Ger Spillane

Ger Spillane
Personal information
Irish name Gearóid Ó Spealáin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Half-back
Born (1981-03-03) 3 March 1981 (age 43)
Ballygarvan, County Cork
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Occupation Farm sales representative
Club(s)
Years Club
1999-present
Ballygarvan
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2006- 2012
Cork
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All-Irelands 1
NFL 2 (Div 1) 1(Div 2)
All Stars 1
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Ger Spillane (born 3 March 1981 in Ballygarvan, County Cork) is a member of the Cork inter-county Gaelic football team and is one of the Vodafone GAA All Stars for the 2006 season.[1] In 2007, he was part of the Cork side that reached the final of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship to be beaten by Kerry in the final.[2] In 2008, he was again part of the Cork team that lost to Kerry after a replay in a semi final.[3] Cork also lost to Kerry in the 2009 All-Ireland final but Ger finally won an All-Ireland Senior Football title in 2010 when Cork beat Co Down in the All-Ireland final. As a hurler, Spillane played a leading role in Ballygarvan winning the Cork Junior Hurling Championship title in 2004.[4] He also played a leading role in Ballygarvan reaching the final of the 2010 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship.

  1. ^ "Champions Kerry top All Star list". RTÉ Sport. 22 November 2006. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  2. ^ "2007 All-Ireland SFC final: Kerry trounce sad Cork". Hogan Stand. 16 September 2007. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Kerry 3-14 Cork 2-13". RTÉ Sport. 31 August 2008. Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
  4. ^ "Cork claim Junior crown". RTÉ Sport. 30 July 2005. Retrieved 16 November 2010.[permanent dead link]