Donal Aherne (born 1950) is an Irish retired Gaelic football coach and player. He had a brief league and championship career with the Cork senior team from 1971 until 1973.
Personal information | |||
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Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Midfield | ||
Born |
1950 Glanworth, County Cork, Ireland | ||
Occupation | Business coach | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Glanworth | |||
Club titles | |||
Cork titles | 5 | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1967-1973 | Cork | 1 (0-00) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 1 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
NFL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 0 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 21:28, 18 December 2016. |
Born in Glanworth, County Cork, Aherne first played competitive Gaelic football at underage levels with Glanworth. He won back-to-back county minor championship medals in 1966 and 1967, before claiming a county junior championship medal in 1971. Aherne also won a county intermediate championship medal in 1976.
Aherne made his debut on the inter-county scene when he was selected on the Cork minor team in 1967. He played in two championship seasons with the minors and collected back-to-back All-Ireland medals as captain.[1] Aherne subsequently joined the Cork under-21 team, winning back-to-back All-Ireland medals in 1970 and 1971.[2] He joined the Cork senior team in 1972. He was a member of the extended panel when the team won the All-Ireland title in 1973.[3]