John Cleary (Gaelic footballer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Place of Birth: Castlehaven, Munster, Ireland
About John Cleary (Gaelic footballer)
- John Cleary (born 20 June 1963) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played as a left corner-forward for the Cork senior team.Born in Castlehaven, County Cork, Cleary first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team before later joining the under-21 side.
- He made his senior debut during the 1983 championship.
- Cleary immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won two All-Ireland medals, three Munster medals and one National Football League medal.
- He was an All-Ireland runner-up on three occasions. Cleary was a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions but never won a Railway Cup medal.
- At club level he is a three-time Munster medallist with Castlehaven.
- In addition to this Cleary also on two championship medals. Cleary's sister, Nollaig Cleary, and his brother-in-law, Niall Cahalane, are also All-Ireland medallists with Cork.Throughout his career Cleary made 21 championship appearances.
- He retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 1993 championship. In retirement from playing Cleary became involved in team management and coaching.
- He is an All-Ireland-winning manager and selector with the Cork under-21 team while he also enjoyed championship success as a selector with Castlehaven.
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