Daithí Cooney

Daithí Cooney
Personal information
Irish nameDaithí Ó Cuana
SportHurling
PositionGoalkeeper
Born1954
Youghal, County Cork, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
Youghal
Club titles
Cork titles0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1982-1983Cork0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles0
All-Irelands0
NHL0
All Stars0

Daithí Cooney (born 1954) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Cork senior team.

Cooney joined the team during the 1982 championship and was a regular member of the extended panel until his retirement after the 1983 championship. During that time he won two Munster medals as a non-playing substitute. Cooney was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.

At club level Cooney enjoyed a lengthy career with Youghal.

His brother, Christy Cooney, served as President of the Gaelic Athletic Association between 2009 and 2012.[1]

References

  1. "Christy Cooney". Youghal GAA website. Retrieved 14 April 2013.