Tomás Mannion

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Tomás Mannion
Personal information
Irish name Tomás Ó Mainnín
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left corner back
Born (1969-10-01) 1 October 1969 (age 54)
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation Farmer[1]
Club(s)
Years Club
Monivea Abbey (F)
Abbeyknockmoy (H)
Club titles
  Football Hurling
Galway titles 1 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1989–2002
Galway
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 3
All-Irelands 2
NFL 0
All Stars 1

Tomás Mannion (born 1 October 1969) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for the Galway county team.

Playing career

Mannion first represented Galway at minor level. Mannion was at corner forward in the final of the 1986 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, scoring two goals in the win over Cork.[2]

Mannion was a corner back on the Galway team that won the All-Ireland in 1998, beating Kildare.[3] Mannion was named on the All Star team later that year.[4] After retiring due to a back injury, missing the 2000 championship,[5] Mannion returned to the Galway team for the 2001 season.[6] Later that year, Mannion was at centre back for the All-Ireland final against Meath. Galway were nine-point winners, giving Mannion his second All-Ireland medal.[7] Mannion retired from inter-county football after the 2002 season.[8]

Honours

Galway

Monivea Abbey

Abbeyknockmoy

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Galway GAA star speaks about farm safety". Irish Farmers Journal. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Maximum effort with minimum fuss". Irish Independent. 19 May 2002. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Hungrier Galway end the Western famine". Irish Independent. 28 September 1998. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Browne is Tipperary's lone star". The Irish Times. 3 December 1998. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Galway lose injured Mannion". The Irish Times. 10 May 2000. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Mannion return a boon for Galway". The Irish Times. 8 February 2001. Retrieved 20 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Meath the victims as Galway turn it on". The Irish Times. 24 September 2001. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Galway must start campaign without Mannion". Irish Examiner. 22 April 2003. Retrieved 20 January 2023.