Conor Gibbons is an Irish

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er who plays for St Eunan's and the Donegal county team.

Playing career

Gibbons has won three

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s with his club: in 2009, 2012 and 2014. He made a substitute appearance during the 2009 final, replacing Cillian Morrison. He started the final of the 2012 Donegal Senior Football Championship before being replaced in the second half. Gibbons scored 0–2 in the final of the 2014 Donegal Senior Football Championship, including a crucial point that meant his team led at the break. ''

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'' described him as his team's "sharpest forward" in that game. Under the management of

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, Gibbons made a substitute appearance for his county against

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in the

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. He scored 0–1. He was named to start his first league game for his county in the following fixture against

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. However, it was as a substitute that he ultimately appeared in that game.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gibbons, Conor Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Donegal inter-county Gaelic footballers Gaelic football forwards Irish schoolteachers St Eunan's Gaelic footballers