Leo O'Connor (hurler)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Leo Ó Conchubhair | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||
| Born |
1967 Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1985-2006 | Claughaun | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Limerick titles | 6 | 1 | |
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1988-1994 | Limerick | 6 (2-05) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Leo O'Connor (born 1967) is an Irish hurling manager and former player. At club level, he played hurling and Gaelic football with Claughaun and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.
O'Connor played hurling at all grades as a student at Limerick CBS. He was part of the school's senior team that lost to St Finbarr's College in the final of the Dr Harty Cup in 1984.[1]
At club level, O'Connor began his career as a dual player at juvenile and underage levels with Claughaun, winning a Limerick MAFC title in 1985, as well as Limerick U21AHC medals in 1984 and 1987. After beginning his career as a goalkeeper, he later became an outfield player after progressing to senior level. O'Connor was part of the Claughaun teams that claimed a SHC-SFC double in 1986. He claimed a further five Limerick SFC medals between 1988 and 1996. O'Connor ended his club career after adding a Limerick IHC medal to his collection in 2006.
At inter-county level, O'Connor first played for Limerick as part of the minor team that beat Kilkenny to win the All-Ireland MHC title in 1984.[2] He progressed to the under-21 team and won consecutive Munster U21HC titles, before claiming an All-Ireland U21HC medal after a 2-15 to 3-06 win over Galway in the 1987 final.[3]
O'Connor joined the senior team in 1988, but was on and off the team over the course of the following few years. He collected his first silverware as a panel member when Limerick won the National Hurling League title in 1992.[4] O'Connor later won a Munster SHC medal, before lining out in Limerick's defeat by Offaly in the 1994 All-Ireland final.[5][6]