Bernard Brogan (junior)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Bearnard Ó Brógáin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||
| Born |
3 April 1984 Castleknock, County Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Occupation | Businessman | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 2003–present | St. Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Dublin titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| Dublin City University | |||
| College titles | |||
| Sigerson titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2006–present | Dublin | 58 (21–197) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 11 | ||
| All-Irelands | 6 | ||
| NFL | 5 | ||
| All Stars | 4 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:38, 23 September 2017. | |||
Bernard Brogan (born 3 April 1984) is a Gaelic footballer from the St Oliver Plunketts/Eoghan Ruadh club who plays inter-county with Dublin. From a famous footballing family, he is the son of former All-Ireland winning and All Star player Bernard senior and is the brother of former Dublin players Alan and Paul. His uncle Jim was also an inter-county footballer for Dublin. Alongside most of his family, Brogan has attended St. Declan's College on the Navan Road.
He is the Gaelic footballer with the second highest number of followers on Twitter, between Paul Galvin and Michael Murphy.[1]
Playing career
Early years: 2006 - 2008
Brogan won the 2006 Sigerson Cup with DCU. He scored one point in the game against QUB. He was on the 2006 Plunketts team that won the Dublin Division Two League title with a win over Garda. He was named on the 2006 Dublin Bus/Evening Herald Blue Star football XV at left corner forward.
Brogan scored his first point for Dublin against Fermanagh in the 2007 NFL. He made his Championship debut for Dublin as a late sub in Dublin's quarter-final win over Meath. He made his first start for Dublin in the semi-final against Offaly, but was substituted in the 45th minute. He regained his position for the final against Laois at Croke Park, scoring 1-01 in Dublin's 3-14 to 1-14 Leinster title winning game. Along with brother Alan, he was nominated for an All Star Award in 2007 as half forward.
In 2008, Brogan won the Dublin AFL Division 1 title with his club St Oliver Plunketts Eoghan Ruadh, scoring 1-05 in the final at Parnell Park. It was the first league title in the club's history.[2] With Dublin he won the 2008 O'Byrne Cup by beating Longford in the final.[3]
Middle years: 2009 - 2011
In 2009, Brogan won another Leinster title with Dublin, but his season ended with defeat to Kerry in the All-Ireland quarter-final.
After an exceptional season for Dublin on the full forward line in 2010, Brogan was awarded an All Star and was named as 2010 Vodafone Footballer of the Year.[4]
In 2011, Brogan won an All-Ireland title with Dublin, the team's first All-Ireland since 1995. Brogan scored six points in the final against Kerry.[5] He later revealed his celebrations were cut short as he had to do a drug test straight after the game. He passed with flying colours and resumed his celebrations.[6]
Later years: 2012 - 2015
In 2012, Brogan won another Leinster title when Dublin beat Kildare in the final. Then he missed an absolute sitter in the All-Ireland semi-final against Mayo. The miss haunted Brogan as Dublin lost the game by a narrow margin.[7]
Brogan won the 2013 NFL with Dublin against Tyrone at Cork. He scored five frees in the game.[8] He then won another Leinster title against Meath and was part of the Dublin team that won the 2013 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final, defeating Mayo by 2-12 to 1-14. Brogan scored 2-03 in the match, was All-Ireland final man of the match and The Sunday Game named him their man of the match and included him on their team of the year. [9][10] Brogan was then awarded an All Star for his performances in 2013.[11]
Brogan won the 2014 NFL with Dublin but his season came to an abrupt end when Donegal defeated Dublin in that year's All-Ireland semi-final, a momentous result that sent shockwaves through the sport.[12]
In August 2015, Brogan was awarded a dubious point against Mayo in their All-Ireland semi-final at Croke Park.[13] That game ended in a draw.[14] Following a third All-Ireland Senior Football title in September 2015, Brogan was appointed captain of the Ireland international rules football team for the 2015 Series against Australia.[15]
Honours
- Team
- 11 Leinster Senior Football Championships (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
- 5 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017)
- 5 National Football League (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018)
- 2 O'Byrne Cups (2007, 2008)
- 1 Sigerson Cup with DCU (2006)
- 1 All-Ireland U21 Football Championship (2003)
- 1 Leinster Under-21 Football Championship (2005)
- 1 Dublin AFL Division 1 (2007)
- 1 Dublin AFL Division 2 (2006)
- 1 Kildare U21 Championship (National University Maynooth) (2003)
- 1 U21 'B' Hurling Championship 3cups of tea (2004)
- 1 U21 'B' Football Championship (2004)
- Individual
- 4 All Stars Awards (2010, 2011, 2013, 2015)
- 1 Irish Player of the International Rules Series Award (2015)
- 1 All Stars Footballer of the Year (2010)
- 1 Texaco Footballer of the Year (2010)
- 1 GPA Footballer of the Year (2010)
- 1 Opel GPA Player of the Month for August (2010)
- 1 The Star Newspaper Footballer of the Year (2010)
Career statistics
- As of match played 10 February 2018.
| Team | Season | National League | Leinster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Dublin | 2006 | Division 1A | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 |
| 2007 | 7 | 0-02 | 3 | 1-01 | 2 | 0-04 | 12 | 1-07 | ||
| 2008 | Division 2 | 5 | 2-09 | 1 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-03 | 7 | 2-12 | |
| 2009 | Division 1 | 5 | 1-21 | 3 | 2-17 | 1 | 0-03 | 9 | 3-41 | |
| 2010 | 7 | 3-31 | 2 | 2-07 | 5 | 1-35 | 14 | 6-73 | ||
| 2011 | 7 | 2-26 | 3 | 0-14 | 3 | 0-15 | 13 | 2-55 | ||
| 2012 | 0 | 0-00 | 3 | 3-13 | 2 | 0-10 | 5 | 3-23 | ||
| 2013 | 6 | 2-38 | 3 | 1-09 | 3 | 2-10 | 12 | 5-57 | ||
| 2014 | 3 | 1-11 | 2 | 1-07 | 2 | 1-09 | 7 | 3-27 | ||
| 2015 | 7 | 2-08 | 3 | 4-10 | 4 | 2-11 | 14 | 8-29 | ||
| 2016 | 5 | 1-07 | 4 | 1-07 | 3 | 0-03 | 12 | 2-17 | ||
| 2017 | 4 | 1-04 | 3 | 0-09 | 2 | 0-00 | 9 | 1-13 | ||
| 2018 | 1 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-01 | ||
| Total | 59 | 15-158 | 30 | 15-94 | 28 | 6-103 | 117 | 36-355 | ||
Other Ventures
In October 2012, Brogan and his brother James co-founded Accounts for Legacy Sports and Entertainment.[16] The Lucan-based consultancy, PR and event management firm now trades under the name Legacy.[17]
In May 2016, Brogan, along with his father (Bernard Snr.) and brother Alan purchased the four-star Pillo Hotel in Ashbourne, County Meath. The purchase has been reported to have cost in the region of €8 million.[18]
In June 2016, Brogan was launched as the face of the 'King of the Hill' advert for King Crisps[19], a play on both the crisps' brand name and Bernard Brogan's unofficial nickname given to him by Dublin football supporters.[20]
In July 2017, Brogan launched his first clothing line in association with Littlewoods Ireland's brand V by Very. The collection launched with a total of 50 pieces.[21] The following year, he launched his second V by Very collection, Bernard Brogan x.[22]
References
- ↑ "The GAA stars with the most twitter followers". Hogan Stand. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
- ↑ HILL 16
- ↑ HILL 16
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- ↑ Roche, Frank (19 November 2012). "Mayo miss still irks Brogan: Brogan admits he is haunted by his failure to put away goal opportunity in semi defeat". Evening Herald. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- ↑
- ↑ "Bernard Brogan's brace seals Sam for Dubs but it's agony for Mayo yet again in Corker". Irish Mirror. 24 September 2013. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
- ↑
- ↑
- ↑ Breheny, Martin (1 September 2014). "Donegal surge flattens Dublin in huge semi-final upset: Donegal 3-14 Dublin 0-17 - All-Ireland SFC semi-final". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ↑ Verney, Michael (30 August 2015). "Croker Controversy: Bernard Brogan point heads day of dubious calls". Irish Independent.
- ↑ Reilly, Gary (30 August 2015). "GIFs: The Decision To Award Dublin This Point Is Looking Very Dodgy Now".
- ↑ "2015 EirGrid International Rules Irish Captain announced". GAA.ie. 24 October 2015. Archived from the original on 25 November 2015.
- ↑ http://www.solocheck.ie/Irish-Company/Legacy-Sports-And-Entertainment-Consultants-Limited-518808
- ↑ http://legacyconsultants.ie/about-us/
- ↑ http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=255621
- ↑ https://www.checkout.ie/king-crisps-names-bernard-brogan-king-of-the-hill/28533
- ↑ http://www.the42.ie/king-of-the-hill/news/
- ↑ https://www.goss.ie/showbiz/pics-bernard-brogan-launches-first-clothing-collection-littlewoods-ireland-106852
- ↑ https://blog.littlewoodsireland.ie/bernard-bernard-x-v-by-very/
External links
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Paul Galvin (Kerry) |
All Stars Footballer of the Year 2010 |
Succeeded by Alan Brogan |
| Preceded by Paul Galvin (Kerry) |
Texaco Footballer of the Year 2010 |
Succeeded by Alan Brogan |
| Preceded by Paul Galvin (Kerry) |
GPA Footballer of the Year 2010 |
Succeeded by Alan Brogan |
| Preceded by Michael Murphy (Donegal) |
All-Ireland Senior Football Final Man of the Match 2013 |
Succeeded by Paul Murphy Kerry |
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