John Owens (Gaelic footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó hEoghain | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right wing-back | ||
| Born |
1966 Loughinisland, County Down, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Loughinisland Connemara Gaels Moyle Rovers Allen Gaels | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 5 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1985-1986 1991 1992-1997 |
Tipperary Leitrim Tipperary | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
John Owens (born 1966) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a right wing-back at senior level for the Tipperary and Leitrim county teams.[1]
Born in Loughinisland, County Down, Owens first played competitive Gaelic football during his schooling at St Colman's College and Clonmel High School. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of fifteen when he first linked up with the Leitrim and minor team before later joining the Tipperary minor, under-21 and junior sides. He joined the Tipperary senior panel during the 1985 championship. Owens subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen while he also lined out with the Leitrim senior team.
As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions Owens never won a Railway Cup medal. At club level he is a five-time championship medallist with Moyle Rovers. Owens began his career with Loughinisland while he also won a championship medal with Allen Gaels.[citation needed]
Owens retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 1997 championship.[citation needed]
In retirement from playing Owens became involved in team management and coaching. He has served as senior manager of the Tipperary and Waterford county teams.[2][3]
Honours
[edit]Player
[edit]- Allen Gaels
- Leitrim Senior Football Championship (1): 1991
- Moyle Rovers
- Tipperary Senior Football Championship (5): 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000
- Tipperary
- Munster Minor Football Championship (1): 1984
References
[edit]- ^ "John Owens". Hogan Stand. 14 May 1993. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ "Tipp appoint Owens". Hogan Stand. 20 September 2006. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ "Owens is new Waterford football boss". Hogan Stand. 16 September 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Allen Gaels Gaelic footballers
- Connemara Gaels Gaelic footballers
- Gaelic football backs
- Gaelic football managers
- Gaelic football selectors
- Leitrim inter-county Gaelic footballers
- Loughinisland Gaelic footballers
- Moyle Rovers Gaelic footballers
- Tipperary inter-county Gaelic footballers