Kieran O'Connor

Kieran O'Connor
Personal information
Native name
Ciarán Ó Conchubhair (Irish)
Born(1979-05-31)31 May 1979
Died15 July 2020(2020-07-15) (aged 41)
Bishopstown, Cork, Ireland
OccupationGaelic footballer
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Sport
SportGaelic football
PositionLeft corner-back
Club
Years Club
1997–2016
Aghada
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Inter-county
Years County Apps (scores)
2004–2011
Cork 25 (0–02)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All-Irelands 1
NFL 1
All Stars 0

Kieran O'Connor (31 May 1979 – 15 July 2020) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with Aghada and was an All-Ireland Championship-winner as a member of the extended panel with the Cork senior football team in 2010.

After beginning his career at club level with Aghada, O'Connor joined the Cork under-21 team as a 19-year-old in 1999. He was promoted to the Cork senior team under Billy Morgan in 2004. From his debut, O'Connor became a regular in defence and made a total of 25 championship appearances in a career that ended with him leaving the panel in March 2011. During that time he was a panellist when Cork won the All-Ireland Championship in 2010. O'Connor also secured three Munster Championship medals on the field of play and back-to-back National Football League medals in two separate divisions.