Brian Carroll (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Briain Ó Cearúill | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born | 13 June 1983 Coolderry, County Offaly, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Nickname | Carlo | ||
| Occupation | Secondary school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Coolderry | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Offaly titles | 3 | ||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2002-present | Offaly | 47 (5-191) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:00, 13 July 2014. | |||
Brian Carroll (born 13 June 1983) is an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Offaly senior hurling team.
Carroll made his first appearance for the team during the 2002 Walsh Cup and immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen. Since then he has won two National Hurling League (Division 2) medals.
At club level Carroll is a Leinster medalist with Coolderry. In addition to this he has also won three county club championship medals.
Carroll's great-grandfather, "Red" Jack Teehan, his grandfather, Jack Carroll and his father, Pat Carroll, also played hurling with Offaly.[1]
Playing career
Club
Carroll plays his club hurling with Coolderry and has enjoyed much success.
In 2004 he lined out in his first county club championship final. Six-in-a-row hopefuls Birr provided the opposition, however, Coolderry recorded a 3-10 to 2-11 victory against the odds. It was Carroll's first championship medal.
After losing two county finals in the meantime, Coolderry reached the championship decider once again in 2010. Reigning champions Tullamore were the opponents, however, Coolderry secured a 3-15 to 1-12 victory. It was Carroll's second championship medal.[2]
Coolderry made it two-in-a-row in 2011, with Carroll winning a third championship meal following a 2-14 to 0-16 defeat of Birr.[3] He later added a Leinster medal to his collection following a 1-15 to 1-11 defeat of Oulart the Ballagh in the provincial decider.[4] Coolderry subsequently qualified for an All-Ireland final meeting with Loughgiel Shamrocks. A hat-trick of goals by Liam Watson resulted in a 4-13 to 0-17 defeat for Carrol's side.[5]
Inter-county
Carroll made his senior debut for Offaly in a Walsh Cup game against Dublin in 2002. After scoring 1-2 in his competitive debut, he was later included on Offaly's league and championship teams.
In 2005 Carroll enjoyed his first major success with Offaly. A 6-21 to 4-7 trouncing of Carlow gave him his first National Hurling League (Division 2) medal.[6] Unfortunately, championship success continued to elude the team.
After being relegated from the top tier of the league, Offaly reached the Division 2 final once again in 2009. A 1-13 to 0-13 defeat of Wexford gave Carroll a second Division 2 medal.[7]
Inter-provincial
Carroll has also lined out with Leinster in the inter-provincial series of games and has enjoyed much success. In 2003 he won a coveted Railway Cup medal as Leinster defeated Connacht by 4-9 to 2-12.[8]
References
- ↑ O'Toole, Fintan (29 December 2011). "Rollercoaster ride for Carroll and Coolderry". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ↑ "Coolderry dethrone Tullamore to claim Senior Hurling crown". Offaly Express. 17 October 2010. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ↑ Walsh, Alan (17 October 2011). "Coolderry boss wants clubs to back Baker". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ↑ Moynihan, Michael (28 November 2011). "Coolderry make Oulart pay". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ↑ "Watson hat-trick inspires Loughgiel". Irish Independent. 18 March 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ↑ "Offaly hit Carlow for six". Irish Independent. 18 May 2005. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ↑ Cahill, Jackie (4 May 2009). "Faithfuls’ flying start too much for Wexford". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
- ↑ McIntyre, John (9 November 2003). "Leinster serve up a tasty Italian dish". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 December 2012.
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Ger Oakley |
Offaly Senior Hurling Captain 2010 |
Succeeded by Shane Dooley |
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