Dónal Clifford
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| Dónal Clifford | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Sport | Hurling | |
| Full name | Dónal Clifford | |
| Place of birth | Cork , Ireland | |
| Club information | ||
| Club | Glen Rovers | |
| Position | Centre-back | |
| Inter-County | ||
| County | Cork | |
| Position | Half-back | |
| Inter-County(ies)** | ||
| County | Years | Apps (scores) |
| Cork | 1970s | |
| Senior Inter-County Titles | ||
| Munster Titles | 2 | |
| All-Ireland | 1 | |
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* club appearances and scores |
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Dónal Clifford (born 1948) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Glen Rovers and with the Cork senior inter-county team throughout the 1970s.
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[edit] Playing career
[edit] Club
Clifford played his club hurling with the famous Glen Rovers club on the north side of Cork city. He enjoyed much success with the club, and was a member of the panel when ‘the Glen’ captured senior county championship titles in 1969, 1972 and 1976. This last win was later converted into both a Munster club title, as well as an All-Ireland club title.
[edit] Inter-county
Clifford first came to prominence as a hurler on the Cork minor team. He won a Munster minor title in 1964, which was quickly followed by an All-Ireland medal. Two years later in 1966 he won a second Munster medal with the Cork minor team. That year Clifford also made his debut for the Cork under-21 team, playing in the drawn All-Ireland final. Two years later in 1968 he won an All-Ireland medal with the under-21 side. In 1969 Clifford captured his only Munster under-21 medal on the field of play, before going on to win a second All-Ireland medal.
By 1969 Clifford was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team. He began his senior career by winning a National Hurling League title. This was quickly followed by his first senior Munster title, however, Kilkenny later defeated Cork in the All-Ireland final. 1970 saw Clifford win his second National League title in-a-row. He also collected a second consecutive Munster title before playing in his second consecutive All-Ireland final. This time the opposition were Wexford and Cork made no mistake in capturing the title. Clifford played little part in inter-county action after this victory.
[edit] Teams
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