Declan O'Sullivan

Declan O'Sullivan
Personal information
Irish name Déaglán Ó Súilleabháin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Centre forward
Born (1983-12-18) 18 December 1983 (age 40)
Tralee, Ireland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Club(s)
Years Club
1999–2015
2002–2015
Dromid Pearses
South Kerry
Club titles
Kerry titles 5
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
2003–2014
Kerry 70 (8–83)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 8
All-Irelands 5
NFL 3
All Stars 3

Declan O'Sullivan (born 18 December 1983) is an Irish former sportsperson. He last played Gaelic football with his local club Dromid Pearses, his divisional side South Kerry and at senior level for the Kerry county team between 2003 and his retirement in 2014.[1]

O'Sullivan captained Kerry to back-to-back All-Ireland titles in 2006 and 2007. He is regarded as one of the all-time great centre forwards.

Since retirement, O'Sullivan has taken the role of selector with the Kerry minor team for the 2015 season. As part of Jack O Connor's backroom team, in O'Sullivan's first season as selector, they captured the All-Ireland title. While O'Connor completed the historic back-to-back All-Ireland titles. O'Sullivan joined Jack O'Connor as selector for the Kerry under-21 football team for the 2016 Championship season.

  1. ^ "'Battered knees' force Kerry's O'Sullivan to retire". Irish Examiner. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 19 November 2014.