{{Short description|Galway hurling goalkeeper}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=June 2020}} {{Infobox Gaelic games player |image = Colm Callanan cropped.jpg |name = Colm Callanan |irish = Colm Ó Callanáin |nickname = |occupation = Personal trainer |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1982|7|18|df=yes}} |birth_place = [[Kinvara]], [[County Galway]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] |height = {{convert|1.8|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}} |sport = Hurling |code = Hurling |county = Galway |province = Leinster |club = [[Kinvara GAA|Kinvara]] |clyears = 2000–present |clposition = Goalkeeper |clapps(points) = |clcounty = 0 |clprovince = |clallireland = |colleges = [[Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology]] |colyears = 2000–2005 |fitz = 0 |counties = [[Galway county hurling team|Galway]] |icyears = 2007–2019 |icposition = Goalkeeper |icapps(points) = 41 (0–02) |icprovince = 2 |icallireland = 1 |nhl = 2 |allstars = 1 |clupdate = |icupdate = 18:22, 26 November 2019 }} '''Colm Callanan''' (born 18 July 1982) is an Irish [[Hurling|hurler]] who plays for [[Galway Senior Hurling Championship|Galway Senior Championship]] club [[Kinvara GAA|Kinvara]]. He played for the [[Galway senior hurling team]] for 12 years, during which time he lined out as a goalkeeper.
Born in [[Kinvara]], [[County Galway]], Callanan was born into a strong hurling family. His mother, Mary Daly, played [[camogie]] and was an [[All-Ireland Senior Club Camogie Championship|All-Ireland]] medal winner with [[Athenry GAA|Athenry]] while also playing for Galway and [[Connacht GAA|Connacht]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/galways-callanan-learning-fast-at-the-shut-out-school-122771.html|title=Galway's Callanan learning fast at the shut-out school|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=18 June 2010|access-date=7 August 2017|first=Diarmuid|last=O'Flynn}}</ref>
Callanan first played competitive hurling with the [[Kinvara GAA|Kinvara]] club at juvenile and underage levels. In spite of beginning his club career as an outfield player, he was eighteen when he became the goalkeeper on the club's senior team.
Callanan made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of eighteen when he was selected for the Galway minor team. He won an [[All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship|All-Ireland]] medal as a non-playing substitute in 2000 before later joining the Galway under-21 team. Callanan made his senior debut during the [[2007 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|2007 championship]] and has since enjoyed much success, culminating with the winning of an [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|All-Ireland]] medal in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/emotions-run-high-as-tribe-end-agonising-29-year-wait-458279.html|title=Emotions run high as Tribe end agonising 29-year wait|date=4 September 2017|work=Irish Examiner|access-date=5 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.the42.ie/galway-all-ireland-hurling-champions-waterford-3579472-Sep2017/|title=Galway end 29 years of hurt as they lift All-Ireland crown with win over Waterford|date=3 September 2017|work=The 42|access-date=5 September 2017}}</ref> He has also won two [[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship|Leinster]] medals and two [[National Hurling League]] medals.
In November 2019, Callanan announced his retirement form inter-county hurling.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.the42.ie/colm-callanan-retirement-4905171-Nov2019/|title =Galway's All-Ireland winning goalkeeper calls time on 13-year inter-county career|date=25 November 2019|work=The 42|access-date=26 November 2019}}</ref>
==Playing career== ===Kinvara=== Callanan joined the [[Kinvara GAA|Kinvara]] club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. He joined the club's senior team as a 17-year-old prior to the start of the 2000 Galway Senior Championship.
On 21 October 2007, Callanan lined out in goal when Kinvara faced [[Portumna GAA|Portumnna]] in their first senior final appearance since 1979. After conceding six goals he ended up on the losing side as Kinvara suffered a 6-12 to 0-11 defeat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/goals-give-portumna-closure-out-of-storm-26326590.html|title=Goals give Portumna closure out of storm|date=22 October 2007|publisher=Irish Independent|access-date=26 November 2019}}</ref>
On 3 November 2019, Callanan was selected in goal when Kinvara qualified for the Galway Intermediate Championship final. His long-range free in the fifth minute of injury-time was instrumental in setting up the winning goal, with Kinvara claiming a 1-10 to 0-12 victory over [[Kilconieron GAA|Kilconieron]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://connachttribune.ie/resolute-kinvara-pull-it-out-of-the-fire-in-dramatic-style/|title=Resolute Kinvara pull it out of the fire in dramatic style|date=7 November 2019|publisher=Connacht Tribune|access-date=26 November 2019|first=Stephen|last=Glennon}}</ref> On 17 November 2019, Callanan was again in goal when Kinvara qualified for the [[2019–20 All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship#Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship|Connacht final]]. He kept a clean sheet but ended the game on the losing side after a 0-21 to 2-10 defeat by [[Tooreen Hurling Club|Tooreen]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://connachttribune.ie/kinvara-well-off-the-pace-against-lively-mayo-rivals/|title=Kinvara well off the pace against lively Mayo rivals|date=21 November 2019|publisher=Connacht Tribune|access-date=26 November 2019}}</ref>
===Galway=== ====Minor and under-21==== Callanan was called for a trial with the Galway minor team in March 2000, however, he failed to make the panel for the [[2000 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship|All-Ireland Championship]].
Callanan was added to the Galway under-21 team as sub-goalkeeper to [[Adrian Diviney]] prior to the start of the [[2002 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship#All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship|2002 All-Ireland Championship]]. On 15 September 2002, he was named amongst the substitutes when Galway qualified for the [[2002 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final|All-Ireland final]] against [[Limerick GAA|Limerick]]. Callanan remained on the bench for the 3-17 to 0-08 defeat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/limerick-make-history-26034660.html|title=Limerick make history|date=16 September 2002|publisher=Irish Independent|access-date=26 November 2019|first=Martin|last=Breheny}}</ref>
On 23 August 2003, Callanan made his first appearance for the Galway under-21 when he lined out in goal in Galway's 2-20 to 2-16 defeat of [[Tipperary GAA|Tipperary]] in the [[2003 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship#All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship|All-Ireland semi-final]]. He again lined out in goal for Galway's 2-13 to 0-12 defeat by [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]] in the [[2003 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final|All-Ireland final]] on 21 September 2003.
====Senior==== Callanan was added to the Galway senior team at the start of the 2007 season. He was an unused substitute throughout the [[2007 National Hurling League|National League]] before making his debut on 30 June 2007 in a 3-20 to 1-14 [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship qualifiers|All-Ireland Qualifier]] defeat of [[Laois GAA|Laois]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/loughnanes-tribesmen-fire-out-early-warning-with-clinical-victory-over-laois-26301076.html|title=Loughnane's Tribesmen fire out early warning with clinical victory over Laois|date=1 July 2007|publisher=Irish Independent|access-date=26 November 2019}}</ref>
On 2 May 2010, Callanan lined out in goal when Galway faced [[Cork GAA|Cork]] in the [[2010 National Hurling League#Final|National League final]]. He ended the game with a [[National Hurling League|winners' medal]] following the 2-22 to 1-17 victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/soccer/arid-10118796.html|title=Galway shine brightest|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=3 May 2010|access-date=31 July 2013|first=Diarmuid|last=O'Flynn}}</ref> On 4 July 2010, Callanan lined out in his first [[2010 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship|Leinster final]], but ended the game on the losing side after a 1-19 to 1-12 defeat by Kilkenny.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/kilkenny-prove-too-strong-for-galway-1.1246920|title=Kilkenny prove too strong for Galway|publisher=Irish Times|date=4 July 2010|access-date=31 July 2013}}</ref>
Callanan was dropped from the Galway panel by new manager [[Anthony Cunningham]] at the end of the 2011 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/tribe-stopper-callanan-not-prepared-to-walk-away-after-rejuvenation-36532647.html|title=Tribe stopper Callanan not prepared to walk away after rejuvenation|publisher=Irish Independent|date=26 January 2018|access-date=26 November 2019|first=Colm|last=Keys}}</ref> An injury to first-choice goalkeeper [[James Skehill]] in advance of the [[2012 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final|All-Ireland final replay]] on 30 September 2012 saw Callanan recalled to the panel. He remained on the bench for Galway's 3-22 to 3-11 defeat by Kilkenny.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/kilkenny-cruise-to-allireland-at-second-time-of-asking-28815799.html|title=Kilkenny cruise to All-Ireland at second time of asking|publisher=Irish Independent|date=30 September 2012|access-date=5 February 2019}}</ref>
On 7 July 2013, Callanan was an unused substitute when Galway suffered a 2-25 to 2-13 defeat by [[Dublin GAA|Dublin]] in the [[2013 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Final|Leinster final]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/dublin-galway-leinster-report-982833-Jul2013/|title=Dublin end famine with famous win over Galway at Croker|publisher=The 42|date=7 July 2013|access-date=5 February 2019|first=Adrian|last=Russell}}</ref>
Callanan was back as first-choice goalkeeper for the [[2015 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Final|Leinster final]] against Kilkenny on 5 July 2015. He ended the game on the losing side following a 1-23 to 2-17 defeat.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2015/0705/712795-galway-v-kilkenny/|title=Kilkenny march past Galway to another Leinster win|date=27 August 2015|publisher=RTÉ Sport|access-date=7 February 2019|first=Declan|last=Rooney}}</ref> On 6 September 2015, Callanan again lined out in goal for Galway's 1-22 to 1-18 [[2015 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final|All-Ireland final]] defeat by Kilkenny.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/kilkenny-deliver-an-11th-allireland-for-brian-cody-as-galway-challenge-fades-away-31505998.html|title=Kilkenny deliver an 11th All-Ireland for Brian Cody as Galway challenge fades away|date=6 September 2015|publisher=Irish Independent|access-date=7 February 2019|first=Seán|last=McGoldrick}}</ref> He ended the season by receiving a [[GAA All Stars Awards|GAA/GPA All-Star]].<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.the42.ie/2015-hurling-allstars-revealed-2363477-Oct2015/|title=Kilkenny and Galway lead the way as 2015 hurling Allstar nominations revealed|date=2 October 2015|publisher=The 42|access-date=7 February 2019|first=Steve|last=O'Rourke}}</ref>
On 3 July 2016, Callanan lined out in goal in the third [[2016 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Final|Leinster final]] of his career. He ended the game on the losing side after a 1-26 to 0-22 defeat by Kilkenny.<ref>{{cite web|url =https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/galway-challenge-peters-out-as-kilkenny-claim-71st-leinster-crown-in-familiar-style-34853403.html|title=Galway challenge peters out as Kilkenny claim 71st Leinster crown in familiar style|date=3 July 2016|publisher=Irish Independent|access-date=7 February 2019|first=Seán|last=McGoldrick}}</ref>
On 22 April 2017, Callanan won a second National League medal after a 3-21 to 0-14 victory over Tipperary in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the42.ie/galway-hurling-tipperary-3354205-Apr2017/|title= Flynn fires two goals as Galway hand out 16-point beating to Tipperary in league final|date=23 April 2017|publisher=The 42|access-date=26 April 2017}}</ref> The subsequent championship saw Galway qualify for a [[2017 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Final|Leinster final]] meeting with [[Wexford GAA|Wexford]], with Callanan claiming his third winners' medal after the 0-29 to 1-17 victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/galway-wexford-report-3474778-Jul2017/|title=Conor Cooney masterclass leads Galway past Wexford to their first Leinster title since 2012|date=2 July 2017|publisher=The 42|access-date=6 February 2019}}</ref> On 3 September 2017, Callanan was in goal when Galway faced [[Waterford GAA|Waterford]] in the [[2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final|All-Ireland final]]. He conceded two goals but ended the game with an [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|All-Ireland medal]] after the 0-29 to 2-17 victory and a first All-Ireland Championship for Galway in 29 years.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/emotions-run-high-as-tribe-end-agonising-29-year-wait-458279.html|title=Emotions run high as Tribe end agonising 29-year wait|date=4 September 2017|publisher=Irish Examiner|access-date=5 September 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.the42.ie/galway-all-ireland-hurling-champions-waterford-3579472-Sep2017/|title=Galway end 29 years of hurt as they lift All-Ireland crown with win over Waterford|date=3 September 2017|publisher=The 42|access-date=5 September 2017}}</ref>
Callanan returned to the panel for the 2018 season, however, a series of muscle injuries hampered his progress and he was relegated to third-choice goalkeeper.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/callanan-ruled-out-but-glynn-and-canning-fit-to-face-cats-37025530.html|title=Callanan ruled out but Glynn and Canning fit to face Cats|date=19 June 2018|publisher=Irish Independent|access-date=26 November 2019|first=Michael|last=Verney}}</ref> Injury ruled him out of Galway's 1-28 to 3-15 defeat of Kilkenny in the [[2018 Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Final|Leinster final replay]] on 8 July 2018, however, he collected a second winners' medal as a member of the extended panel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hoganstand.com/Article/Index/287235|title=Leinster SHC final: Cats and Tribe must meet again|date=1 July 2018|publisher=Hogan Stand|access-date=5 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/gaa/galway-hold-their-nerve-against-kilkenny-in-leinster-final-replay-853789.html|title=Galway hold their nerve against Kilkenny in Leinster final replay|date=8 July 2018|publisher=Irish Examiner|access-date=5 February 2019|first=John|last=Fogarty}}</ref> On 19 August 2018, Callanan was again third-choice goalkeeper and a member of the extended panel when Galway suffered a 3-16 to 2-18 defeat by [[Limerick GAA|Limerick]] in the [[2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final|All-Ireland final]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2018/0819/986074-limerick-hang-on-against-tribe-to-end-45-years-of-pain/|title=Limerick hang on against Galway to end 45 years of pain|date=19 August 2018|publisher=RTÉ Sport|access-date=5 February 2019|first=Eoin|last=Ryan}}</ref>
Callanan made just one appearance in the [[2019 National Hurling League|2019 National League]], however, he was back as Galway's first-choice goalkeeper for the [[2019 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Leinster Senior Hurling Championship|2019 Leinster Championship]] and lined out in goal for all four games in their unsuccessful campaign. On 25 November 2019, Callanan announced his retirement from inter-county hurling.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/gaa/let-the-next-chapter-begin-galway-goalkeeper-colm-callanan-announces-inter-county-retirement-966387.html|title='Let the next chapter begin!': Galway goalkeeper Colm Callanan announces inter-county retirement|date=25 November 2019|publisher=Irish Examiner|access-date=26 November 2019|first=Eoghan|last=Cormican}}</ref>
==Post-playing career== Callanan has been goalkeeping coach of the [[Offaly senior hurling team]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://hoganstand.com/Article/Index/325268|title=Offaly role for Tipp great Maher|work=Hogan Stand|date=5 October 2022|quote=It was already confirmed that Coolderry's Barry Teehan would be continuing as a selector, while 2017 Galway All-Ireland winning goalkeeper Colm Callanan is also remaining on board as a goalkeeping coach.}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|Year !colspan="3"|[[National Hurling League|National League]] !colspan="2"|[[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship|Leinster]] !colspan="2"|[[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|All-Ireland]]
!colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Score!!Apps!!Score!!Apps!!Score!!Apps!!Score |- |rowspan="13"|[[Galway county hurling team|Galway]] |2007 |rowspan="2"|[[National Hurling League|Division 1B]] |0||0-00||colspan=2|—||4||0-01||4||0-01 |- |2008 |0||0-00||colspan=2|—||1||0-00||1||0-00 |- |2009 |rowspan="3"|[[National Hurling League|Division 1]] |4||0-01||2||0-00||3||0-00||9||0-01 |- |2010 |5||0-00||4||0-00||1||0-00||10||0-00 |- |2011 |5||0-00||0||0-00||0||0-00||5||0-00 |- |2012 |rowspan="5"|[[National Hurling League|Division 1A]] |0||0-00||0||0-00||0||0-00||0||0-00 |- |2013 |4||0-00||0||0-00||1||0-00||5||0-00 |- |2014 |7||0-01||3||0-00||1||0-00||11||0-01 |- |2015 |5||0-00||4||0-00||3||0-00||12||0-00 |- |2016 |0||0-00||3||0-00||2||0-00||5||0-00 |- |2017 |rowspan="3"|[[National Hurling League|Division 1B]] |6||0-01||3||0-00||2||0-00||11||0-01 |- |2018 |0||0-00||0||0-00||0||0-00||0||0-00 |- |2019 |1||0-00||4||0-01||colspan=2|—||5||0-01 |- !colspan="3"|Total |'''37'''||'''0-03'''||'''23'''||'''0-01'''||'''18'''||'''0-01'''||'''78'''||'''0-05''' |}
==Honours== ;Kinvara *Galway Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 2019
;Galway * [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]] (1): [[2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|2017]] * [[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship]] (2): [[2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Leinster Senior Hurling Championship|2017]], [[2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Leinster Senior Hurling Championship|2018]] * [[National Hurling League]] (2): [[2010 National Hurling League|2010]], [[2017 National Hurling League|2017]]
;Awards *[[GAA GPA All Stars Awards]] (1): 2015
==References== {{Commons category}} {{reflist}}
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