |
55 (0-16) 11 (0-1) |
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| Inter-county titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Munster Titles | 1 | 5 | |
| All-Ireland Titles | 0 | 3 | |
| League titles | 1 | 1 | |
| All-Stars | 0 | 3 | |
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 21:02, 4 November 2012. | |||
Seán Óg Ó hAilpín (born 22 May 1977) is a Fijian-Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer.
In an inter-county playing career that spanned three decades, Ó hAilpín played for the Cork senior hurling and football teams, winning major honours with both. He also enjoyed much success with club side Na Piarsaigh and represented Munster in the inter-provincial championships.
After starting his career as a hurler at minor level, Ó hAilpín joined the Cork senior hurling team in 1996. Between then and 2012 he won three All-Ireland medals, five Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal. Ó hAilpín's three-year career with the Cork senior football team saw him win one Munster medal and one National Football League medal.
At club level Ó hAilpín is a two-time county hurling championship medalist with Na Piarsaigh.
Ó hAilpín has a number of personal achievements, including three consecutive All Star awards. In 2004 he made a clean sweep of all the top individual awards, winning the All Star, Texaco and GPA Hurler of the Year awards. Four years later in 2009 he was chosen on the Munster team of the past twenty-five years.
His brothers Setanta, Teu, and Aisake are also notable sportsmen.
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