Adrian Sweeney
Adrian Sweeney is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for An Clochán Liath and the Donegal county team.
Personal information | |||
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Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Full Forward | ||
Born | Donegal | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
?–? | An Clochán Liath | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1996–2008 | Donegal | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
NFL | 1 | ||
All Stars | 1 |
Considered one of the finest forwards of his generation, he often played alongside Brendan Devenney for Donegal.[1]
Sweeney played for Donegal from 1996 to 2008. He won an All Star in 2003,[2] a year when Donegal made it to the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-finals. He played a crucial role in the team that won the county's first National League Division 1 title in 2007.[3][4] Sweeney won a Ulster Under-21 title in 1995. However, he never won the Ulster Senior Football Championship.[1] He did play in the 2004 Ulster final against Armagh at Croke Park.[5] He also played in the 2006 Ulster final against the same opponents at the same venue, and scored three points but lost again.[6]
His brother Raymond also played for An Clochán Liath and Donegal.[7]
References
- Nulty, Chris (22 July 2011). "1992-2011: The best XV not to win Ulster…". Donegal News. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
- "Adrian Sweeney - '100 not out'!". Hoganstand.com. 2005-03-11. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
- "Donegal duo return". Hoganstand.com. 2008-04-03. Retrieved 2011-01-03.
- "Donegal claim the spoils". The Irish Times. 22 April 2007. Retrieved 22 April 2007.
- "Awesome Armagh destroy Donegal". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 11 July 2004. Retrieved 11 July 2004.
That buoyed Donegal and Adrian Sweeney was unlucky to narrowly shoot wide after a free-flowing passing movement.
- "Donegal 0-09 1-09 Armagh". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 July 2006. Retrieved 9 July 2006.
- "Veteran Boyle stars for Dungloe". BBC Sport. BBC. 24 June 2002. Retrieved 24 June 2002.
Brothers Adrian and Raymond Sweeney also impressed for Dungloe.