Mark O'Sullivan

Mark O'Sullivan (born 1973) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played as a full-forward for the Cork senior team.

Mark O'Sullivan
Personal information
Irish name Marc Ó Súilleabháin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full-forward
Born 1973
Newmarket, County Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Club(s)
Years Club
Newmarket
Club titles
Cork titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
1994-2001
Cork 16 (3-16)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 5
All-Irelands 2
NFL 1
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 11:11, 15 February 2014.

Born in Newmarket, County Cork, O'Sullivan first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team in 1991, before lining out with the under-21 side in 1994. Both teams were to win All Ireland titles. 2 Sigerson Cup titles followed with UCC in 1994 and 1995. He made his senior debut for Cork in the 1994 championship. O'Sullivan went on to play a key role for the team over the next seven years, winning three Munster medals and one National Football League medal.[1] He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion in 1999.[2]

As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team at various times, O'Sullivan won one Railway Cup medal in 1999. At club level he is a one-time junior championship medallist with Newmarket in 1998.[3]

Throughout his career O'Sullivan made 16 championship appearances for Cork. He retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 2001 championship.

Honours

Player

Cork Vocational Schools
Newmarket
University College Cork
Cork
Munster

References

  1. "Munster Football Finals". Munster GAA. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  2. "Mark O'Sullivan will take 1999 All-Ireland final regrets 'to the grave'". Irish Examiner. 13 August 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  3. John Joe, Brosnan (11 December 1998). "Glory day for Newmarket". The Corkman. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
  4. "Sigerson Cup". Wikipedia.
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