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'''Tom O'Sullivan''' is an Irish Gaelic football player from [[County Kerry]]. |
'''Tom O'Sullivan''' is an Irish Gaelic football player from [[County Kerry]]. He is a [[Garda Síochána]] by profession and plays his club football for Rathmore. |
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Tom O'Sullivan never played football for Kerry in the [[All-Ireland Minor Football Championship]]. However, he won the [[Munster Under-21 Football Championship]] with Kerry on two occasions, in 1998 and 1999, going on to win the [[All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship]] in 1998. .<ref>http://www.kerrygaa.ie/old_website/intercounty/2005/senfoot/final2005/penpics.htm</ref> |
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==Senior Playing Career]] |
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Tom O'Sullivan made his debut for the Kerry Seniors against [[Cork GAA|Cork]] in the 1999 [[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League]]. His [[Munster Senior Football Championship]] debut came in 2000, against Cork. O'Sullivan has won the [[Munster Senior Football Championship]] six times. He has won the [[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship]] with Kerry on four occasions in [[2000]], [[2004]], [[2006]] and [[2007]]. Tom won [[GAA All Stars Awards]] for his performances in [[2000]], [[2004]] and in [[2005]]. He also picked up two [[National Football League (Ireland)|National Football League]] medals for Kerry in [[2004]] and [[2006]]. O'Sullivan was known primarily as a corner-back, but has had to move to full-back since the retirement of [[Mike McCarthy (footballer)|Mike McCarthy]]. He has had some difficulties in the switch, but has managed to cope with the new position to date, being described as 'soundness personified at full back'.<ref>http://www.munster-express.ie/sports/gaa-football/munster-football-semi-final/</ref> |
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Tom won two allstars for his performances in Kerrys all-Ireland winning years [[2000]] and [[2004]] and again in [[2005]]. He has won the all-Ireland with Kerry on four occasions in [[2000]], [[2004]], [[2006]] and [[2007]]. He also won a U21 all-Ireland in [[1998]] and also picked up two national football league division one medals for Kerry in the two all-Ireland winning years of [[2004]] and [[2006]]. O'Sullivan was known primarily as a corner-back, but has had to move to full-back since the retirement of Michael McCarthy. Has been struggling in this position up to date. |
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| Irish name | Tomás Ó Súilleabháin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left Full Back | ||
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| Years | Club | ||
- Present | Rathmore | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
- Present | Kerry | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 4 | ||
| All Stars | 3 | ||
Tom O'Sullivan is an Irish Gaelic football player from County Kerry. He is a Garda Síochána by profession and plays his club football for Rathmore.
Playing career
Tom won two allstars for his performances in Kerrys all-Ireland winning years 2000 and 2004 and again in 2005. He has won the all-Ireland with Kerry on four occasions in 2000, 2004, 2006 and 2007. He also won a U21 all-Ireland in 1998 and also picked up two national football league division one medals for Kerry in the two all-Ireland winning years of 2004 and 2006. O'Sullivan was known primarily as a corner-back, but has had to move to full-back since the retirement of Michael McCarthy. Has been struggling in this position up to date.