Eddie O'Connor

Biography

Edward O’Connor (born 2 October 1964) is an Irish hurling manager and former player who played for Kilkenny Senior Championship club Glenmore. He played for the Kilkenny senior hurling team for eight seasons, during which time he usually lined out as a right corner-back. O'Connor began his hurling career at club level with Glenmore. He broke onto the club's top adult team, having earlier lined out for the club's junior team, and enjoyed his greatest success when was at right corner-back on Glenmore's All-Ireland Club Championship-winning team in 1991. O'Connor's club career also saw him claim two Leinster Club Championship titles and five Kilkenny Senior Championship titles. At inter-county level, O'Connor was part of the successful Kilkenny minor team that won the All-Ireland Minor Championship in 1981 before later winning an All-Ireland Under-21 Championship with the under-21 team in 1984. He joined the Kilkenny senior team in 1991. From his debut, O'Connor was ever-present as a defender and made 23 Championship appearances in a career that ended with his last game in 1998. During that time he was part of two All-Ireland Championship-winning teams – in 1992 and as captain of the team in 1993. O'Connor also secured three successive Leinster Championship medals and a National Hurling League medal. He was joined on the Kilkenny senior team by his brother, Willie O'Connor.

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