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{{short description|Irish former sportsperson|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Use Irish English|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox GAA player
| code           = Football
| sport          = [[Gaelic football]]
| image          = 
| name           = John Miskella
| irish          = 
| fullname       = John Miskella
| feet           = 4
| inches         = 2
| nickname       =chulumbus
| county         = Cork
| province       = Munster
| club           = [[Ballincollig GAA|Ballincollig]]
| clposition     = Forward
| clubs          = 
| clyears        = 1995-
| clapps(points) = 
| clcounty       = 1
| clprovince     = 
| clallireland   = 
| counties       = [[Cork GAA|Cork]]
| icposition     = Half-forward
| icyears        = 1999-2011
| icapps(points) = 40 (1-13)
| icprovince     = 4
| icallireland   = 1
| allstars       = 1
| nfl            = 3 (1999,2010,2011)
| clupdate       = 
| icupdate       =
| birth_date     = {{Birth date and age|1978|03|07|df=yes}}
| birth_place    = [[Ballincollig]], [[County Cork|Cork]]
}}
'''John Miskella''' (born 7 March 1978) is an [[Irish people|Irish]] former sportsperson. He played [[Gaelic football]] with the [[Ballincollig GAA|Ballincollig]] club and with the [[Cork GAA|Cork senior inter-county team]].

==Playing career==
Miskella made his debut for the Cork team in 1999 against [[Waterford GAA|Waterford]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/corks-comeback-kid-enjoying-his-football-more-than-ever-1062011.html|title=Cork's comeback kid enjoying his football more than ever|work=Sunday Independent|publisher=Independent News & Media|date=19 August 2011|access-date=19 August 2011}}</ref>

Miskella received an All-Star in 2009 for his performances on Cork's run to the All-Ireland final.{{fact|date=June 2021}}

Miskella announced his retirement in 2011 due to a groin injury.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2011/1201/miskellaj.html |title=Injury forces Miskella out of football |work=RTÉ Sport |publisher=Raidió Teilifís Éireann |date=1 December 2011 |access-date=1 December 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111202185642/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2011/1201/miskellaj.html |archive-date=2 December 2011 }}</ref>

==References==
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{{Cork Football Team 1999}}
{{Cork Football Team 2007}}
{{Cork Football Team 2009}}
{{Cork Football Team 2010}}
{{Cork NFL Team 2011}}
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{{2008 Ireland international rules football team}}
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{{2009 All Stars}}

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[[Category:1978 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Ballincollig Gaelic footballers]]
[[Category:Ballincollig hurlers]]
[[Category:Cork inter-county Gaelic footballers]]
[[Category:Dual players]]
[[Category:Irish international rules football players]]
[[Category:Munster inter-provincial Gaelic footballers]]
[[Category:Winners of one All-Ireland medal (Gaelic football)]]