Cian O'Neill
Dr Cian O'Neill is an Irish Gaelic games coach (physical trainer) and former player who has also served as manager.
Career[]
O'Neill played his football with the Kildare club Moorefield but his career was cut short by serious back injury.[1]
He has coached both the Kerry county football team and the Tipperary county hurling team.[2] While with Kerry he was involved in the documentary All Ireland Day.[3]
O'Neill was a member of Liam Sheedy's management team that won the 2009 Munster Senior Hurling Championship. The team also reached the 2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final but lost to Kilkenny. O'Neill was also the Tippeary trainer when the county won the 2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final and was runner-up in 2011. At the end of September 2011 he left the Tipperary panel after being involved for four years.[4]
O'Neill later served as manager of the senior Kildare county team between 2015 and 2019.[5][6] He was a lecturer at the Department of Physical Education and Sports Science in UL[7] and in September 2013 was appointed as Head of Department of Sports, Leisure and Childhood Studies at Cork Institute of Technology.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (4 September 2009). "The CIAN edge". Irish Examiner. Thomas Crosbie Holdings. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
- ^ "Stevie McDonnell superbly explains differences between GAA coaches and managers". Joe.
- ^ "All Ireland Day".
- ^ "O'Neill ends Premier association". Setanta Sports. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 29 September 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/kfgbsnidkfsn/rss2/
- ^ "Statement: Cian O'Neill steps down as Kildare Senior Football Team Manager". 16 July 2019.
- ^ Ryan, Ger (4 February 2009). "COACHING SEMINAR". Clonmel Nationalist. Johnston Press. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2010.
External links[]
- Living people
- Academics of the University of Limerick
- Gaelic football coaches
- Gaelic football managers
- GAA people from County Kildare
- Hurling coaches
- Kildare Gaelic footballers