Declan Fanning
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Déaglán Ó Fainín | ||
| Sport | Dual player | ||
| Position | Right wing-back | ||
| Born |
24 June 1979 Killenaule, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Occupation | Agricultural Mechanic | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Killenaule | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Tipperary titles | 0 | 0 | |
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2003 2004–2010 |
Tipperary (football) Tipperary (hurling) |
4 (0-00) 30 (0–1) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 23:31, 29 October 2014. | |||
Declan Fanning (born 24 June 1979) is an Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler who played as right wing-back for the Tipperary senior team.
Born in Killenaule, County Tipperary, Fanning first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor teams as a dual player, before later joining the under-21 sides. He made his senior football debut during the 2003 championship before making his hurling debut during the 2004 championship. Fanning went on to play a key part for Tipperary, and won one All-Ireland medal, two Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
As a member of the
Throughout his career Fanning made a combined total of 34 championship appearances for Tipperary. He announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 1 November 2010.[1][2][3][4][5]
In retirement from playing Fanning became involved in team management and coaching. In October 2014 he joined the Tipperary senior management team as a selector.[6]
Playing career
Club
Fanning plays his club hurling with his local Killenaule side, however, he has yet to win a senior county title.
Inter-county
Fanning first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the
In September 2009, Fanning was nominated for the 2009
On 5 September 2010, Fanning started at right half-back as Tipperary won their 26th
On 1 November 2010, Fanning announced his retirement from inter-county hurling. 'Having had the great honour of winning an All Ireland senior hurling medal with Tipperary this year, I have decided to call time on my inter-county hurling career, I am very grateful to Liam Sheedy and his management and backroom team for all the encouragement and support they gave me.[9] I want to thank all the players, We worked hard together but we also had great fun and I shall miss training and hurling with them.' he said in a statement.[10][11]
Inter-provincial
Fanning has also lined out with
Coaching
In October 2014, it was confirmed that Fanning will be a selector on the Tipperary hurling team in 2015.[12] In November 2015, Fanning was named as a coach for the Tipperary senior hurling team under new manager Michael Ryan.[13][14] On 4 September 2016, Tipperary defeated Kilkenny in the
Honours
Team
- Killenaule
- South Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (5): 2005, 2007, 2008, 2013 (c), 2015
- Tipperary
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2010
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2008, 2009
- National Hurling League (1): 2008
- McGrath Cup (1): 2003
- Munster Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1997
- Railway Cup
- Railway Cup(1): 2007
Individual
- Awards
- All-Star(1): 2007
References
- ^ "Fanning retires from inter-county hurling". GAA website. 1 November 2010. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "Tipp's Fanning to retire from inter-county hurling". Breaking News website. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "Tipp star Fanning bows out". Setanta Sports website. 1 November 2010. Archived from the original on 30 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid & Canty, Brian (2 November 2010). "Tipp's Fanning calls time on inter-county career". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Hogan, Vincent (6 November 2010). "'Tipp's future will still be bright without me'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ Cahill, Jackie (28 October 2014). "Delight for Eamon O'Shea as Fanning joins Tipp backroom". Irish Independent. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- ^ "Hurling All Star nominations revealed". RTÉ Sport. 23 September 2009. Archived from the original on 27 September 2009. Retrieved 7 October 2009.
- ^ "Rampant Tipp deny Cats immortality". Irish Independent. 6 September 2010. Retrieved 8 September 2010.
- ^ "Fanning calls time on Tipp county career". Irish Times. 1 November 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
- ^ "Declan Fanning quits Tipperary panel". RTÉ Sport. 1 November 2010. Archived from the original on 2 November 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2010.
- ^ "Fanning retires from intercounty hurling". gaa.ie. 1 November 2010. Archived from the original on 12 December 2010. Retrieved 13 January 2011.
- ^ "Michael Ryan to succeed Eamon O'Shea in Tipperary hot-seat for 2016". Irish Independent. 27 October 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ "Maher returns to management with Tipperary as hurling backrooms finalised". The 42. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Michael Ryan adds John Madden to Tipperary managerial ticket". Irish Examiner. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ "Tipperary 2-29 Kilkenny 2-20". Munster GAA. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Analysis: How Tipperary finally overcame Kilkenny to claim All-Ireland senior hurling glory". The 42. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 6 September 2016.