Bryan Cullen
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Brían Ó Cuilinn | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Left Half Forward | ||
Born |
Dublin, Ireland | 7 April 1984||
Height | 1.8 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Occupation | Physio | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
2001- | Skerries Harps | ||
Club titles | |||
Dublin titles | 1 | ||
Colleges(s) | |||
Years | College | ||
DCU | |||
College titles | |||
Sigerson titles | 2 | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2003-2015 | Dublin | 55 (0-36) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 9 | ||
All-Irelands | 2 | ||
NFL | 2 | ||
All Stars | 0 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 9 January 2015. |
Bryan Cullen (born 7 April 1984) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a left wing-forward at senior level for the Dublin county team. Cullen announced his retirement on 9 January 2015. He stated 'I would like to extend my sincere thanks to Dublin managers Tommy Lyons, Pillar Caffrey, Pat Gilroy and Jim Gavin and especially to all the Dublin players past and present that I had the pleasure of sharing the pitch with.'[1]
Cullen made his first appearance for the team during the
At club level, Cullen plays with Skerries Harps.
Cullen is also studying for a PhD at Dublin City University.[2]
Playing career
Inter-county
At Minor level, Cullen was part of the Dublin side that won the 2001
Cullen was called up to the Dublin Senior team in 2003, and made his League debut against Armagh in February 2003. He made his Championship debut later that year against Louth.[3] In 2005, he won a Leinster Senior Football Championship medal with Dublin; defeating Laois in the final, with Cullen scoring three points. He scored eight points in total in that year's Leinster and All-Ireland Championships.
Cullen was cited after
Cullen came on as a substitute in the
Cullen was on Dublin's 2008 O'Byrne Cup winning team - defeating Longford in the final. Later in the year, he won a fourth consecutive Leinster Championship medal with the county, before being beaten by Tyrone in the All-Ireland quarter-final stage.
Cullen guided Dublin to victory as captain in their opening match of the 2011 Leinster Senior Football Championship against Laois. He scored a point in the game in what proved to be a facile win of 1-16 to 0-11 at Croke Park.[4] Dublin advanced to face Kildare in the semi-final of the Leinster championship. Dublin became won against the lilywhites with a controversial free in the dying minutes of the game. Cullen scored a point in the game and continued his unbeaten run in the championship as team captain in a game that finished on the scoreline 1-12 to 1-11.[5] Cullen continued his trend of a point a game against Wexford in the Leinster final. Dublin won the 2011 Leinster senior football championship with a disappointing performance against a strong Wexford side. The game finished with James McCarthy's goal proving the difference between the sides. The game finished 2-12 to 1-12.[6]
In a repeat of the previous years quarter final, Dublin were drawn against Tyrone. Unlike last year, Dublin pulled off a hugely convincing victory over Tyrone with Diarmuid Connolly dominating the scoring and Cullen continuing his trend of a point a game. Dublin won the game by a margin of seven points with the Croke park clash ending 0-22 to 0-15.[7] Dublin progressed to the semi-final against a very defensive Donegal side. Cullen scored again and Dublin won the game in a low-scoring affair ending sixteen years of absence from the all-Ireland final. The semi final against Donegal finished 0-08 to 0-06 and was a game that led to a final against a much fancied Kerry team.[8] Cullen captained Dublin to all-Ireland victory at a packed Croke Park. With seven minutes remaining, Kerry were leading by four points and a victory looked all but certain for the Kingdom. Once substitute Kevin McManamon scored a goal for Dublin, it was clear that Dublin were not beaten. In the dying minutes of the game, goalkeeper Stephen Cluxton kicked a free over the bar to give Dublin a dramatic victory against a stunned Kerry side. The game finished 1-12 to 1-11 giving Cullen the honour of being the first Dubliner to lift the Sam Maguire cup since 1995.[9]
Two years later, goalkeeper Stephen Cluxton succeeded Cullen as Dublin captain in 2013.[10]
International Rules
Cullen has represented
which Ireland won in 2004 and 2005. He was not selected for the team that lost to Australia in 2010.Province
Cullen has played for
School / college
Cullen was captain of DCU when they won the Sigerson Cup for the first time ever in 2006.[11][12] In doing so, Cullen became the first Dublin player to captain a Sigerson winning team.[3] Cullen won his second Sigerson Cup medal in 2010 when DCU defeated UCC in the final.[13]
Honours
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (2): 2011, 2013
- Leinster Senior Football Championship (9): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 (c), 2012 (c), 2013, 2014
- National Football League (2): 2013, 2014
- All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship(1): 2003
- Leinster Under-21 Football Championship(3): 2002, 2003, 2005
- Sigerson Cup (2): 2006, 2010
- Dublin Intermediate Football Championship (1): 2011
- Leinster Minor Football Championship (1): 2001
- International Rules(1): 2008
Coaching career
Leinster Rugby
After the
Personal life
Cullen married to Cork native, Ailis McSweeney in January 2013, who is the current holder of the Irish record for the 100m sprint.[15][16]
References
- ^ "GAA | Latest Gaelic Games News, Results & Fixtures | RTÉ Sport".
- ^ "Boys in Blue bring Sam Maguire to DCU". DCU News. 23 September 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "cul4kidz profile on Cullen". Cul4kidz website. 2007. Archived from the original on 7 May 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2009.
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- ^ "Stephen Cluxton confirmed as new Dublin captain after defeat of Cork at Croke Park: The Hill 16 favourite takes over from Bryan Cullen". The Score. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
- ^ "Sigerson Cup Final Photos". sportsfile.com. 25 February 2006. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Mortimer's Sigerson magic". independent.ie. 26 February 2006. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ "DCU claim Sigerson Cup". irishexaminer.com. 27 February 2010. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "'The GAA are not in a position to offer him a job'". Irish Independent. 22 September 2011.
- ^ "Top sprinter chases after phone thief 'Love/Hate' style". Irish Independent. 2 September 2013.
The Cork athlete, who is married to Dublin player and former captain Bryan Cullen, was at Croke Park for Dublin's victory in the All-Ireland semi-finals but had her phone stolen outside the grounds. The holder of the Irish 100-metre sprint record gave chase but failed to catch the thief, saying her handbag slowed her down.
- ^ "From trenches to benches for Bryan Cullen". Irish Independent. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2013.
External links
- cul4kidz profile
- Skerries Harps website
- Official Dublin website
- Kevin Hughes Article On Suspension of Dublin and Tyrone Players (2006)
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Preceded by | 2011
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Preceded by | Dublin Senior Football Captain 2011 – 2012 |
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