Declan O'Sullivan
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Declan O'Sullivan (born 18 December 1983) is an Irish former sportsperson. He last played Gaelic football with his local club Dromid Pearses, his divisional side South Kerry and at senior level for the Kerry county team between 2003 and his retirement in 2014.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Déaglán Ó Súilleabháin | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Centre forward | ||
Born |
(1983-12-18) 18 December 1983 (age 40) Tralee, Ireland | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1999–2015 2002–2015 |
Dromid Pearses South Kerry | ||
Club titles | |||
Kerry titles | 5 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2003–2014 | Kerry | 70 (8–83) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 8 | ||
All-Irelands | 5 | ||
NFL | 3 | ||
All Stars | 3 |
O'Sullivan captained Kerry to back-to-back All-Ireland titles in 2006 and 2007. He is regarded as one of the all-time great centre forwards.
Since retirement, O'Sullivan has taken the role of selector with the Kerry minor team for the 2015 season. As part of Jack O Connor's backroom team, in O'Sullivan's first season as selector, they captured the All-Ireland title. While O'Connor completed the historic back-to-back All-Ireland titles. O'Sullivan joined Jack O'Connor as selector for the Kerry under-21 football team for the 2016 Championship season.