Adrian Sweeney
Irish Gaelic footballer
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Adrian Sweeney is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for Dungloe and the Donegal county team.
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Full Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Considered one of the finest forwards of his generation, he often played alongside Brendan Devenney for Donegal.[2]
Sweeney played for Donegal from 1996 to 2008, including a streak of 72 consecutive games between 1996 and 2003. He started the first game of Brian McEniff's last spell as Donegal manager, a league defeat to Galway in Tuam in February 2003, during which he scored two points (one of which was a free).[3] He won an All Star in 2003,[4] a year when Donegal made it to the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final in which he played and scored four points (including two frees).[5] He played a crucial role in the team that won the county's first National League Division 1 title in 2007.[6][7] Sweeney won an Ulster Under-21 Football Championship in 1995.[8] However, he never won the Ulster Senior Football Championship.[2] He did play in the 2004 Ulster final against Armagh at Croke Park.[9] He also played in the 2006 Ulster final against the same opponents at the same venue, and scored three points but lost again.[10]
He played for Donegal Boston.[11]
His brother Raymond also played for Dungloe and Donegal.[12]
