Brian Carroll (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Briain Ó Cearúill | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born |
13 June 1983 Coolderry, County Offaly, Ireland |
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| Height | 3 ft 8 in (1.12 m) | ||
| Nickname | Carlo | ||
| Occupation | Secondary school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Coolderry | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Offaly titles | 4 | ||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2002-2016 | Offaly | 49 (5-194) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:20, 12 January 2016. | |||
Brian Carroll (born 13 June 1983) is an Irish hurler who played as a right corner-forward for the Offaly senior team.
Born in Coolderry, County Offaly, Carroll was introduced to hurling by his father, Pat Carroll, a two-time All-Ireland medallist with Offaly. His grandfather, Jack Carroll, and his great-grandfather, "Red" Jack Teehan, also played hurling at various levels with Offaly. Carroll enjoyed All-Ireland success at colleges level with St. Kieran's College while simultaneously enjoying championship successes at underage levels with the Coolderry club. A one-time All-Ireland runner-up with the Coolderry senior team, Carroll has won one Leinster medal and four championship medals.
Carroll made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Offaly minor team. A Leinster medallist in this grade, he later played with the under-21 team. Carroll made his senior debut during the 2002 Walsh Cup. He went on to play a key role for Offaly in attack during a lengthy career, and won two National Hurling League (Division 2) medals. He was a Leinster runner-up on one occasion.
Carroll's career tally of 5 goals and 194 points ranks him as Offaly's second highest championship scorer of all time.
As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team, Carroll won four Railway Cup medals. Throughout his inter-county career he made 47 championship appearances. Carroll retired from inter-county hurling on 4 January 2016.
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