| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Aodán Breathnach | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born | 23 January 1990 Kanturk, County Cork, Ireland |
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 2007-present | Kanturk | ||
| Club Titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2009-present | Cork | 12 (0-5) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 23:24, 4 July 2011. | |||
Aidan Walsh (born 23 January 1990 in Kanturk, County Cork, Ireland) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays Gaelic football and hurling with his local club Kanturk and has been a member of the Cork senior inter-county football team since 2009.[1]
Walsh won his first All Ireland Senior Championship medal in 2010 as Cork defeated Down by 0-16 to 0-15 in the final.[2]
In October 2010, Walsh won his first All Star award being named in midfield.[3] He also claimed the 2010 Young Footballer of the Year award.[4]
He also played Underage with Cork in football & hurling. He won a Munster Minor Hurling Championship medal in 2008, Cork's first title in the grade since 2006. In 2007 he won a Munster Championship with the Cork minor football team.
He then moved on the Under 21 sides of both. In football he was part of the Cork side that won the 2009 All Ireland title, in 2011 he was captain of the Cork team that won the Munster Championship and later lost out to Galway in the All Ireland semi final. In hurling he was part of the Cork team that made it to the Munster Final but lost out after extra time to Limerick, Walsh scored an impressive 8 points from play in the game.
At club level with Kanturk he has enjoyed some success. He won a Duhallow Junior A Football Championship with them in 2009 and again in 2011. He also held helped Kanturk to a Cork Junior Football Championship in 2011.
In 2011 he helped the Cork Institute of Technology hurling team to there first county final were they played Carrigtwohill. Despite being favorites for the game Carrigtwohill ran out 0-15 to 1-11 winners.
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Michael Murphy (Donegal) |
Vodafone Young Footballer of the Year 2010 |
Succeeded by Cillian O'Connor |
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