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Joe Deane (born 15 November 1977) is an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Cork senior team. Born in Killeagh, County Cork, Deane first excelled at hurling whilst at school at Midleton CBS Secondary School. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of fifteen when he first linked up with the Cork minor teams as a dual player, before later joining the under-21 hurling side. He made his senior debut during the 1996 championship. Deane went on to play a key part for Cork, and won three All-Ireland medals, five Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions. As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Deane won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he has won several championship medals with Killeagh and Glenbower Rovers, while he has also lined out for divisional side Imokilly. His great-grandfather, Tom Mahony, as well as his close relations Seánie O'Leary and John Fitzgibbon, also enjoyed All-Ireland success with Cork. Deane's career tally of 10 goals and 229 points ranks him as Cork's second highest championship scorer and one of the top ten scorers of all-time. Throughout his career Deane made 50 championship appearances. He announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 20 April 2009. Deane is widely regarded as one of Cork's all-time greatest and most popular players. During his playing days he won three All-Star awards, while he was later chosen as one of the 125 greatest hurlers of all-time in a 2009 poll. ==Personal life== Deane was born in Killeagh, County Cork in November 1977. He attended St. Fergal's National School in Killeagh, before later completing his secondary schooling at Midleton CBS Secondary School. Deane graduated from University College Cork with a BSc in finance and currently works as a business manager with ACCBank at their branch on the South Mall, Cork. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joe Deane」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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