| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Ronán Ó Corráin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Born |
26 February 1981 Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Occupation | Sales manager | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
1999-2014 | St Finbarr's | 42 (2-28) | |
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| Cork Institute of Technology | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2001–2011 | Cork | 46 (0–03) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 3 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 15:13, 17 April 2019. | |||
Ronan Curran (born 26 February 1981) is an Irish hurling manager and former hurler who played for Cork Senior Championship club St Finbarr's. He is the current manager of the Kanturk senior hurling team. Curran played for the Cork senior hurling team for 10 years, during which time he made a record number of appearances as a centre-back. Described as the outstanding centre-back of the decade, his half-back-line partnership with Seán Óg Ó hAilpín and John Gardiner is regarded as one of the greatest of all time.[1][2][3]
Curran began his career at club level with St Finbarr's. After championship success in the minor grades in both hurling and Gaelic football, he spent much of his adult career as a dual player at the highest level. Curran enjoyed his only success at senior level when he won a Premier Intermediate Football Championship medal in 2008 and a return to the top flight of Cork football. His early prowess also saw him selected for the Cork Institute of Technology in the Fitzgibbon Cup.
At inter-county level, Curran was part of the successful Cork minor team that won the All-Ireland Championship in 1998 before an unsuccessful three-year stint with the under-21 team. He joined the Cork senior team in 2001. Curran eventually became Cork's first-choice centre-back and made a combined total of 97 National League and Championship appearances in a career that ended with his last game in 2011. During that time he was part of two All-Ireland Championship-winning teams – in 2004 and 2005. Curran also secured three Munster Championship medals. He announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 24 August 2011.[4][5]
Curran won his first All-Star in 2003, before claiming a further two All-Stars in 2004 and 2006. At inter-provincial level, he was selected to play in three championship campaigns with Munster, with his sole Railway Cup medal being won in 2005.