Irish name Micheal O Broin Cork titles 1 Positions Midfielder Sport Gaelic Football Munster titles 1 All irelands 0 | Occupation Eircom employee Name Michael Burns All stars 0 Years Club Role Gaelic footballer | |
Died May 5, 2015, Union Hall, County Cork, Republic of Ireland | ||
Michael Burns (1961 – 5 May 2015) was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a midfielder for the Cork senior team.
Born in Castlehaven, County Cork, Burns first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 1981-82 league. Burns later became a regular member of the team and won one All-Ireland medal, two Munster medals and one National Football League medal as a non-playing substitute.
At club level Burns is a one-time Munster medallist with Castlehaven. In addition to this he has also won one championship medal.
Throughout his career Burns made 8 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 1990 championship.