Alan Browne
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| Native name | Alain de Brún (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 23 January 1974 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Auctioneer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| * club appearances and scores correct as of 20:06, 31 January 2019. **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:06, 31 January 2019. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alan Browne (born 23 January 1974) is an Irish retired hurler who played for Cork Senior Championship club Blackrock. He played for the Cork senior hurling team for 9 years, during which time he usually lined out as a forward.
Browne began his hurling career at club level with Blackrock. He was selected for the club's top adult team, straight out of the minor grade, ahead of the 1992 championship. One of the most prolific scorers of his era, Browne made 71 championship appearances for the club before his retirement in 2011. He was part of the Blackrock teams that won the Cork Senior Championship in 1999, 2001 and 2002.
At inter-county level, Browne was a member of the Cork under-21 team that won the Munster Championship in 1993. He joined the Cork senior team in 1994. From his debut, Browne was ever-present as an inside forward and made a total of 74 National League and Championship appearances in a career that ended with his last game in the 2003 All-Ireland final. During that time, he was part of the All-Ireland Championship-winning team in 1999. Browne also won three Munster Championship medals, including one as captain, and a National Hurling League medal. He retired from inter-county hurling after Cork's defeat in the 2003 All-Ireland final.
At inter-provincial level, Browne was selected to play in three championship campaigns with Munster and won Railway Cup medals in 1996, 2000 and 2001. As a coach, he served as a selector and joint-manager with the Blackrock senior team, while he was also a selector with the Cork under-21 team.