Eoin Brosnan,born c.1980,is an

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player who plays at centre forward. He is a former member of the Kerry senior county team and plays his club football for

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. As of late 2021, he was a practicing

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, working from a practice in

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Playing career

Inter-county

Brosnan made his Kerry Senior debut against

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in 2000. He won the

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title with

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on three occasions - 2004, 2006 and 2007. The 2004 and 2006 finals were played against

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, while the 2007 final was against

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. In the 2006 tie, Brosnan came on as a substitute in place of

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against

and scored 1-01. In the 2007 game he scored one point and set up another. In 2008, Kerry again reached the All-Ireland final, but lost to Tyrone, and there was some criticism of the decision to select Brosnan. He also won two

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titles (2004 and 2006) and five

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medals (2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2013) with Kerry. Brosnan retired from Inter-county football in December 2013.

Club

In 2000, Brosnan won a

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medal with Dr. Crokes. In 2006, Brosnan and Dr. Crokes were defeated in the

final by South Kerry. However, Crokes qualified to represent the county in the 2006

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because South Kerry are a divisional side and not a club. They won the competition. Brosnan scored a vital goal in the replayed All-Ireland semi-final. The team went on to reach

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final, but lost to

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after a replay. He has also won a

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medal and Munster Club Championship medal with

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International Rules

Brosnan represented

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in the 2004 and 2005

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Brosnan, Eoin Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Dr Crokes Gaelic footballers Irish international rules football players Irish solicitors Kerry inter-county Gaelic footballers UCC Gaelic footballers Winners of three All-Ireland medals (Gaelic football)