| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Andrias Comartún | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
10 October 1972 London, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Occupation | Mason | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
O'Loughlin Gaels Brothers Pearse | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 2 | ||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| Waterford Regional Technical College | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1994-1995 1996-2003 |
London Kilkenny |
1 (0-00) 23 (2-21) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 6 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NHL | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 2 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:10, 3 December 2019. | |||
Andrew James Comerford (born 10 October 1972) is an Irish retired hurling manager and former player who played for Kilkenny Senior Championship club O'Loughlin Gaels. He played for the London and Kilkenny senior hurling teams for nearly a decade, during which time he usually lined out at midfield or centre-forward.
Comerford began his hurling career at junior club level with O'Loughlin Gaels. After a brief spell with the Brothers Pearse club in London, he returned to O'Loughlin Gaels and enjoyed his first success as a member of the 1996 Kilkenny Intermediate Championship-winning team and promotion to the top flight of Kilkenny hurling. Comerford later captained the club to the Leinster Club Championship in 2003 as well as two Kilkenny Senior Championships in 2001 and 2003. He made numerous championship appearances in three different grades of hurling for the club, while his early prowess also saw him selected for the Waterford Regional Technical College, with whom he won a Fitzgibbon Cup title..
At inter-county level, Comerford was part of the successful Kilkenny minor team that won the All-Ireland Championship in 1990 before later winning a Leinster Championship with the under-21 team in 1993. A two-year tenure with the London senior team yielded an All-Ireland B Championship in 1995. Comerford joined the Kilkenny senior team in 1996. From his debut, he was a regular at midfield, centre-forward or wing-forward and made a combined total of 53 League and Championship appearances in a career that ended with his last game in 2003. During that time Comerford was part of three All-Ireland Championship-winning teams – in 2000, as captain of the team in 2002 and as a substitute in 2003. He also secured six successive Leinster Championship medals and two National Hurling League medals.
Comerford won his first All-Star in 1999, before claiming a second successive award in 2000. At inter-provincial level, he was selected to play with Leinster on a number of occasions, with his sole Railway Cup medal being won in 2002.
In retirement from playing, Comerford became involved in team management and coaching. At inter-county level he took charge of the Kildare senior hurling team, while he enjoyed championship success with O'Loughlin Gaels at club level.