Conor Gleeson (Tipperary hurler)
Irish hurler
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Conor Gleeson (born 4 May 1973) is an Irish hurling coach and former player. At club level he played with Boherlahan–Dualla and at inter-county level with the Tipperary senior hurling team.
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| Born | 4 May 1973 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Garda detective | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
Gleeson played hurling and Gaelic football at all levels during his time as a student a Cashel CBS. He won a McGowan Cup medal as part of the school's Gaelic football team. Gleeson later studied at Carlow Regional Technical College and won a Ryan Cup medal in 1993.[1] He later trained at the Garda College and was a Fitzgibbon Cup runner-up in 1997.[2]
At club level, Gleeson first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with Boherlahan–Dualla. He won a Tipperary MBHC medal in 1991, before progressing to adult level. Gleeson was part of the Boherlahan–Dualla team that won the Tipperary SHC title in 1996, after a 1–16 to 2–12 win over Toomevara in the final.[3]
Gleeson first appeared on the inter-county scene for Tipperary as a dual player at under-21 level. He made his senior team debut in 1995. Gleeson captained Tipperary on their run to the 1997 All-Ireland SHC final, which ultimately ended with a defeat by Clare.[4] Gleeson won a National Hurling League title in 1999, before claiming a second winners' medal in that competition in 2001. He later added a Munster SHC medal to his collection, but missed the final through injury, before Tipperary made a clean sweep of all the major hurling titles by beating Galway in the 2001 All-Ireland SHC final.[5][6]
Gleeson's performances for Tipperary also resulted in a call-up to the Munster inter-provincial team.[7] He retired from inter-county hurling as a result of an ongoing back problem in 2005.[8]
Coaching career
In retirement from playing, Gleeson has become involved in team management as both a coach and manager at club and inter-county levels. He worked as a coach during Éamonn Kelly's tenures as manager of Kerry, Offaly and Laois, during which time the former won the Christy Ring Cup title.[9][10][11] Gleeson has also worked as manager of a number of club sides, including Boherlahan–Dualla and Golden–Kilfeacle.[12][13] He managed Rathdowney–Errill to the Laois SHC title in 2014.[14]
Honours
Player
- Carlow Regional Technical College
- Ryan Cup (1): 1993
- Boherlahan–Dualla
- Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1996
- Tipperary Junior A Football Championship (1): 1996
- Tipperary
Management
- Rathdowney–Errill
- Kerry