Michael Quinlivan (born 15 February 1993) is an Irish

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er who plays at inter-county level for Tipperary, and plays his club football for

Clonmel Commercials Clonmel Commercials GFC is a Gaelic Athletic Association Gaelic football club located in the town of Clonmel in County Tipperary, Ireland. The club is part of the South Division of Tipperary GAA. They have been Tipperary Senior Football cham ...

in South Tipperary.

Early life

Quinlivan's father, Martin, played for Tipperary and Clonmel Commercials as a

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during the 1990s, as well as in the

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with

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. Martin Quinlivan was also a

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when Commercials won two Tipp SFCs and the Munster Club SFC.

Career

Clonmel Commercials

On 15 November 2015, Clonmel Commercials reached their first Munster Senior Club Championship final since 1994 after a 1-13 to 0-3 win against

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in the semi-final. On 29 November 2015, they won their first Munster Senior Club title after defeating

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in the final in Mallow. Training by two points in the second minute of injury time, Quinlivan scored with a low shot to the net to win the game by one point.

Tipperary

He made his senior championship debut for Tipperary in

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against Kerry where he scored 2 points in a 0-10 to 0-16 defeat. In 2011, he won an

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medal after a 3-9 to 1-14 win against

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in the final. In 2013, he scored A total of 15-127 in 13 games for club side Commercials. In 2016, he was branded the second best footballer in Ireland, behind Ciaran Kilkenny of Dublin. On 31 July 2016, Quinlivan started in the corner forward position and scored 1-4 as Tipperary defeated

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in the 2016 All-Ireland Quarter-finals at

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to reach their first All-Ireland semi-final since 1935. On 21 August 2016, Tipperary were beaten in the semi-final by

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on a 2-13 to 0-14 scoreline, a game in which Quinlivan scored 0-07 (all from frees). On 3 November 2016, Quinlivan won his first All-Star award, being picked in the full-forward position. He became just the second Tipperary footballer to claim an All Star, joining Declan Browne who won awards in 1998 and 2003. On 2 April 2017, Quinlivan scored 4-6 against

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in the round 7 of Division 3 of the

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. His fourth goal, a low finish to the top of the stand from the left came in injury time as Tipperary clinched promotion to Division 2 with a 3-8 to 0-16 win. On 8 April 2017, Quanlivan was man of the match as Tipperary defeated Louth 3-19 to 0-19 in the Division 3 final at

. Quinlivan indicated that he would miss the 2020 season as he had decided to go travelling for the year. Due to the

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his plans changed and he returned to the side. On 22 November 2020, Tipperary won the

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after a 0-17 to 0-14 win against Cork in the final, with Quinlivan scoring 0-05 (0-04 from play). It was Tipperary's first Munster title in 85 years. In January 2022, Quinlivan confirmed that he would miss the 2022 season due to work commitments.

Career Statistics

''As of match played 19 July 2021''

Honours

;Clonmel Commercials * Tipperary Senior Football Championship (6): 2012, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2022 *

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(1): 2015 ;Tipperary *

(1): 2011 *

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(1): 2011 *

Division 4 (1): 2014 *

Division 3 (1): 2017 *

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(1):

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;UCC *

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(1): 2014 ;Individual *

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(1): 2016

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Quinlivan, Michael 1993 births Living people Alumni of Mary Immaculate College, Limerick Alumni of University College Cork Clonmel Commercials Gaelic footballers Gaelic football forwards Irish accountants Tipperary inter-county Gaelic footballers