Graham Callanan (born 8 February 1982) is an Irish hurler who plays for Cork Senior Championship club Glen Rovers. He usually plays as a left wing-back but can also be deployed at midfield. Callanan is a former member of the Cork senior hurling team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Graham Ó Callanáin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
8 February 1982 Blackpool, Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Club(s)* | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
1999-present | Glen Rovers | 76 (0-37) | |
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)** | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2004-2009 | Cork | 4 (0-0) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
|
* club appearances and scores correct as of 22:48, 28 January 2019. **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:48, 28 January 2019. | |||
Playing career
editGlen Rovers
editCallanan joined the Glen Rovers club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, winning a Cork Under-21 Hurling Championship medal as a 19-year-old in 2001. With Glen's sister club, St. Nicholas', he won a Cork Under-21 Football Championship in 2003.
Callanan joined the Glen Rovers senior team during the 1999 Cork Championship but was an unused substitute throughout the season. He made his first appearance for the team on 14 May 2000 in an 0-11 to 0-18 defeat by Erin's Own.
On 10 October 2010, Callanan lined out at centre-back in Glen Rovers' first Cork Senior Championship final in 19 years, however, Sarsfields won the game by 1-17 to 0-18.[1]
Callanan was appointed captain of the Glen Rovers senior team for the 2014 Cork Senior Championship. On 12 October, he captained the team from left wing-back when the Glen faced Sarsfields in the final. He scored a point during the game, however, Sarsfields won by 2-18 to 0-08.[2]
Callanan retained the club captaincy for the 2015 Cork Senior Championship. On 11 October, he lined out at right wing-back in the final against reigning champions Sarsfields. A 2-17 to 1-13 victory secured the title and a first championship medal for Callanan.[3]
For the third year in-a-row, Callanan was appointed captain of the Glen Rovers team. On 9 October 2016, he was at right wing-back when Glen Rovers defeated Erin's Own by 0-19 to 2-10 to win the Cork Senior Championship for the second year in succession.[4] It was Callanan's second time lifting the cup as captain.
Cork
editMinor and under-21
editCallanan first played for Cork as a member of the minor team on 6 August 2000 in a 2-17 to 1-11 All-Ireland semi-final defeat of Dublin.[5] On 10 September, he was at left wing-back when Cork suffered a 2-19 to 4-10 defeat by Galway in the All-Ireland final.[6]
On 9 July 2002, Callanan made his first appearance for the Cork under-21 team in a 1-15 to 1-14 Munster Championship semi-final defeat by Limerick. His under-21 tenure ended with a Munster final replay defeat by Tipperary on 3 August 2003.
Senior
editCallanan made his first appearance for the Cork senior hurling team on 22 February 2004 in a 0-14 to 1-09 National Hurling League defeat of Limerick.[7] He was a regular player during all of Cork's eight group stage league games but failed to secure a place on the starting fifteen for the Munster Championship. On 12 September 2004, Callanan was an unused substitute when Cork defeated Kilkenny by 0-17 to 0-09 in the All-Ireland final[8]
On 22 May 2005, Callanan made his first championship appearance as a substitute in a 2-17 to 2-15 defeat of Waterford in the Munster Championship semi-final. He was later an unused substitute when Cork defeated Tipperary by 1-21 to 1-16 to win the Munster Championship.[9] On 11 September, Callanan won his second All-Ireland medal as a non-playing substitute when Cork defeated Galway by 1-21 to 1-16 in the All-Ireland final.[10]
Callanan was dropped from the Cork senior team in 2006 but returned the following year. He made his last appearance for the team on 18 July 2009 when he came on as a substitute in Cork's 1-19 to 0-15 defeat by Galway.[11]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 1 September 2018.
| Team | Season | Cork | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Glen Rovers | 1999-00 | 0 | 0-00 | — | — | 0 | 0-00 | ||
| 2000-01 | 2 | 0-01 | — | — | 2 | 0-01 | |||
| 2001-02 | 2 | 0-01 | — | — | 2 | 0-01 | |||
| 2002-03 | 2 | 0-02 | — | — | 2 | 0-02 | |||
| 2003-04 | 2 | 0-01 | — | — | 2 | 0-01 | |||
| 2004-05 | 6 | 0-04 | — | — | 6 | 0-04 | |||
| 2005-06 | 3 | 0-02 | — | — | 3 | 0-02 | |||
| 2006-07 | 2 | 0-03 | — | — | 2 | 0-03 | |||
| 2007-08 | 3 | 0-02 | — | — | 3 | 0-02 | |||
| 2008-09 | 5 | 0-03 | — | — | 5 | 0-03 | |||
| 2009-10 | 4 | 0-02 | — | — | 4 | 0-02 | |||
| 2010-11 | 8 | 0-01 | — | — | 8 | 0-01 | |||
| 2011-12 | 2 | 0-02 | — | — | 2 | 0-02 | |||
| 2012-13 | 4 | 0-01 | — | — | 4 | 0-01 | |||
| 2013-14 | 3 | 0-03 | — | — | 3 | 0-03 | |||
| 2014-15 | 6 | 0-03 | — | — | 6 | 0-03 | |||
| 2015-16 | 5 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-01 | — | 6 | 0-02 | ||
| 2016-17 | 6 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | — | 8 | 0-00 | ||
| 2017-18 | 6 | 0-04 | — | — | 6 | 0-04 | |||
| 2018-19 | 2 | 0-00 | — | — | 2 | 0-00 | |||
| Career total | 73 | 0-36 | 3 | 0-01 | — | 76 | 0-37 | ||
Inter-county
edit| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Cork | 2004 | Division 1B | 8 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 8 | 0-00 |
| 2005 | 6 | 0-01 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 7 | 0-01 | ||
| 2006 | Division 1A | 2 | 0-00 | — | — | 2 | 0-00 | |||
| 2007 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | ||
| 2008 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2009 | 2 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 | 4 | 0-01 | ||
| Career total | 19 | 0-02 | 1 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-00 | 23 | 0-02 | ||
Honours
edit- Glen Rovers
- Cork Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2015 (c), 2016 (c)
- Cork Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2001
- St. Nicholas'
- Cork Under-21 Football Championship (1): 2003
- Cork
References
edit- ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (11 October 2010). "Sars show true grit to battle back for victory". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (13 October 2014). "Just the perfect day for merciless Sars". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ Hurley, Denis (12 October 2015). "Glen see off Sars to bridge 26-year gap". Irish Independent. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ Cormican, Eoghan (9 October 2016). "Glen Rovers retain Cork SHC final crown". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ Hickey, Paddy (7 August 2000). "Cork show minor class after early Dublin scare". Irish Independent. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ Hickey, Paddy (11 September 2000). "Greene fires double salvo to bury Cork". Irish Independent. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Cork steal victory at the death". RTÉ Sport. 14 June 2007. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Cork savour sweet victory". Irish Examiner. 13 September 2004. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "Cork win Munster final". Irish Examiner. 26 June 2005. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Jim (12 September 2005). "Confidence and craft carry the day". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
- ^ "Galway book quarter-final spot after win over Cork". Breaking News. 18 July 2009. Retrieved 21 January 2019.