Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Gearóid Ó Cochlainn | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Left wing-back | ||
Born | Kinnity, County Offaly, Ireland | 31 October 1957||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
Occupation | Agricultural adviser | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Kinnitty | |||
Club titles | |||
Offaly titles | 5 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1979-1990 | Offaly | 34 (0-00) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 7 | ||
All-Irelands | 2 | ||
NHL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 2 |
Ger Coughlan (born 31 October 1957) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left wing-forward for the Offaly senior team. [1]
Born in Kinnitty, County Offaly, Coughlan first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-two when he made his senior debut with Offaly in the 1979-80 National Hurling League. Coughlan went on to play a key part for Offaly during a hugely successful era for the team, and won two All-Ireland medals and seven Leinster medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.[ citation needed ]
At club level Coughlan won five championship medals with Kinnitty.[ citation needed ]
Throughout his career Coughlan made 34 championship appearances. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1990 championship.[ citation needed ]
In retirement from playing, Coughlan became involved in team management and coaching, taking charge of the Offaly minor and under-21 teams on various occasions. [2] He has also served as a selector with the Offaly senior team. [3] [4]
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