Conor Mortimer

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Conor Mortimer
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Place of birth Mayo , Ireland
Club information
Club Shrule-Glencorrib
Position Corner-Forward
Club(s)*
Club Years Apps (scores)
Shrule-Glencorrib
Inter-County
County [[Mayo GAA|Mayo]]
Position Corner-Forward
Inter-County(ies)**
County Years Apps (scores)
Mayo ? - Present

* club appearances and scores
correct as of {{{clupdate}}}.
**Inter County team apps and scores correct
as of {{{icupdate}}}.

Conor Mortimer is an Irish Gaelic football player for Mayo and Connacht and plays his club football for Shrule-Glencorrib.


[edit] Playing career

Conor has been one of the most prolific scorers in Gaelic football for the last years. Mortimer is yet to lift the All-Ireland title with Mayo, having lost to Kerry in 2004 and 2006 in the All-Ireland Final. In 2006 the bleach-haired diminutive corner forward was top scorer in the championship (1-32) as Mayo took the Connacht title, came from behind to beat Dublin in semi-final but ultimately were baeten by Kerry in the All-Ireland SFC final. Rewarding his great year, he was selected into the Vodafone GAA Football All Stars and in the GPA Gaelic football Team of the Year for 2006. Conor's brother kenneth is a dual all-star winner and regarded as one of the best corner-backs to have played the game. Another brother Trevor is a current member of the mayo panel