Charlie Carter
Charles Gerard Carter (born 19 January 1971) is an Irish former hurler who played as a corner-forward at senior level for the Kilkenny county team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séarlas Mac Artúir | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born |
19 January 1971 Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Young Irelands | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1990-2003 | Kilkenny | 29 (6-61) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 3 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 23:02, 13 August 2014. | |||
Born in Gowran, County Kilkenny, Carter first played competitive hurling whilst at school at St Kieran's College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team, before later joining the under-21 and junior sides. He made his senior debut during the 1990-91 National League. Carter went on to play a key role for Kilkenny, and won two All-Ireland medals, four Leinster medals and one National Hurling League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.
As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Carter won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he is a two-time championship medallist with Young Irelands.
Throughout his career Carter made 29 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling in controversial circumstances on 7 June 2003.