Robbie Costigan

Irish Gaelic footballer

Robbie Costigan
Personal information
Irish name Roibeárd Ó Costagáin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left wing-back
Born 1982 (age 41–42)
Cahir, County Tipperary, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
Clerihan
Club titles
Tipperary titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2002-2013
Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0

Robert "Robbie" Costigan (born 1982) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a left wing-back for the Tipperary senior team.[1]

Born in Cahir, County Tipperary, Costigan first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty when he first linked up with the Tipperary under-21 team. He joined the senior panel during the 2002 championship. Costigan became a regular member of the starting fifteen of both teams and won one Tommy Murphy Cup medal.

As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions Costigan won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he is a one-time championship medallist with Cahir.[2]

Costigan retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 2013 championship.[citation needed]

Honours

Player

Cahir
Tipperary
Munster

References

  1. ^ "Profile: Robbie Costigan". Tipperary GAA Archives website. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Cool Cahir lift first Tipp title". Irish Independent. 20 October 2003. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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Sporting positions
Preceded by
Philly Ryan
Tipperary Senior Football Captain
2004
Succeeded by
Preceded by Tipperary Senior Football Captain
2010
Succeeded by
  • v
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Tipperary - 2005 Tommy Murphy Cup champions (1st title)
Subs used
S. Murphy for A. Fitzgerald
F. O'Callaghan for N. Fitzgerald
É. Hanrahan for F. O'Callaghan
Manager
S. McCarthy
Selector
J. Owens
C. O'Flaherty
J. Healy