Donncha O'Connor (born 25 April 1981) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a full-forward for the Cork senior team.
After enjoying much success at all grades as a juvenile player, O'Connor broke onto Ballydesmond's junior team by the late nineties.
[2] O'Connor never played for Cork at minor or under-21 levels, however, he made a name for himself as a member of the county's junior football team in 2005.
[4] In 2006 O'Connor made his senior debut for Cork when he came on as a substitute for Nicholas Murphy in a National Football League game against Offaly.
[5] O'Connor retained his position on the full-forward line for the replay and collected his first Munster senior medal following a 1–12 to 0–9 win.
He was one of the team's top scorers throughout the championship as Cork surrendered their provincial title but reached their first All-Ireland final since 1999.
Both sides met again in the All-Ireland semi-final, however, after a thrilling draw and a replay Kerry were the team that advanced to the championship decider.
Cork reached the National League division two final in 2009, having recorded only one defeat in the seven group stage games.
The Kerry team stuck to their game plan, helped in no small part by a Cork side that recorded fourteen wides.
In 2011 Cork retained their status as top flight National League champions following a 0–21 to 2–14 defeat of Dublin in the final.