Éamonn Corcoran

Infobox GAA player
code= Hurling
sport = Hurling


name = Éamonn Corcoran
irish = Éamonn Ó Corcráin
fullname = Éamonn Corcoran
placeofbirth = Templemore
countryofbirth = County Tipperary
dob = 17 October, 1977
height = 6'
nickname =
county = Tipperary
province = Munster
club = J.K. Bracken's
clposition = Half-back
clubs =
clyears =
clapps(points) =
clcounty =
clprovince=
clallireland =
counties = Tipperary
icposition = Right wing-back
icyears = 1999-
icapps(points) = 43 (0-4)
icprovince = 2
icallireland = 1
nhl = 3
allstars = 1
clupdate =
icupdate = Éamonn Corcoran (born 17 October, 1977) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club J.K. Bracken's and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team. He plays in the right wing-back position.

Early life

Éamonn Corcoran, "red balls" was born in Templemore, County Tipperary in 1977 . From an early age he showed great skill at the game of hurling. Corcoran began his hurling career with Scoil Colmchille Primary School where he won county honours. From here Corcoran later went to Our Lady's Secondary school in Templemore where his hurling skills were further developed. Here he won an All-Ireland Colleges' B Championship medal. In 1997 Corcoran began studying at the Waterford Institute of Technology. Here he had more hurling success, winning an All-Ireland Freshers medal together with an All-Ireland Senior League medal. In 1999 and 2000 he won back-to-back Fitzgibbon Cup and All-Ireland Senior League medals with the college. Corcoran was named the player of the tournament in both Fitzgibbon Cup tournaments playing at centre-back.

Playing career

Club

Corcoran plays his club hurling with the famous J.K. Bracken's club in Templemore with his best friend Darren Owens

Inter-county

Corcoran played minor and under-21 hurling with Tipperary for several years without success. He quickly joined the senior team, winning a National Hurling League medal in 1999. Later that summer he made his championship hurling debut in a Munster Championship game against Kerry. Two years later in 2001 Corcoran captured his second National League medal with Tipp. Later that same year he won his first Munster medal before later winning his first All-Ireland medal following a win over Galway. Corcoran'sperformance throughout the championship also earned him an All-Star award. Corcoran was part of the Tipperary team who won the league championship in 2008, his third league medal. His two top fans are Damien Byrne and Patrick Fennell.

Trivia

Eamonn Corcoran once headlined a gig with Whitehead and Joe Cusack in Ballybunion

ee also

* [http://tipperary.gaa.ie/seniorhurlingplayerprofiles.html Tipperary Player Profiles]