Alan Brogan

infobox GAA player


name=Alan Brogan
placeofbirth=Dublin
countryofbirth=Ireland
nickname=Brogo
Brogi
sport= Gaelic football
code=Football
county=Dublin
province=Leinster
club=Oliver Plunketts
clposition=Half Forward
clubs=
clyears=
clapps(points)=
clcounty=
clprovince=
county=Dublin
counties=Dublin
icyears= 2002-Present
icposition=Left Half Forward
icapps(points)= 31 (09-66)
icprovince=5
allstars=2|

Alan Brogan is an Irish Gaelic footballer from Dublinwho plays for St. Oliver Plunkett's. Alan is the current captain of the Dublin senior football team. [ [http://www.breakingnews.ie/sport/mheymhidcwsn/ Brogan named as Dublin captain | Sport | BreakingNews.ie ] ] He is the son of famous Dublin footballer Bernard Brogan. He can play in the full forward line but usually plays centre half forward for Dublin. In September 2004 Brogan was appointed as St Oliver Plunkett Eoghan Ruadh’s Games Promotion Officer.

Brogan has represented his county, province and country. He won a Leinster Senior Championship medal in 2002, won an All-Ireland under-21 medal with Dublin in 2003 and scored 9 points for Ireland in their International Rules Football victory over Australia in 2004.

Adidas made a boot sponsorship agreement Alan Brogan in 2005 will wear personalised adidas Predator Pulse boots for the rest of that year.

In January 2008 Brogan was appointed Dublin captain for the upcoming Championship, replacing Colin Moran.

Yearly Performance

2005

Alan Brogan was named on the International Compromise Rules preliminary Irish squad but was forced to opt out due to injury. Brogan finished the 2005 All Ireland Championship with a total of two goals and twenty points compared to his league total of only three points. He was on the Dublin team that won the Leinster Senior Football Championship in 2005 against Laois in Croke Park, he finished the game with a total of one point.

2006 All Star Year

Alan Brogan received 2 yellow Cards to make a Red Card in the controversial 2006 national league clash between Dublin and Tyrone. A game which resulted in disciplinary action against 9 players involved in the game. Brogan was suspended for eight weeks in accordance with Rule 140. Ciarán Whelan, Bryan Cullen, Kevin Bonner and Alan Brogan were all exonerated from all charges along with the Tyrone trio of Kevin Hughes, Michael McGee and Owen Mulligan. The official reason given for the exhoneration was stated as 'a technicality'.

Brogan finished the 2006 season with only six points in the O'Byrne Cup. His 2006 national league scoring finished on one goal and eight points, well behind his Dublin counterparts Tomás Quinn 3-22 (2-0 pens, 0-13f, 0-4 '45') and Conal Keaney 2-12 (0-6f). He was the winning side for Dublins Leinster Senior football final win over Offaly. He has been tipped, by some(including those at the [http://www.hoganstand.com/dublin/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=65561 "hoganstand.com"] ) to win an All-Star. Brogan had been showing great form with his club St Oliver plunketts and guided his team into the Dublin Senior Club Football Championship quarter final although, he was a doubt for the match as he was taken off in the match with a suspected broken wrist. [http://www.hill16.ie/viewstoryhill16.asp?mainheading=Word+on+The+Hill&id=7220&viewstory=yes] The injury proved minor and he went on to take Plunketts as far as a controversial loss against Na Fianna in the quarter final of the 2006 Dublin championship. The club success continued with a Dublin league division two title which gives Brogans team automatic promotion to the top division in Dublin football which is Division one. [http://www.hill16.ie/viewstoryhill16.asp?mainheading=Word+on+The+Hill&id=7446&viewstory=yes]

He won an all-star for his 2006 performances in the half forward line with Dublin. 2006 continues to be a good year for Brogan as Seán Boylan names him on the Compromise Rules squad to play Australia in the first test at Pearse Stadium on October 29, 2006. Alan was named on the inaugural GPA Gaelic Team of the Year which began in 2006. Brogan was named on the 2006 Dublin Bus/Evening Herald Blue Star football XV at centre half-forward. [http://www.hill16.ie/viewstoryhill16.asp?id=7540&mainheading=Word+on+The+Hill&viewstory=yes]

2007 2nd All-Star Year

Alan had a disappointing league campaign with Dublin as his team failed to avoid relegation from division one of the National football league. The league form did not carry into the Leinster Senior Football Championship and Alan won the tournament with Dublin in 2007. Dublin were later knocked out of the competition by Kerry at the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi final. Alan was awarded an all star for his performances at left half forward.

2008 Dublin Captaincy

Alan was named as the captain of the 2008 Dublin senior football team for 2008 and made his debut as captain against Carlow in the O'Byrne Cup. Alan won the Dublin AFL Division 1 title with his club St Oliver Plunketts Eoghan Ruadh. It was the first league title in the clubs history. [ [http://www.hill16.ie/viewstoryhill16.asp?id=9437&mainheading=Word+on+The+Hill&viewstory=yes HILL 16 ] ] Alan was on Dublins winning team for the 2008 O'Byrne Cup winning team which defeated Longford in the final. [ [http://www.hill16.ie/viewstoryhill16.asp?mainheading=Word+on+The+Hill&id=9513&viewstory=yes HILL 16 ] ] Alan won his fifth leinster title with Dublin in 2008. Dublin beating Wexford by 3-23 to 0-9 to set a new record for the biggest leinster final win with brogan scoring 1-03. [ [http://www.hill16.ie/viewstoryhill16.asp?mainheading=Word+on+The+Hill&id=10014&viewstory=yes] ]

Trivia

*Alan is the older brother of Bernard Brogan, a young player currently breaking into the senior ranks with Dublin. He also plays his club football for St. Oliver Plunkett's G.A.A Club. He also has a younger brother named Paul who plays with St Oliver Plunketts.

*Alan is the son of Dublin legend Bernie Brogan and the nephew of Dublin ace Jim Brogan.

*Alan Brogan is sponsored by Adidas and his footwear is Adidas Predator Pulse and Adidas F50

References

External links

* [http://www.plunketts.ie/index.asp St. Oliver Plunkett's G.A.A Club Website]
* [http://www.hill16.ie|Official Dublin Website]
* [http://www.tyronetimes.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=2618&ArticleID=1429669 Kevin Hughes Article On Suspension of Dublin and Tyrone Players (2006)]