Tom O'Sullivan

For the hurler, see Tom O'Sullivan (hurler).
Tom O'Sullivan
Personal information
Irish name Tomás Ó Súilleabháin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left Full Back
Born 15 November 1978 (1978-11-15) (age 33)
County Kerry, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
1997 - Present Rathmore
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
2000-Present Kerry 65 (0-01)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 8
All Irelands 5
All Stars 2

Tom O'Sullivan is an Irish Gaelic football player from County Kerry. A Garda Síochána by profession, he plays his club football for Rathmore and his county football for Kerry GAA.[1]

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Underage Playing Career

O'Sullivan never played football for Kerry in the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship. However, he was part of the Kerry Vocational Schools team that won the All Ireland in 1997. He also won the Munster Under-21 Football Championship with Kerry on two occasions, in 1998 and 1999, going on to win the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship in 1998.[2]

Senior Playing Career

Tom O'Sullivan made his debut for the Kerry Seniors against Cork in the 1999 National Football League. His Munster Senior Football Championship debut came in 2000, against Cork. O'Sullivan has won the Munster Senior Football Championship six times. He has won the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship with Kerry on five occasions in 2000, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2009. Tom won GAA All Stars Awards for his performances in 2000, 2004, 2005 and in 2009. He also picked up two National Football League medals for Kerry in 2004, 2006 and 2009.

O'Sullivan was known primarily as a corner-back, but has had to move to full-back since the retirement of Mike McCarthy. He coped very well in the early stages of the championship, being described as 'soundness personified at full back'.[3] However, he struggled at times in the Munster final against Michael Cussen of Cork and in the All-Ireland quarter-final against Vincent Corey of Monaghan.[4] Nevertheless, the year ended well for O'Sullivan, as Kerry beat Cork by 3-13 to 1-9 in the All-Ireland Final [5]

Honours

Intercounty

Club

Schools

References

  1. ^ RTÉ Sport: Kerry 0-10 Derry 0-09
  2. ^ Kerry GAA Online
  3. ^ The Munster Express Online » Blog Archive » Munster Football Semi-Final
  4. ^ Irish Examiner - 2007/09/15: Honest Tom
  5. ^ RTÉ Sport: Kerry 3-13 Cork 1-09

External links

Kerry - All-Ireland Under 21 Football Champions 1998 (9th title)

1 D. Moloney | 2 M. McCarthy | 3 T. O'Sullivan | 4 K. Leen | 5 J. Sheehan | 6 T. Ó Sé | 7 M. Beckett | 8 T. Griffin | 9 É. Fitzmaurice | 10 A. Mac Gearailt | 11 P. O'Sullivan | 12 L. Brosnan | 13 M.F. Russell | 14 N. Kennelly | 15 B. Scanlon (C) |
Subs used: I. Twiss | M. Burke | S. Hegarty |
Manager: J. O'Connor |

Kerry - All-Ireland Senior Football Champions 2000 (32nd title)

1 D. O'Keeffe | 2 M. Hassett | 3 S. Moynihan (C) | 4 M. McCarthy | 5 T. Ó Sé | 6 É. Fitzmaurice | 7 T. O'Sullivan | 8 D. Ó Sé | 9 D. Daly | 10 A. Mac Gearailt | 11 L. Hassett | 12 N. Kennelly | 13 M.F. Russell | 14 D. Ó Cinnéide | 15 J. Crowley |
Subs used: M. Fitzgerald | T. Griffin |
Subs not used: P. O'Leary | D. O'Dwyer  | K. Burns | E. Galvin | M. Lyons  | K. Dillon  | S. O'Sullivan  |
Manager: P. Ó Sé |
Selectors: J. O'Keeffe | J. O'Connor | E. O'Sullivan | E. Walsh |
Kerry - All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Runners-up 2002

1 D. O'Keeffe | 2 M. Ó Sé | 3 S. Moynihan | 4 M. McCarthy | 5 T. Ó Sé | 6 É. Fitzmaurice | 7 J. Sheehan | 8 D. Ó Sé (C) | 9 D. Daly | 10 S. O'Sullivan | 11 E. Brosnan | 12 L. Hassett | 13 M. F. Russel | 14 D. Ó Cinnéide | 15 C. Cooper | Subs: A. Mac Gearailt | T. O'Sullivan | B. O'Shea | J. Crowley | Manager: P. Ó Sé
Kerry - National Football League Champions 2004 (17th title)

1 D. Murphy | 2 T. O'Sullivan | 3 M. McCarthy | 4 A. O'Mahony | 5 T. Ó Sé (C) | 6 É. Fitzmaurice | 7 S. Moynihan | 8 W. Kirby | 9 E. Brosnan | 10 L. Hassett | 11 D. O'Sullivan | 12 Paul Galvin | 13 C. Cooper | 14 J. Crowley | 15 M.F. Russell |
Subs used: D. Ó Cinnéide  | M. Ó Sé |
Manager: J. O'Connor |
Kerry - All Ireland Seinor Football Champions 2004 (33rd title)

1 D. Murphy | 2 A. O'Mahony | 3 M. McCarthy | 4 T. O'Sullivan | 5 M. Ó Sé | 6 É. Fitzmaurice | 7 T. Ó Sé | 8 W. Kirby | 9 E. Brosnan | 10 L. Hassett | 11 D. O'Sullivan | 12 Paul Galvin | 13 C. Cooper | 14 D. Ó Cinnéide (C) | 15 J. Crowley |
Subs used: S. Moynihan | M.F. Russell | R. O'Connor | P. Kelly | B. Guiney |
Injured: D. Ó Sé |
Manager: J. O'Connor |
Kerry - All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Runners-up 2005

1 D. Murphy | 2 M. McCarthy | 3 A. O'Mahony | 4 T. O'Sullivan | 5 T. Ó Sé | 6 M. Ó Sé | 7 S. Moynihan | 8 D. Ó Sé | 9 W. Kirby | 10 L. Hassett | 11 Declan O'Sullivan (C) | 12 Paul Galvin | 13 C. Cooper | 14 E. Brosnan | 15 D. Ó Cinnéide | Subs: M.F. Russell | Darran O'Sullivan | É. Fitzmaurice | B. Sheehan | Manager: J. O'Connor
Kerry - National Football Champions 2006 (18th title)

1 D. Murphy | 2 A. O'Mahony | 3 M. Ó Sé | 4 T. O'Sullivan | 5 S. Moynihan | 6 T. Ó Sé | 7 M. Lyons | 8 D. Ó Sé | 9 K. Donaghy | 10 P. Galvin | 11 É. Fitzmaurice | 12 B. Sheehan | 13 C. Cooper | 14 Declan O'Sullivan (C) | 15 R. O'Connor |
Subs used: M.F. Russell | Darran O'Sullivan | E. Brosnan | T. Griffin |
Manager: J. O'Connor
Kerry - All-Ireland Senior Football Champions 2006 (34th title)

1 D. Murphy | 2 M. Ó Sé | 3 M. McCarthy | 4 T. O'Sullivan | 5 T. Ó Sé | 6 S. Moynihan | 7 A. O'Mahony | 8 D. Ó Sé | 9 T. Griffin | 10 S. O'Sullivan | 11 Declan O'Sullivan (C) | 12 P. Galvin | 13 C. Cooper | 14 K. Donaghy | 15 M.F. Russell |
Subs used: E. Brosnan for T. Ó Sé | Darran O'Sullivan for S. O'Sullivan | É. Fitzmaurice for T. Griffin | B. Sheehan for M.F. Russell | B. Guiney for A. O'Mahony |
Manager: J. O'Connor
Kerry - All-Ireland Senior Football Champions 2007 (35th title)

1 D. Murphy | 2 M. Ó Sé | 3 T. O'Sullivan | 3 P. Reidy | 5 T. Ó Sé | 6 A. O'Mahony | 7 K. Young | 8 D. Ó Sé | 9 S. Scanlon | 10 P. Galvin | 11 Declan O'Sullivan (C) | 12 E. Brosnan | 13 C. Cooper | 14 K. Donaghy | 15 B. Sheehan |
Subs used: S. O'Sullivan for P. Galvin | Darran O'Sullivan for Declan O'Sullivan | T. Griffin for K. Young | M.F. Russell for B. Sheehan | T. Lyons for P. Reidy |
Manager: P. O'Shea
Kerry - All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Runners-up 2008

1 D. Murphy | 2 M. Ó Sé | 3 T. O'Sullivan | 3 P. Reidy | 5 T. Ó Sé (C) | 6 A. O'Mahony | 7 K. Young | 8 D. Ó Sé | 9 S. Scanlon | 10 B. Sheehan | 11 Declan O'Sullivan | 12 E. Brosnan | 13 C. Cooper | 14 K. Donaghy | 15 T. Walsh |
Subs used: P. Galvin for T. Walsh | Darran O'Sullivan for E. Brosnan | T. Griffin for S. Scanlon | M.F. Russell for B. Sheehan | D. Moran for B. Sheehan |
Manager: P. O'Shea
Kerry - National Football League Champions 2009 (19th title)

1 D. Murphy | 2 P. Reidy | 3 T. O'Sullivan | 4 K. Young | 5 T. Ó Sé  | 6 A. O'Mahony | 7 T. Griffin | 8 A. Maher | 9 M. Quirke | 10 D. Walsh | 11 Declan O'Sullivan | 12 Darran O'Sullivan (c) | 13 C. Cooper | 14 K. Donaghy | 15 T. Walsh |
Subs used: D Ó Sé | T. Kennelly | B. Sheehan | D. Bohane | S. O'Sullivan | Aidan O'Shea |
Manager: J. O'Connor
Kerry - All-Ireland Senior Football Champions 2009 (36th title)

1 D. Murphy | 2 M. Ó Sé | 3 T. Griffin | 4 T. O'Sullivan | 5 T. Ó Sé  | 6 M. McCarthy | 7 K. Young | 8 D. Ó Sé | 9 S. Scanlon | 10 P. Galvin | 11 Declan O'Sullivan | 12 T. Kennelly | 13 C. Cooper | 14 T. Walsh | 15 Darran O'Sullivan (c) |
Subs used: D. Walsh for T. Kennelly | K. Donaghy for Darran O'Sullivan | M. Quirke for D. Ó Sé | D. Moran for T. Walsh | A. O'Mahony for K. Young |
Manager: J. O'Connor
Kerry Senior Football Team

1 D. Murphy | 2 M. Ó Sé | 3 T. O'Sullivan | 4 P. Reidy | 5 T. Ó Sé | 6 A. O'Mahony | 6 K. Young | 8 D. Ó Sé | 9 S.Scanlon | 10 B.Sheehan | 11 D. O'Sullivan | 12 E.Brosnan | 13 C. Cooper | 14 K. Donaghy | 15 T. Walsh
Subs: 16 Kieran Cremin | 17 Tommy Griffin | 18 Seán. O'Sullivan | 19 Darren O'Sullivan | 20 Micheál Quirke | 21 Donnacha Walsh | 22 Daniel Bohane | 23 Mike Frank Russell | 24 Rónán Ó Flatharta | 25 Paul O'Connor | 26 Kieran O'Leary | 27 David Moran | 28 Paul Galvin | 29 Anthony Maher | 30 Pat Corridan.
Manager: P. O'Shea
(Squad as of September 2008 versus Tyrone)
2004 All Star Gaelic Football Team

1 D. Murphy | 2 T. O'Sullivan | 3 B. Owens | 4 M. McCarthy | 5 T. Ó SéFOTY | 6 J. Nallen | 7 J. Keane | 8 M. McGrath | 9 S. Cavanagh |
10 P. Galvin | 11 C. McDonald | 12 D. Dolan | 13 C. Cooper | 14 E. Muldoon | 15 M. Forde
2009 All Star Gaelic Football Team

1 D. Murphy | 2 K. Lacey | 3 M. Shields | 4 T. O'Sullivan | 5 T. Ó Sé | 6 G. Canty | 7 J. Miskella | 8 D. Earley | 9 S. Scanlon |
10 P. GalvinFOTY | 11 P. O'Neill | 12 T. Kennelly | 13 D. Goulding | 14 D. O'Sullivan | 15 S. O'Neill