Ronan Sweeney
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Rónán Mac Suibhne | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Full Forward | ||
| Born |
15 September 1980 Newbridge, County Kildare, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1997- | Moorefield | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Kildare titles | 7 | ||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 2000-2013 | Kildare | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Ronan Sweeney (born on 15 September 1980) is a Gaelic footballer, who played inter-county football for Kildare and currently plays club football with Moorefield. He played for Kildare for 13 seasons between 2000 - 2013 winning a Leinster title in 2000 after defeating Dublin. [1] He has been very influential in his club's most successful ever period, winning 7 county championships and a Leinster title between 2000 and 2014.[2]
Sweeney has been heavily involved in the Gaelic Players Association from a young age and is currently secretary.[3]
Honours
- Kildare Senior Football Championship (7): 2000, 2002, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2013, 2014
- Leinster Senior Club Football Championship (1): 2006
- Leinster Club Footballer of the Year (1): 2006
- Leinster Senior Football Championship (1): 2000
- National Football League Division 2 (1):
Coaching
Sweeney went straight from playing to coaching when he joined Niall Carew's backroom team in Waterford in 2013 and Sligo in 2014.
References
- ↑ "Sweeney relishing chance". Hogan Stand. 25 August 2010. Retrieved 25 August 2010.
- ↑ "Sweeney double sinks Rhode". Hogan Stand. 4 December 2006. Retrieved 4 December 2006.
- ↑ Potts, Sean (28 October 2012). "Details of the Gaelic Players Association AGM after a year of historic changes in GAA: The AGM of the Gaelic Players Association took place this afternoon at the Gibson Hotel, Dublin". Irish Central. Retrieved 19 February 2013.
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