Bryan Sheehan (born 25 August 1985) is an Irish

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er with the St Mary's club in

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, South Kerry divisional side and, formerly, the Kerry county team. He won five All-Ireland SFC medals (2004, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014).

Career

Club At club level Sheehan lined out with both St Mary's Cahersiveen and South Kerry. Enjoying much success with both. His first major success with St. Mary's was winning a Kerry County Football League - Division 1 title in 2003. He would have to wait until 2010 before he got his next success at county level as the club won the

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. He later added a

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after a win over

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side

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in the final. He later lined out in

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in the

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final. He picked up a winners medal after a win over

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side Swanlinbar on a 3-13 to 1-05 scoreline. He was part of the Kerry squad for the 2001 to 2003

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s, winning the

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on all 3 occasions. He played in goal for 2 of those wins in 2001 and 2002, captaining the 2002 team. He played as a forward in the 2003 win. He played with the Kerry team in the 2003 and 2004

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s. His first

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game with Kerry seniors came in 2005, and in the same year he made his

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debut against

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in the

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. He became the 2010 Kerry captain, and also helped the St Mary's club in Cahirciveen win the County and Munster Junior Championships, and in 2011 added the

. In November 2017, Sheehan announced his retirement from inter-county football.

References

External links

*https://web.archive.org/web/20080229092155/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2007/0917/kerryvcork.html *https://web.archive.org/web/20101029043326/http://www.kerrygaa.ie/old_website/intercounty/2005/senfoot/final2005/penpics.htm *http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/crozier-calls-foul-as-sheehan-free-seals-it-1304120.html 1985 births Living people All Stars Awards winners (football) Kerry inter-county Gaelic footballers Quantity surveyors St Mary's (Kerry) Gaelic footballers Winners of two All-Ireland medals (Gaelic football) {{Kerry-gaelic-football-bio-stub