Frank Cogan

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Frank Cogan
Personal information
Irish name Prionsias Ó Cógáin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Right corner-back
Born 1944
Cork, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Club(s)
Years Club
1963-1982
1963-1966
 Nemo Rangers
→ University College Cork
Club titles
Cork titles 7
Munster titles 5
All-Ireland Titles 3
Colleges(s)
Years College
1963-1966
 University College Cork
College titles
Sigerson titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
1965-1974
 Cork 23 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 5
All-Irelands 1
NFL 0
All Stars 1
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 13:56, 5 September 2021.

Matthew Francis Cogan (born 1944), known as Frank Cogan, is an Irish former Gaelic football coach and player. At club level he played with Nemo Rangers and was a member of and later coached the Cork senior football team. Cogan usually lined out as a defender.

Playing career[]

Cogan first came to Gaelic football prominence as a schoolboy at Coláiste Chríost Rí before later winning a Sigerson Cup title with University College Cork in 1966. He had earlier won the first of seven County Championship medals with the college; the other six were claimed with the Nemo Rangers club, with whom he also won three All-Ireland Club Championship titles.[1] Cogan first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork minor team that won the county's inaugural All-Ireland Minor Championship title in 1961.[2] He later spent three seasons with the Cork under-21 team and was at centre-back for the 1965 All-Ireland under-21 final defeat by Kildare.[3] Cogan's performances at underage levels saw him drafted onto the Cork senior football team and he made his debut against Dublin during the 1965-66 league. He was a mainstay on the team for much of the following decade and was at left corner-back for Cork's 1973 All-Ireland Championship success. Cogan's other honours include five Munster Championship medals and a Railway Cup title with Munster, however, a serious leg injury brought his inter-county career to an end in 1974.

Coaching career[]

Cogan first became involved in coaching at various levels with the Nemo Rangers club. At inter-county level he coached the Cork minor team to an All-Ireland final defeat by Galway in 1976. Cogan subsequently took charge of the coaching duties with the Cork senior team, guiding the team to a league final defeat by Roscommon in 1979.[4] He became a close coaching associate of Billy Morgan and was defensive coach and assistant team masseur when the Cork senior team won two All-Ireland Championship titles from four consecutive finals appearances between 1987 and 1990.[5]

Personal life[]

Cogan's grandfather, Matt Gargan, won five All-Ireland Championships with the Kilkenny senior hurling team in a seven-season spell from 1907 to 1913.[6] His uncle, Jack Gargan, also claimed All-Ireland honours as part of the Kilkenny team that beat Cork in the 1939 All-Ireland final. Cogan's brother-in-law, Billy Morgan, was a teammate at club and inter-county levels.

Honours[]

Player[]

University College Cork
Nemo Rangers
Cork
Munster
  • Railway Cup: 1972

Coach[]

Cork

References[]

  1. ^ Woods, Mark. "The History of Nemo Rangers Hurling and Football Club". Nemo Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  2. ^ Woods, Mark (3 June 2021). "Recalling Cork's first All-Ireland minor football success in 1961". Echo Live. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Golden Generation's Dream Turns to Nightmare". Kildare365.com. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  4. ^ Hegarty, Willie (16 April 2020). "Ten golden opportunities missed". Roscommon Herald. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  5. ^ Horgan, John (16 September 2020). "Celebrating the Double: Sean O'Gorman was an unsung hero for the Cork hurlers". Echo Live. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  6. ^ Horgan, John. "Matt Gargan, Kilkenny". Cast of Gold website. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
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