Kieran O'Connor

Kieran O'Connor
Personal information
Irish name Ciarán Ó Conchubhair
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left corner-back
Born (1979-05-31)31 May 1979
Aghada, County Cork, Ireland
Died 15 July 2020(2020-07-15) (aged 41)
Bishopstown, Cork, Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Occupation Gaelic footballer
Club(s)
Years Club
1997–2016
Aghada
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
2004–2011
Cork 25 (0–02)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All-Irelands 1
NFL 1
All Stars 0

Kieran O'Connor (31 May 1979 – 15 July 2020) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with Aghada and was an All-Ireland Championship-winner as a member of the extended panel with the Cork senior football team in 2010.[1][2]

After beginning his career at club level with Aghada, O'Connor joined the Cork under-21 team as a 19-year-old in 1999. He was promoted to the Cork senior team under Billy Morgan in 2004. From his debut, O'Connor became a regular in defence and made a total of 25 championship appearances in a career that ended with him leaving the panel in March 2011. During that time he was a panellist when Cork won the All-Ireland Championship in 2010. O'Connor also secured three Munster Championship medals on the field of play and back-to-back National Football League medals in two separate divisions.

  1. ^ "Former Cork footballer Kieran O'Connor dies aged 41". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  2. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (15 July 2020). "Tributes paid after the passing of Cork All-Ireland winner Kieran O'Connor". The42. Retrieved 15 July 2020.