Mark Crossan

Irish Gaelic footballer

Mark Crossan
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Club(s)
Years Club
199?–200?
 St Eunan's
Club titles
Donegal titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
199?–200?
 Donegal
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 1
All-Irelands 1

Mark Crossan is an Irish former Gaelic footballer who played for St Eunan's and the Donegal county team.[1] He also captained his county.[2]

Biography

Crossan is from Letterkenny. He attended St Eunan's College, where he played for the school team.[3]

Crossan is an All-Ireland winner with Donegal, one of three representatives from his club on the county panel that won the 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final. He also won a Railway Cup with Ulster in 2000.[4] He was also in the Ireland international rules football team in 2000.[5]

He made his championship debut for Donegal against Armagh in 1993. With Donegal he also reached the All-Ireland semi-final in 2003. With his club he twice won the Donegal Senior Football Championship.[6]

He started Mickey Moran's first game in charge of Donegal, a league win at home to Offaly in October 2000.[7]

Since retiring from the game he does coaching.[6]

Honours

References

  1. ^ "Crossan and Toye back in for Donegal". BreakingNews.ie. 25 July 2003. Retrieved 25 July 2003.
  2. ^ Crowe, Dermot (25 February 2007). "Former wild child wants football's natural high". Sunday Independent. Retrieved 25 February 2007.
  3. ^ "Gaelic Football". Archived from the original on 24 October 2006.
  4. ^ a b "All-Ireland Final Players". Archived from the original on 12 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Australia v Ireland 2000". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  6. ^ a b Foley, Alan (8 January 2009). "The heroes of '92 — Where are they now?". Donegal Democrat. Archived from the original on 18 December 2015. Retrieved 8 January 2009.
  7. ^ "Donegal make light of conditions to give Moran the ideal start". The Irish Times. 30 October 2000.

External links

  • Mark Crossan at gaainfo.com
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Donegal – 1992 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (1st title)
Substitutes used
20 B. Cunningham for B. Murray
Substitutes not used
7 M. Shovlin
16 P. Callaghan
17 T. Ryan
18 P. Carr
19 C. Mulgrew
21 J. Cunningham
22 S. Maguire
23 M. Gallagher
25 J. McGuinness
26 M. Crossan
Manager
B. McEniff
Selectors
M. Lafferty
S. Bonner
A. Harkin
N. McCole
Other backroom personnel

The Man in Dublin: S. Ferriter
The Man in the Stand: P. McShea
Team doctor: A. O'Kennedy