Aidan O'Rourke (footballer)
Aidan O'Rourke (born 1984 in County Armagh, Northern Ireland) is a manager and former Gaelic footballer. He played from 2001 to 2009, winning an All Star and an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship as a player with Armagh in 2002.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Half-Back | ||
| Born |
1984 (age 36–37) County Armagh | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
? - ? | Dromintee | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2001 - 2009 | Armagh | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Playing career
O'Rourke played football with his local club Dromintee St Patrick's GAC. A member of the Armagh senior football team between 2001 and 2006,[1] and again in 2008 and 2009, he won one All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 2002, the same year as he won his only All Star award. He was also on the team that won the National Football League in 2005.
Management career
On 8 October 2012, O'Rourke was named Louth manager.[2]
In January 2015, he was appointed manager of the Armagh minor Gaelic football team.
Honours
- Team
- 1 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (2002)
- 7 Ulster Senior Football Championships (1999, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008)
- 1 National Football League Division 1 (2005)
- 2 Ulster Minor League & Championships (1992, 1994)
- Individual
- 1 Irish News Ulster All Stars Award (2003)
- 1 All Stars Award (2002)
References
- "Orchard stars Toal and O'Rourke retire". Hoganstand.com. 6 December 2006. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- "Aidan O'Rourke named as new Louth manager on a two-year term - Mick O'Dowd ratified as Meath boss". RTÉ Sport. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2012.
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