Eoin Kelly (Waterford hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Eoin Ó Ceallaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
24 September 1982 Waterford, Ireland |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1999-2006 2007-present |
Mount Sion Passage |
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| Club titles | |||
| Waterford titles | 5 | ||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2001-2012 | Waterford | 46 (14-190) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 2 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:59, 31 August 2012. | |||
Eoin Kelly (born 24 September 1982) is an Irish hurler who played as a full-forward for the Waterford senior team. He joined the team in 2001 and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement in 2012.
Kelly is one of Waterford's top championship scorers of all-time. He has won four Munster winners' medals and one National League winners' medal. He ended up as an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
At club level Kelly is a Munster medalist with Mount Sion. In addition to this he has also won five county club championship medals. He currently plays club hurling with Passage.
Kelly has a number of personal achievements. He has won two All-Star awards and was included on the GPA Gaelic Team of the Year in 2008. That same year he was one of three nominees for Hurler of the Year.
Kelly plays his club hurling with Passage, however, it was with the Mount Sion club in Waterford city that he enjoyed his greatest success.
In 1999 Kelly was still a minor when he lined out in his first county club championship. As reigning champions Mount Sion surrendered their title to Ballygunner.
The club were back the following year to exact revenge. A 1-20 to 0-9 defeat of Ballygunner gave Kelly a first county championship medal.
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