Paul Kinnerk

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Paul Kinnerk
Personal information
Irish name Pól Mac an Airchinnigh
Sport Gaelic football
Position Midfield
Born (1985-12-12) 12 December 1985 (age 36)
Monaleen, County Limerick, Ireland
Nickname Kinnerkers
Occupation Secondary school teacher
Club(s)
Years Club
Monaleen
Club titles
Limerick titles 5
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
2011-present
Limerick
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 2
NHL 1 NFL (2013 Division 3), 1 NHL (2016)
All Stars 0

Paul Kinnerk (born 12 December 1985) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Limerick senior team.

Born in Monaleen, County Limerick, Kinnerk first played competitive hurling whilst at school in Ardscoil Rís. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty when he first linked up with the Limerick under-21 team. He made his senior debut in the 2011 championship.[1] Kinnerk went on to play a cameo role for Limerick over the following few seasons.

At club level he has won five championship medals (2001, 2005, 2010, 2011, 2016) with Monaleen.

Kinnerk has also been heavily involved in team management and coaching. Over a number of years he has served as coach and selector to the Clare minor, under-21 and senior teams. In his time with as a coach with the Clare minor hurlers, the team won successive (2010, 2011) Munster titles. The following three years (2012 - 2014) saw him serve as both coach to the Clare U21 and Clare senior team; roles he fulfilled while also playing senior inter-county football with his native county Limerick. The Clare U21 teams were undefeated during this period winning three munster and three all-Ireland titles. Under his guidance, the senior team won the all-Ireland hurling championship title in 2013.[2]

In 2017 he took up the role of coach to the Limerick senior hurling team. In the following 2018 season, Limerick won the all-Ireland hurling championship for the first time since 1973. Under Kinnerk's guidance, the team would go on to win another all-Ireland hurling title in 2020 along with two Munster titles (2019, 2020) and two national league titles (2019, 2020).

References[]

  1. ^ "Championship debut for Limerick's Barry". Hogan Stand website. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
  2. ^ O'Toole, Fintan. "The Limerick footballer who is 'the brains' of the Clare hurling operation". The42. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
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