Declan Fanning
Declan Fanning (born 24 June 1979) is an Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler who played as right wing-back for the Tipperary senior team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Déaglán Ó Fainín | ||
| Sport | Dual player | ||
| Position | Right wing-back | ||
| Born |
24 June 1979 Killenaule, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Occupation | Agricultural Mechanic | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Killenaule | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Tipperary titles | 0 | 0 | |
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2003 2004–2010 |
Tipperary (football) Tipperary (hurling) |
4 (0-00) 30 (0–1) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 23:31, 29 October 2014. | |||
Born in Killenaule, County Tipperary, Fanning first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor teams as a dual player, before later joining the under-21 sides. He made his senior football debut during the 2003 championship before making his hurling debut during the 2004 championship. Fanning went on to play a key part for Tipperary, and won one All-Ireland medal, two Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Fanning won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he has won several divisional championship medals with Killenaule.
Throughout his career Fanning made a combined total of 34 championship appearances for Tipperary. He announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 1 November 2010.
In retirement from playing Fanning became involved in team management and coaching. In October 2014 he joined the Tipperary senior management team as a selector.