David Burke (Kilkenny hurler)

{{short description|Irish hurler, born 1963}}

{{Other people|David Burke|David Burke (disambiguation){{!}}David Burke}}

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| code= Hurling

| sport = Hurling

| image =

| name = David Burke

| irish = Daithí de Búrca

| feet = 5

| inches = 7

| occupation =

| nickname = Stoney

| county = Kilkenny

| province = Leinster

| club = Emeralds
Mooncoin
Rathgarogue-Cushinstown

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| clyears =

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| clcounty =

| clprovince=

| clallireland =

| counties = Kilkenny
Wexford

| icposition = Goalkeeper

| icyears = 1984-1990
1991-1992

| icapps(points) = 3 (0-00)
3 (0-00)

| icprovince = 2

| icallireland = 0

| nhl = 0

| allstars = 0

| clupdate =

| icupdate = 00:45, 20 August 2014

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1963|12|15}}

| birth_place=Urlingford, County Kilkenny, Ireland

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David Burke (born 15 December 1963) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Kilkenny and Wexford senior teams.{{cite web|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/Wexford/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=63002|title=David Burke|publisher=Hogan Stand website|date=17 July 1992|accessdate=20 August 2014|first=Kevin|last=Carney}}

Born in Urlingford, County Kilkenny, Burke first played competitive hurling during his schooling at Johnstown Vocational School. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team, before later joining the under-21 and junior sides. He made his senior debut during the 1984-85 National Hurling League. Burke enjoyed a five-year career with Kilkenny before later joining the Wexford senior team.{{cite web|url=http://www.hurlingstats.ie/person/id/5345|title=David Burke (Kilkenny)|publisher=Hurling Stats website|accessdate=20 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821154736/http://www.hurlingstats.ie/person/id/5345|archive-date=21 August 2014|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.hurlingstats.ie/person/id/6267|title=David Burke (Wexford)|publisher=Hurling Stats website|accessdate=20 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821182418/http://www.hurlingstats.ie/person/id/6267|archive-date=21 August 2014|url-status=dead}} He won one Leinster medal and one National Hurling League medal as a non-playing substitute.

At club level Burke is a one-time championship medallist in the intermediate grade with Mooncoin. He began his career with Emeralds before later joining Rathgarogue-Cushinstown.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

Throughout his career Burke made a combined total of six championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1992 championship.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}