Diarmuid Cloonan

Diarmuid Cloonan (born 1980) is an Irish hurler who played as a full-back for the Galway senior team.[1]

Diarmuid Cloonan
Personal information
Irish name Diarmuid Ó Cluanáin
Sport Hurling
Position Full Back
Born 1980
Athenry, County Galway, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
1998-2011
 Athenry
Club titles
Galway titles 5
Connacht titles 5
All-Ireland Titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2001-2007
 Galway
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 1
All Stars 0

Born in Athenry, County Galway, Cloonan first played competitive hurling whilst at school at Athenry Vocational School. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Galway minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. He joined the senior panel for the 2001 championship. Cloonan went on to play a bit part for Galway for the next few years, and won one National Hurling League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up as a non-playing substitute on one occasion.[2]

As a member of the Connacht inter-provincial team at various times, Cloonan won a Railway Cup runner-up on one occasion. At club level he is a two-time All-Ireland medallist with Athenry. In addition to this he also won four Connacht medals and four championship medals.

Cloonan's retirement came following the conclusion of the 2007 championship.

His brother, Eugene, also played at all levels with Galway, and is regarded as one of the county's greatest-ever forwards.

Honours

Team
Athenry
Galway

References
  1. "Diarmuid Cloonan". Hurling Stats website. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  2. "Cloonan hoping for Galway return". Irish Independent. 23 November 2005. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
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