Andy Moran

Andy Moran
Personal information
Irish name Aindriú Ó Móráin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Full Forward
Born (1983-11-02) 2 November 1983 (age 41)
Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon, Ireland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Occupation Co–Owner of The Movement Castlebar
Club(s)
Years Club
2001–2022
 Ballaghaderreen
Club titles
Mayo titles 2
Colleges(s)
Years College
 IT Sligo
UUJ
College titles
Sigerson titles 3
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
2004–2019
 Mayo 85 (11-102)
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 8
NFL 2
All Stars 2
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 19:52: 5 May 2019.
Club management
Years Club
2021 Ballaghaderreen
Inter-county management
Years Team
2021–2022 Leitrim

Andy Moran (born 2 November 1983) is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player for Ballaghaderreen and the Mayo county team.

He made his 150th league and championship appearance for Mayo in June 2017, his 13th season.[1]

Playing career

Although Ballaghaderreen town was transferred from County Mayo to County Roscommon under the Local Government (Ireland) Act 1898, the GAA club competes in Mayo and many of its players declare for that county. As in this case, Moran chose to play for Mayo, this decision has been received negatively from Roscommon GAA supporters. Although, Roscommon GAA condemned fans who booed Moran in a 2017 All-Ireland quarter-final match against Mayo.[2]

In 2011, Moran won his first All Star award, being named at full forward on the team.[3][4]

In 2012, Moran, a former vice-captain, was named captain of the Mayo senior team.[5] He then injured himself in the 53rd minute of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-final defeat of Down, having to be stretchered off the field of play and left lying on a medical trolley in the tunnel of Croke Park with ice strapped to his knee.[6][7] As a result, he missed the rest of the season, including the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final against Donegal, after undergoing surgery on his torn cruciate knee ligament.[8][9] he returned against Galway in the 2013 Connacht quarter final and scored as Mayo won 4-16 1-11 points. He was the highest scoring Mayo forward in the 2013 All-Ireland, playing a captain's part. Moran was starting against Dublin in the All-Ireland final in 2016, but his team was defeated by a one-point margin. Coincidentally the following year Mayo lost again against Dublin in the 2017 All-Ireland final by another one-point margin.

Moran ended up as an All-Ireland runner-up on six occasions. In 2017, he was awarded his second All Star Award and Footballer of the Year for the first time.[10]

He played his last game for Ballaghaderreen at the age of 38 on 1 October 2022, scoring a hat-trick of goals and points (3–3) in a 6–8 to 2–8 win against Davitts.[11]

Management career

Moran help Mayo U20's in a coaching capacity in 2020 before taking over his native Ballaghaderreen along with Mike Solan ahead of the 2021 season.[12] In October 2021, it was announced that Andy Moran would be the Leitrim senior football manager, taking over from Terry Hyland who stepped down following the 2021 Connacht Senior Football Championship semi-final vs Mayo. Moran's first win with Leitrim was vs Tipperary in Round 2 of the 2022 National Football League.

Media career

Moran has done broadcasting duties for eir Sport.[13]

Personal life

Moran is a supporter of the association football team Tottenham.[14]

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Mayo legend Andy Moran announces retirement from inter-county football". The 42. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  2. ^ O'Toole, Fintan (2 August 2017). "Roscommon players and management condemn booing of Mayo forward Andy Moran last Sunday". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Donegal trio named in All Star Football selection". BBC Sport. 21 October 2011. Archived from the original on 7 November 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  4. ^ "Dublin dominate All-Stars". Irish Examiner. 21 October 2011. Retrieved 25 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Moran confirmed as Mayo captain". Irish Examiner. 24 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  6. ^ Kelly, Liam (4 August 2012). "Mayo edge out Down in epic quarter final". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  7. ^ Crowe, Marie (5 August 2012). "Moran blow darkens mood". Sunday Independent. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  8. ^ "Mayo captain Moran undergoes surgery". Sports News Ireland. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
  9. ^ "Injured Mayo skipper Andy Moran over All-Ireland final disappointment". RTÉ Sport. RTÉ. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  10. ^ Ryan, Eoin (3 November 2017). "Moran Footballer of Year, Canning Hurler of Year". RTÉ.ie.
  11. ^ "Andy Moran nets hat-trick in final game for Ballaghaderreen". Hogan Stand. 2 October 2022.
  12. ^ "Mayo legend Andy Moran takes first major step into management". The 42. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
  13. ^ "eir Sport confirms plans to cease broadcasting". Hogan Stand. 19 May 2021.
  14. ^ Nolan, Sean (2 August 2012). "Hospital Pass: Kerry eye up Kilkenny and where Andy Moran wants to play the All-Ireland final". JOE.ie. Retrieved 2 August 2012. 'I would have to say Anfield', said Andy. 'Since the days of John Barnes I have been supporting Tottenham so I would have to stick with my colours. I was over there last year. Going in to the stadium it didn't look great but when you are in there it's a fine place. It's more about the atmosphere than anything else really'.