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| Born | 31 October 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Agricultural adviser | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left wing-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ger Coughlan (born 31 October 1957) is an Irish hurling manager, selector and former player. At club level, he played for Kinnitty and at inter-county level with the Offaly senior hurling team.
Playing career
At club level, Coughlan first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Kinnitty club, before progressing to adult level.[1] He won consecutive Offaly SHC medals in 1978 and 1979, following respective defeats of St Rynagh's and Coolderry.[2] Coughlan later won three consecutive Offaly SHC medals between 1983 and 1985.[3]
Coughlan first played for the Offaly senior hurling team in a National Hurling League game against Tipperary in November 1979. He was part of the Offaly team that beat Kilkenny to win their inaugural Leinster SHC title in 1980.[4] Coughlan claimed a second consecutive Leinster SHC title the following year, before lining out at wing-back in Offaly's 2–12 to 0–15 win over Galway in the 1981 All-Ireland SHC final.[5] He ended the year by claiming the first of two All-Stars.[6]
After winning another consective set of Leinster SHC medals in 1984 and 1985, Coughlan was again at wing-back when Offaly beat Galway by 2–11 to 1–12 in the 1985 All-Ireland SHC final.[7] He won a further three consecutive Leinster SHC medals between 1988 and 1990. Coughlan played his 97th and final game for Offaly in a 1–16 to 2–07 defeat by Galway in the 1990 All-Ireland SHC semi-final.
Management career
Coughlan first served as Offaly's minor team manager in 1996 and 1997.[8] He was part of Pat Fleury's management team as a selector when the Offaly senior team were beaten by Kilkenny in the 2000 All-Ireland SHC final.[9][10] Coughlan returned as Offaly's minor team manager for a second time in 2006, before taking charge of the Offaly under-21 team in 2012.[11] He later returned to Offaly's senior team as a selector as part of Brian Whelehan's management team in 2013.[12]
Honours
- Kinnitty
- Offaly
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1981, 1985
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (7): 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990
- Awards
- All-Stars (2): 1981, 1985
References
- ↑ "Kinnitty GAA Club make profound tribute to iconic Offaly hurling figure". Offaly Live. 13 May 2026. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "Club Titles - Offaly". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ↑ "Swash-buckling buccaneers 1982 to 1987". Seir Kieran GAA. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ↑ "Offaly's 1980 Leinster hurling success chosen as greatest shock of all". Offaly Independent. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "Down Memory Lane: The goal that floored Galway in '81". Hogan Stand. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "All Stars". Offaly GAA website. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "Offaly 1985 hurlers set for silver jubilee celebration". Offaly Independent. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "Coughlan named as minor hurling manager". Hogan Stand. 26 October 2006. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ↑ "Fleury new Offaly manager after Bond makes himself unavailable". Irish Times. 6 October 1999. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ↑ "Fleury flees from Offaly cross-fire". Irish Independent. 22 October 2000. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ↑ "Offaly name U21 hurling team". Offaly Independent. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
- ↑ "Troy and Coughlan join Whelahan". Irish Examiner. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2013.