John Owens (born 1966) is an

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former

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er who played as a right wing-back at senior level for the

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and Leitrim county teams. Born in

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, Owens first played competitive Gaelic football during his schooling at St Colman's College and Clonmel High School. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of fifteen when he first linked up with the Leitrim and minor team before later joining the Tipperary minor, under-21 and junior sides. He joined the Tipperary senior panel during the 1985 championship. Owens subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen while he also lined out with the Leitrim senior team. As a member of the

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inter-provincial team on a number of occasions Owens never won a

Railway Cup The GAA Interprovincial Championship ( ga, An Corn Idir-Chúigeach) or Railway Cup (''Corn an Iarnróid'') is the name of two annual Gaelic football and hurling competitions held between the provinces of Ireland. The Connacht, Leinster, Munster ...

medal. At club level he is a five-time

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medallist with

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. Owens began his career with

while he also won a

medal with

Allen Gaels Allen Gaels Gaelic Athletic Association is a Gaelic football and ladies' Gaelic football club based in Drumshanbo, County Leitrim, Ireland. History The first GAA club was founded in Drumshanbo in 1889, St Patrick's. It died and was revived se ...

. Owens retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 1997 championship. In retirement from playing Owens became involved in team management and coaching. He has served as senior manager of the Tipperary and

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county teams.

Honours

Player

;Allen Gaels *

Leitrim Senior Football Championship The Leitrim Senior Football Championship is an annual football competition contested by top-tier Leitrim GAA clubs. The Leitrim County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association has organised it since 1890. St Mary's, Kiltoghert are the titl ...

(1): 1991 ;Moyle Rovers *

Tipperary Senior Football Championship The Tipperary Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Gaelic football clubs in Tipperary. The winners of the Tipperary Championship qualify to represent their county in the Munster ...

(5): 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000 ;Tipperary *

Munster Minor Football Championship The Munster Minor Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1928 for the youngest competitors (under-18) in the province of Munster in Ireland. It is ...

(1): 1984

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Owens, John 1966 births Living people Allen Gaels Gaelic footballers Connemara Gaels Gaelic footballers Gaelic football backs Gaelic football managers Gaelic football selectors Leitrim inter-county Gaelic footballers Loughinisland Gaelic footballers Moyle Rovers Gaelic footballers Tipperary inter-county Gaelic footballers