Alan Browne (born 23 January 1974) is an Irish retired hurler who played for Cork Senior Championship club

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. He played for the

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for 9 years, during which time he usually lined out as a forward. Browne began his hurling career at club level with Blackrock. He broke onto the club's top adult team straight out of the minor grade in

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. One of the most prolific scorers of his era, Browne made 71 championship appearances for the club before his retirement in

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and was part of the Cork Senior Championship-winning teams of

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and

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. At inter-county level, Browne was part of the successful Cork under-21 team that won the

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. He joined the Cork senior team in

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. From his debut, Browne was ever-present as an inside forward and made a combined total of 74 National League and Championship appearances in a career that ended with his last game in

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. During that time he was part of the All-Ireland Championship-winning team in

. Browne also secured three

medals, including one as

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, and a

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medal. Browne retired from inter-county hurling after Cork's defeat in the 2003 All-Ireland final. At inter-provincial level, Browne was selected to play in three championship campaigns with

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and won

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medals in

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and

. As a coach, he has served as a selector and joint-manager with the Blackrock senior team, while he was also a selector with the Cork under-21 team.

Early life

Browne was born in

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and raised in the suburb of

to the east of the city. His eldest brother,

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, won an All-Ireland Championship medal with Cork in

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, while his younger brother,

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, won All-Ireland Championship medals with Cork in 1999 and

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Playing career

Blackrock

Browne joined the Blackrock club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, however, he enjoyed little in terms of success. He made his senior championship debut in a 0-14 apiece draw with

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on 12 July 1992. On 1 November 1998, Browne lined out at full-forward in his first Cork Senior Championship final. He scored 1-01, however, Blackrock were defeated by reigning champions

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. Browne lined out at full-forward in a second successive Cork Championship final on 31 October 1999. He scored 2-02, including a point from a free, in Blackrock's 3-17 to 0-08 defeat of

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. After surrendering their title in 2000, Browne lined out in a third Cork Championship final on 6 October 2001. Imokilly provided the opposition, however, Browne gave a

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performance in the 4-08 to 2-07 victory. His tally of 3-08 remains a modern scoring record for an individual player in a final. On 2 December, Browne scored four points in Blackrock's 2-14 to 0-12 defeat by

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in the Munster Championship final. On 15 September 2002, Browne scored 1-04 in Blackrock's 1-14 to 0-12 defeat of

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in the Cork Championship final. It was his third and final winners' medal. Blackrock qualified for a fifth Cork Championship final in six years on 12 October 2003. Newtownshandrum provided the opposition for the second year in succession, however, Browne was held scoreless in the 0-17 to 1-09 defeat.

Cork

Under-21

Browne failed to make the Cork minor hurling team but came to prominence with the Cork under-21 side. He made his first appearance at left wing-forward on 24 June 1993 in a 4-10 to 2-14 defeat of

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in the

. On 23 July, he won a Munster Championship medal after Cork's 1-19 to 3-09 defeat of

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in the final. Browne played with the under-21 team for a further two years without success.

Senior

Browne was just eighteen-years-old when he made his first appearance for the Cork senior team on 9 October 1994. He scored a point on his debut in the 0-18 to 1-08 defeat of Limerick in the opening round of the

. Browne was later selected at full-forward for Cork's 1-22 to 0-12

defeat of

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on 20 May 1995. On 17 May 1998, Browne scored a goal from full-forward when Cork won the National League title following a 2-14 to 0-13 defeat of

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in the final at

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. In 1999 Browne was dropped from the starting fifteen but remained on the panel. On 4 July, he won his first Munster Championship medal after being introduced as a substitute in Cork's 1-15 to 0-14 defeat of reigning champions

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in the final. On 11 September, Browne started on the bench for the

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but was once again introduced as a substitute and scored a point in Cork's 0-12 to 0-11 defeat of

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. Browne started the 2000 Munster Championship on the bench, however, he came on as a substitute in Cork's first two games. On 3 July 2000, he was at left wing-forward for Cork's 0-23 to 3-12 defeat of

in the Munster final. On 29 November 2002, Browne and six of his teammates from the Cork hurling panel held a press conference at the Imperial Hotel to announce that all 30 members of the panel were withdrawing their services from the county in the hope of better treatment from the county board. He remained a high-profile representative at the negotiations over the following two weeks and was one of five players' representatives who agreed to a settlement with the county board on 13 December. Browne was appointed

of the Cork senior team for the 2003 season. On 29 June, he scored 1-01 in Cork's 3-16 to 3-12 defeat of Waterford in the Munster final. It was his third Munster Championship medal while he also had the honour of lifting the cup. On 14 September, he again captained the team from left corner-forward in Cork's 1-14 to 1-11

defeat by Kilkenny. Browne, who was marked by Michael Kavanagh, was held scoreless.

Inter-provincial

Browne also lined out with

in the inter-provincial hurling championship where he played alongside his championship rivals from Tipperary, Limerick, Clare and Waterford. He first played for his province in 1996. Browne collected his first

winners' medal that year, albeit as a non-playing substitute, as Munster trounced

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by sixteen points. Four years later in 2000 he was a full member of the team. That year he won a second Railway Cup title, his first on the field of play, as Leinster were beaten once again. A third winners' medal quickly followed in 2001 as

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were accounted for.

Career statistics

Club

Inter-county

Honours

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References

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