Conor Mortimer (born 23 May 1982) is a

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and former player. He was a corner-forward and has played at senior level for the Mayo county team, Connacht provincial team in the

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and club football for Shrule-Glencorrib in

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and later with

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club Parnells. He has also played college football for DCU and UUJ. Mortimer has twice played in All-Ireland senior finals (2004 and 2006), losing both. He left the Mayo team in 2012, missing what would have been a third losing All-Ireland senior final appearance. He is famous for his blonde locks.

Playing career

Mortimer was a member of the 2004 and 2006 Mayo teams, both of which lost to Kerry in the All-Ireland Final. In 2006, Mortimer was the top scorer in the

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(1-32) as Mayo took the

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title, came from behind to beat

in the semi-final but were ultimately thrashed by Kerry in the 2006 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. Rewarding his great year, Mortimer was selected in the 2006 GAA Football All Stars and the

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. Mortimer quit the Mayo football panel the week of the 2012 Connacht football final against

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After feeling disrespected by management. . Former manager

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expressed regret that Mortimer still has much to offer the county cause. A Mortimerless Mayo went on to reach the

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, which they lost to Donegal. Conor is the second all-time leading championship scorer for Mayo. Mortimer infamously paid to tribute to music icon

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shortly after his death in the 2009 Connacht Final. He raised his jersey to reveal a T-shirt which read the words 'RIP Micheal Jackson' after scoring Mayo's second goal to earn a one-point win.

Managerial career

On 7 December 2020, Kildare club Monasterevan announced Mortimer as their new manager.

Personal life

Conor's brother Kenneth is a dual

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recipient. Another brother, Trevor is a former member and

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of the Mayo senior football panel.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mortimer, Conor 1982 births Living people All Stars Awards winners (football) DCU Gaelic footballers Gaelic football forwards Gaelic football managers Mayo inter-county Gaelic footballers Parnells Gaelic footballers (Dublin) Shrule-Glencorrib Gaelic footballers Sportspeople from County Galway