Diarmuid Cloonan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Diarmuid Ó Cluanáin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full Back | ||
| Born |
1980 Athenry, County Galway, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1998-2011 | Athenry | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 5 | ||
| Connacht titles | 5 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2001-2007 | Galway | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Diarmuid Cloonan (born 1980) is an Irish hurler who played as a full-back for the Galway senior team.[1]
Born in Athenry, County Galway, Cloonan first played competitive hurling whilst at school at Athenry Vocational School. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Galway minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. He joined the senior panel for the 2001 championship. Cloonan went on to play a bit part for Galway for the next few years, and won one National Hurling League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up as a non-playing substitute on one occasion.[2]
As a member of the Connacht inter-provincial team at various times, Cloonan won a Railway Cup runner-up on one occasion. At club level he is a two-time All-Ireland medallist with Athenry. In addition to this he also won four Connacht medals and four championship medals.[citation needed]
Cloonan's retirement came following the conclusion of the 2007 championship.[citation needed]
His brother, Eugene, also played at all levels with Galway, and is regarded as one of the county's greatest-ever forwards.[citation needed]
Honours
Team
- Athenry
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship (2): 2000, 2001
- Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship (5): 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004
- Galway Senior Club Hurling Championship (5): 1998, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2004
- Galway
References
- ^ "Diarmuid Cloonan". Hurling Stats website. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
- ^ "Cloonan hoping for Galway return". Irish Independent. 23 November 2005. Retrieved 21 January 2014.