{{short description|Irish hurler|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=July 2021}} {{infobox Gaelic games player |image = |name = Dean Brosnan |irish = Déin Ó Brosnacháin |nickname = Brozy |occupation = Primary school teacher |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|6|24|df=yes}} |birth_place = Blackpool, Cork, Ireland |feet = 6 |inches = 2 |sport = Hurling |code = Hurling |county = Cork |province = Munster |club = Glen Rovers |clyears = 2009-present |clapps(points) = 52 (9-75) |clcounty = 2 |clprovince = |clallireland = |colleges = University College Cork<br>St Patrick's College, Dublin |fitz = 1 |counties = Cork |icyears = 2016-2018 |icposition = Left wing-forward |icapps(points) = 4 (0-01) |icprovince = 2 |icallireland = 0 |nhl = 0 |allstars = 0 |clupdate = 16:53, 15 November 2019 |icupdate = 10:53, 14 January 2019 }} '''Dean Brosnan''' (born 24 June 1991) is an Irish hurler who plays for Cork Senior Championship club Glen Rovers. He was a member of the Cork senior hurling team for three seasons, during which time he usually lined as a forward, either in the half-forward or full-forward line.

==Playing career== ===University College Cork===

During his studies at University College Cork, Brosnan was selected for the college's senior hurling team on a number of occasions. On 3 March 2012, he won a Fitzgibbon Cup medal after coming on as a 55th-minute substitute for Dan McCormack when the university defeated the Cork Institute of Technology by 2-15 to 2-14 in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/hurling/corry-seals-deal-for-ucc-in-thrilling-centenary-final-186050.html|title=Corry seals deal for UCC in thrilling centenary final|date=5 March 2012|publisher=Irish Examiner|accessdate=31 July 2018|first=Fintan|last=O'Toole}}</ref>

===Glen Rovers===

Brosnan joined the Glen Rovers club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, winning a Cork Under-21 Championship medal as a 17-year-old in 2008. He made his first appearance for the club's senior team on 8 August 2009 in a 1-21 to 0-13 Cork Senior Championship quarter-final defeat by Newtownshandrum.

On 11 October 2015, Brosnan won his first Cork Senior Championship medal after scoring three points from play when Glen Rovers defeated Sarsfields by 2-17 to 1-13 in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/hurling/glen-rovers-end-long-wait-for-cork-title-358739.html|title=Glen Rovers end long wait for Cork title|date=11 October 2015|publisher=Irish Examiner|accessdate=31 July 2018|first=Eoghan|last=Cormican}}</ref>

Brosnan won his second Cork Senior Championship medal on 9 October 2016 when he scored four points in a 0-19 to 2-11 defeat of Erin's Own in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/glen-rovers-retain-cork-shc-final-crown-758498.html|title=Glen Rovers retain Cork SHC final crown|date=9 October 2016|publisher=Irish Examiner|accessdate=31 July 2018|first=Eoghan|last=Cormican}}</ref>

On 20 October 2019, Brosnan played in his fifth final when Glen Rovers faced Imokilly. Lining out at right wing-forward, he scored two points from play but ended the game on the losing side following a 2-17 to 1-16 defeat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/Imokilly-hurlers-hold-off-Glen-comeback-to-complete-three-in-a-row-ed1a2645-504d-4393-96df-4ff92c18c9ac-ds|title=Imokilly hurlers hold off Glen comeback to complete three in a row|date=20 October 2019|publisher=Echo Live|accessdate=16 November 2019|first=|last=}}</ref>

===Cork=== ====Minor and under-21====

Brosnan first played for Cork at minor level on 24 June 2009 and scored 1-01 in a 5-17 apiece draw with Tipperary in the Munster Championship.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/drake-point-earns-cork-a-replay-1.791434|title=Drake point earns Cork a replay|date=25 June 2009|publisher=Irish Times|accessdate=15 January 2018|first=|last=}}</ref> His one season in this grade ended without silverware.

Brosnan was subsequently selected for the Cork under-21 team and made his first appearance on 3 August 2011 as a substitute in a 4-20 to 1-27 Munster Championship defeat by Limerick.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/hannon-on-the-mark-to-edge-thriller-26758064.html|title=Hannon on the mark to edge thriller|date=4 August 2011|publisher=Irish Independent|accessdate=15 January 2018|first=Declan|last=Rooney}}</ref> He was included on the Cork under-21 team the following year.{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

====Senior====

Brosnan was added to the Cork senior hurling panel in late 2015 and made his first appearances during the pre-season 2016 Munster League.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/first-panels-named-as-cork-gaa-looks-towards-fresh-start-2526288-Dec2015/|title=First squads named as Cork GAA looks towards fresh start|date=31 December 2015|publisher=The 42|accessdate=15 January 2018|first=Michael|last=Moynihan}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/familiar-faces-return-to-haunt-cork-in-clare-win-713918.html|title=Familiar faces return to haunt Cork in Clare win|date=3 January 2016|publisher=Irish Examiner|accessdate=15 January 2018|first=Michael|last=Moynihan}}</ref> He was an unused substitute for Cork's subsequent National Hurling League and All-Ireland Championship matches.

Brosnan made his first National League appearance 11 February 2017, replacing Shane Kingston in a 0-21 to 1-11 defeat of Clare.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/gaa/youthful-cork-too-sharp-for-clare-776692.html|title=Youthful Cork too sharp for Clare|date=11 February 2017|publisher=Irish Examiner|accessdate=15 January 2018|first=Michael|last=Moynihan}}</ref> He later made his first Munster Championship appearance on 18 June, coming on as a substitute for Alan Cadogan in a 0-21 to 1-15 defeat of Waterford at the semi-final stage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/gaa/cork-set-up-munster-final-with-clare-after-win-over-deise-794100.html|title=Cork set up Munster final with Clare after win over Déise|date=18 June 2017|publisher=Irish Examiner|accessdate=15 January 2018|first=John|last=Fogarty}}</ref> On 9 July, he won his first Munster Championship medal as a non-playing substitute following a 1-25 to 1-20 defeat of Clare in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/cork-victorious-over-clare-in-munster-hurling-final-797054.html|title=Cork victorious over Clare in Munster hurling final|date=9 July 2017|publisher=Irish Examiner|accessdate=5 July 2018|first=|last=}}</ref>

On 1 July 2018, Brosnan won a second successive Munster Championship medal after being introduced as a 73rd-minute for Lorcán McLoughlin in Cork's 2-24 to 3-19 defeat of Clare in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/cork-quietly-collect-another-munster-title-as-clare-crumble-1.3550274|title=Cork quietly collect another Munster title as Clare crumble|date=1 July 2018|publisher=Irish Times|accessdate=5 July 2018|first=Malachy|last=Clerkin}}</ref>

==Career statistics== ===Club===

{{updated|match played 10 November 2019.}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|Year !colspan="2"|Cork !colspan="2"|Munster !colspan="2"|All-Ireland

!colspan="2"|Total |- !Apps!!Score!!Apps!!Score!!Apps!!Score!!Apps!!Score |- |rowspan="11"|Glen Rovers |2009-10 ||1||0-00||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||1||0-00 |- |2010-11 ||8||3-08||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||8||3-08 |- |2011-12 ||2||0-05||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||2||0-05 |- |2012-13 ||4||1-04||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||4||1-04 |- |2013-14 ||3||0-05||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||3||0-05 |- |2014-15 ||6||1-08||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||6||1-08 |- |2015-16 ||6||0-06||1||0-00||colspan=2|—||7||0-06 |- |2016-17 ||5||2-10||2||0-02||colspan=2|—||7||2-12 |- |2017-18 ||6||0-17||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||6||0-17 |- |2018-19 ||2||1-01||colspan=2|—||colspan=2|—||2||1-01 |- |2019-20 ||5||1-07||1||0-02||colspan=2|—||6||1-09 |- !colspan="2"|Total |'''48'''||'''9-71'''||'''4'''||'''0-04'''||colspan=2|—||'''52'''||'''9-75''' |}

===Inter-county===

{{updated|match played 29 July 2018.}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan="2"|Team !rowspan="2"|Year !colspan="3"|National League !colspan="2"|Munster !colspan="2"|All-Ireland

!colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Score!!Apps!!Score!!Apps!!Score!!Apps!!Score |- |rowspan="3"|Cork |2016 |rowspan="3"|Division 1A ||0||0-00||0||0-00||0||0-00||0||0-00 |- |2017 |5||0-03||1||0-00||0||0-00||6||0-03 |- |2018 ||2||0-03||3||0-01||0||0-00||5||0-04 |- !colspan="3"|Total |'''7'''||'''0-06'''||'''4'''||'''0-01'''||'''0'''||'''0-00'''||'''11'''||'''0-07''' |}

==Honours==

;University College Cork * Fitzgibbon Cup (1): 2012

;Glen Rovers * Cork Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2015, 2016 *Cork Senior A Hurling Championship (1): 2024 * Cork Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2008

;Cork *Munster Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2017, 2018 *Munster Senior Hurling League (1): 2017

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://gaacork.ie/playerProfile/8263/dean_brosnan Dean Brosnan profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701061350/http://gaacork.ie/playerProfile/8263/dean_brosnan |date=1 July 2017 }} at the Cork GAA website

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