Conor Counihan

Who is Conor Counihan?

Conor Counihan is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played as a centre-back for the Cork senior team.

Born in Aghada, County Cork, Counihan first excelled at football during his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty when he first linked up with the Cork under-21 team, before later lining out with the junior side. He made his senior debut in the 1980-81 National Football League. Counihan went on to play a key part for Cork in what has come to be known as a golden age for the team, and won two All-Ireland medals, four Munster medals and three National Football League medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions.

Counihan was a member of the Munster inter-provincial team for six consecutive years, however, a Railway Cup medal eluded him. At club level he won two championship medals with divisional side Imokilly, while he also won intermediate and junior championship medals with Aghada.

Throughout his career Counihan made 26 championship appearances for Cork. His retirement came following Cork's defeat by Derry in the 1993 All-Ireland final.

In retirement from playing, Counihan became involved in team management and coaching. He served as a selector and as a backs' coach on the Cork senior football team under both Billy Morgan and Larry Tompkins, while he was also manager of the Aghada senior team. As manager of the Cork senior team for six seasons, he guided the team to the All-Ireland title in 2010.