Kevin Bonner
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Personal information | |||
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Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
Club information | |||
Club | St Brigids | ||
Position | forward | ||
Club(s)* | |||
Club | Years | Apps (scores) | |
St Brigids | ?- Present | ||
Inter County | |||
County | Dublin | ||
Position | forward | ||
Inter County(ies)** | |||
County | Years | Apps (scores) | |
Dublin | 2006-Present | 4 (0-2) | |
Inter County Titles | |||
Leinster Titles | 1 | ||
* club appearances and scores |
Kevin Bonner is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays inter-county football for Dublin GAA. Kevin, the son of Donegal footballing legend, Séamus Bonner, plays his club football for St. Brigids in county Dublin.
[edit] 2006
Bonner made his championship debut for Dublin against Longford in the quarter final against and continued in the starting line-up against Laois in the 2006 Leinster Senior Football Championship. He was on Dublin's winning side in the 2006 Leinster Senior Football Championship final. Although he made his first appearance for the Dublin Senior team against UCD in the O'Byrne Cup when Dublin defeated UCD by a scoreline of 2-15 to 2-7. he finished the game with a scoreline of 1-01. He went on to complete his first term in the O'Byrne Cup with a scoreline of 1-07 and he finished the 2006 National Football League with 0-01. Bonner received a suspension of eight weeks in the controversial 2006 national league clash between Dublin and Tyrone, a game which resulted in disciplinary action against 9 players involved in the game. Kevin Bonner, Whelan, Bryan Cullen and Alan Brogan were all exonerated from all charges along with the Tyrone trio of Kevin Hughes, Michael McGee and Eoin Mulligan. The official reason given for the exoneration was stated as 'a technicality'.
[edit] 2007
He won the 2007 O'Byrne Cup for Dublin against Laois at O'Connor Park in Offaly. The game finished on a scoreline of 1-18 to 2-13 against Laois. He scored the winning goal for Dublin in extra time for Dublin. He finished the tournament with a total of 1-04.[1]
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Dublin Senior Football Team | ||
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1 S. Cluxton | 2 D. Henry | 3 R. McConnell | 4 P. Griffin | 5 B. Cahill | 6 B. Cullen | 7 G. Brennan | 8 D. Magee | 9 S. Ryan | 10 C. Moran | 11 J. Sherlock | 12 C. Keaney | 13 B. Brogan | 14 K. Bonner | 15 T. Quinn | Subs: P. Casey for Brennan (45 mins), D. Connolly for Quinn (50), M. Vaughan for Brogan (55), D. O'Callaghan for Sherlock (60), J. Magee for D Magee (63). |