Alan Coomey
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Alan Coomey is a Gaelic football
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...

er and Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...

er

Playing career

Coomey played Centre line
Centre line
The Centre line refers to a set of positions on an Australian rules football field.It consists of 3 players, two on the wings , and one in the centre....

 wingman for the Ireland national Australian rules football team, that won the 2001 Atlantic Alliance Cup
Atlantic Alliance Cup
The Atlantic Alliance Cup is an international Australian rules football tournament run every 3 years. The inaugural tournament was in pitting clubs and national teams from the North Atlantic together....

 and the 2002 Australian Football International Cup
2002 Australian Football International Cup
The 2002 Australian Football International Cup was the inaugural international Australian rules football tournament held in Melbourne, Australia in 2002....

. He was Ireland's leading goalkicker scoring 3 goals in the final final against Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea national Australian rules football team
The Papua New Guinea national Australian rules football team represents Papua New Guinea in the team sport of Australian rules football....

.. He returned with the team to help them reclaim the 2011 Australian Football International Cup
2011 Australian Football International Cup
The 2011 Australian Football International Cup is the fourth edition of the Australian Football International Cup, an international Australian rules football competition run by the Australian Football League....

 title and kicked one goal in the tournament. He currently plays with East Fremantle Football Club
East Fremantle Football Club
The East Fremantle Football Club, nicknamed the Sharks, is an Australian rules football club playing in the West Australian Football League . The team's home ground is East Fremantle Oval...

. He previously played for Bishopstown GAA
Bishopstown GAA
Bishopstown Hurling and Football Club is a Cork-based Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Bishopstown area of Cork city, Republic of Ireland...

& Leeside Lions.
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