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[edit]

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[edit]

Galway

Monivea Abbey

Abbeyknockmoy

Individual

References[edit]

  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.