Darren Gleeson
- January 10, 2024
- Hurler
Quick Facts
| Full Name | Darren Gleeson |
| Occupation | Hurler |
| Date Of Birth | Mar 19, 1981(1981-03-19) |
| Age | 43 |
| Birthplace | Portroe |
| Country | Ireland |
| Birth City | County Tipperary |
| Horoscope | Pisces |
Darren Gleeson Biography
| Name | Darren Gleeson |
| Birthday | Mar 19 |
| Birth Year | 1981 |
| Place Of Birth | Portroe |
| Home Town | County Tipperary |
| Birth Country | Ireland |
| Birth Sign | Pisces |
Darren Gleeson is one of the most popular and richest Hurler who was born on March 19, 1981 in Portroe, County Tipperary, Ireland. Darren Gleeson (born 19 March 1981) is an Irish manager and hurler who is a player in the Tipperary Senior Championship club Portroe and currently manages his club’s Antrim seniors hurling club. He was part of the Tipperary senior team for a total of 10 seasons. During that time, most of the time he played as goalkeeper.
In 2012, he took home the North Tipperary championship medal following the 3-16-1-19 loss of Toomevara.
Gleeson started his first All Ireland final on 7 September 2014 against Kilkenny in a match that finished in a draw. Kilkenny went on to defeat Tipperary in the replay three weeks later.
On 17 August 2014, Tipperary defeated Cork by 2-18 to 1-11 in the All-Ireland semi-final to reach the 2014 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final. Former Cork goalkeeper Donal Óg Cusack speaking on the Sunday Game highlights programme on the night of the semi-final match said that in his opinion Gleeson had given the greatest ever display of tactical puckouts in the game saying “Darren Gleeson gave the greatest display of tactical puckouts ever seen… I want to put it on record: it was the greatest display of puckouts ever but the Cork defending was poor”.
Gleeson was a member of the Tipperary senior hurling squad in the year 2010. In that year, he won an All-Ireland medal for his role as a substitute in the Tippers’ 4-17-1-18 loss of Kilkenny.
Darren Gleeson Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Hurler |
| House | Living in own house. |
Darren Gleeson is one of the richest Hurler from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Darren Gleeson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Gleeson first represented Tipperary as a part of the under-21 squad during 2002’s Munster Championship when he served as a sub-goalkeeper of Captain Damien Young. On August 8, 2002, he appeared as a substitute when Tipperary were drawn 3-09-2-12 against Limerick at their Munster final. Gleeson was once more among the substitutes after Tipperary was defeated 1-20 defeat to 2-14 at the replay match on the 21st of August 2002.
In 2008, Gleeson was a member of the Tipperary senior team in hurling, as an assistant to the regular “keeper Brendan Cummins. He was not a substitute when Tipperary won the National Hurling League following a 3-18 to 3-16 win. Gleeson was later on Tipperary’s championship team and won the Munster medal as a not-playing substitute after a 2-21 to 1-19 loss against Clare.
In October 2014, Gleeson won his first All Stars Award after a successful 2014 campaign where Tipperary reached the All-Ireland Final.
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
| Height | 6 ft 0 in |
Darren Gleeson height 6 ft 0 in Darren weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.
Who is Darren Gleeson Dating?
According to our records, Darren Gleeson is possibily single & has not been previously engaged. As of December 1, 2023, Darren Gleeson’s is not dating anyone.
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On 9 September 2019, Gleeson was ratified as manager of the Antrim senior hurling team.
Facts & Trivia
Darren Ranked on the list of most popular Hurler. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Darren Gleeson celebrates birthday on March 19 of every year.