Conor Counihan

Conor Counihan (born 28 September 1959) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a centre-back for the Cork senior team. Born in Aghada, County Cork, he joined the Cork under-21 team at the age of twenty, winning the 1980 All-Ireland Under-21 title, and played club football with Aghada, winning the 1989 Cork Junior Football Championship, and with the divisional side Imokilly, winning Cork Senior Football Championship medals in 1984 and 1986. He made his senior debut in the 1980 to 1981 National Football League, captained Cork in 1985 and 1987, and won two All-Ireland medals and four Munster medals, retiring after Cork's defeat by Derry in the 1993 All-Ireland final. He won All-Star awards in 1989 and 1990 and, in retirement, became a selector and backs' coach under Billy Morgan and Larry Tompkins before managing the Cork senior team for six seasons and guiding it to the All-Ireland title in 2010.