Eoin Kelly (Waterford hurler)
Eoin Kelly (born 24 September 1982) is an Irish hurler who played as a full-forward at senior level for the waterford county team. He joined the team in 2001 and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement in 2012.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Eoin Ó Ceallaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
24 September 1982 Waterford, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1999-2006 2007-present |
Mount Sion Passage | ||
| 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. | |||
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.