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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Eoin Ó Ceallaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born |
6 January 1982 Mullinahone, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Nickname | The Son of God | ||
| Occupation | Bank official | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1997–present | Mullinahone | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 1 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| Limerick IT | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2000–2014 | Tipperary | 63 (21–369) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 6 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 01:37, 3 June 2018. | |||
Eoin Kelly (born 6 January 1982) is an Irish hurler who played as a right corner-forward at senior level for the Tipperary county team.
Born in Mullinahone, County Tipperary, Kelly first played competitive hurling whilst at school in St Kieran's College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of fifteen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team as a goalkeeper, before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 2000 championship. Kelly had a lengthy career, and won two All-Ireland medals, five Munster medals and two National Hurling League medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions.
At international level Kelly has played for the composite rules shinty-hurling team. As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, he won two Railway Cup medals. At club level Kelly is a one-time championship medallist with Mullinahone.
His brother, Paul Kelly, is also an All-Ireland medallist with Tipperary, while his first cousins, Niall and Ollie Moran had lengthy careers with Limerick.
Kelly's career tally of 21 goals and 368 points ranks him as the third highest championship scorer of all-time. He remains Tipperary's all-time top scorer.
Throughout his career Kelly made 63 championship appearances. His announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 1 December 2014.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
During his playing days, Kelly won six All-Star awards. He has often been voted onto teams made up of the sport's greats, including at right corner-forward on a special Munster team of the quarter century in 2009.[9]
Kelly has accepted a role as selector under Davy Fitzgerald for the Waterford senior hurling team for the 2023 season.
- ^ O'Riordan, Ian (1 December 2014). "Tipperary's Eoin Kelly announces retirement". Irish Times. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "Eoin Kelly ends his career with Tipperary". RTÉ Sport. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ Whooley, Declan (1 December 2014). "'Everyone has their time' – Eoin Kelly announces Tipp retirement". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ "Tipperary hurler Eoin Kelly retires". GAA website. 1 December 2014. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ "Eoin Kelly retires". Hogan Stand. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ "Tipperary hurler Eoin Kelly announces retirement". Setanta Ireland. 1 December 2014. Archived from the original on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
- ^ "Tipperary Legend Eoin Kelly Retires". Nenagh Guardian. 1 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ Keane, Paul (1 December 2014). "Veteran Kelly calls time on Tipp career". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ "Best Munster team of last 25 years named". Hogan Stand website. 10 August 2009. Retrieved 28 May 2012.