Mike Frank Russell

Mike Frank Russell

Personal information
Irish name	Mícheál Prionsias Ruiséal
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Right Corner Forward
Born	1977 Killorglin, County Kerry
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Occupation	Teacher
Club(s)
Years	Club
1995-present	Laune Rangers
Club Titles
Kerry titles	2 (1 as sub)
Munster titles	2 (1 as sub)
All-Ireland Titles	1 (1 as sub)
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1997-2009	Kerry	56 (8-130)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	8
All Irelands	5
NFL	4 ( 1 as sub)
All Stars	1

Mike Frank Russell (born 1977 in Killorglin, County Kerry) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football with his local club Laune Rangers and was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1997 until 2009.

Early life

Mike Frank Russell was born in Killorglin, County Kerry in 1977. He was educated at the local primary school before later attending the Intermediate School in Killorglin. It was here that Russell's football skills were first developed and he became a key member of the school's senior team. In 1996 he captured a Corn Uí Mhuirí winners' medal as the Killorglin school captured the Munster colleges' title. An All-Ireland colleges' final appearance beckoned for Russell's side with St. Patrick's of Maghera providing the opposition. Killorglin went on a goal scoring spree and proved more than a match for the point-scoring abilities of St. Pat's. A 4-8 to 1-14 score line gave Killorglin the win and gave Russell an All-Ireland colleges' winners' medal.

Russell currently works as a teacher. In 2009 he married Sinead O'Brien in Killorglin.

Playing career

College

Russell attended the Institute of Technology, Tralee (ITT), where he lined out with the institiute's senior football team and enjoyed some success. In the 1997-98 season his side reached the final of the inter-varsities football competition. The University of Ulster provided the opposition on that occasion in Austin Stack Park, however, ITT won the game by 0-10 to 0-8, giving Russell a coveted Sigerson Cup winners' medal.

Inter-county

Kerry

Russell made his debut for Kerry in the 1997 season. He became a key forward for Kerry over the next decade, winning a total of 5 All-Ireland medals with Kerry. He was also selected for the All-Star team in 2000. He retired from inter-county football in 2009.^[1]

Honours

Intermediate School Killorglin

• All-Ireland Senior Colleges' Football Championship:
  • Winner (1): 1996
• Munster Senior Colleges' Football Championship:
  • Winner (1): 1996

Institute of Technology, Tralee

• Sigerson Cup:
  • Winner (1): 1997-98

Laune Rangers

• All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship:
  • Winner (1): 1996 (sub)
• Munster Senior Club Football Championship:
  • Winner (1): 1995 (sub), 1996
• Kerry Senior Football Championship:
  • Winner (2): 1995 (sub), 1996
  • Runner-up (3): 1997, 2003, 2004
• Kerry Under-21 Football Championship:
  • Winner (1): 1995
• Kerry Minor Football Championship:
  • Winner (1): 1995
• Kerry County Football League – Division 1:
  • Winner (4): 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998

Kerry

• All-Ireland Senior Football Championship:
  • Winner (5): 1997, 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007
  • Runner-up (3): 2002, 2005, 2008
• Munster Senior Football Championship:
  • Winner (8): 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007
  • Runner-up (3): 1999, 2006, 2008
• National Football League (Division 1):
  • Winner (4): 1996-97, 2004, 2006, 2009 (sub)
• National Football League (Division 2):
  • Winner (1): 2002
• All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship:
  • Winner (2): 1996, 1998
• Munster Under-21 Football Championship:
  • Winner (3): 1996 (sub), 1997, 1998 (sub)
• All-Ireland Minor Football Championship:
  • Winner (1): 1994
• Munster Minor Football Championship:
  • Winner (1): 1994

Munster

• Railway Cup:
  • Winner (0):
  • Runner-up (1): 2007

Ireland

• International Rules Series:
  • Winner (1): 2001 (sub)

References

1. ^ "End of an era as Mike Frank retires". The Kerryman. 2009-07-01. http://www.kerryman.ie/premium/sport/gaelic-football/end-of-an-era-as-mike-frank-retires-1801049.html. Retrieved 2010-07-15. 

Teams

Persondata
Name	Russell, Mike Frank
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Date of birth	1977
Place of birth	Killorglin
Date of death
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