Ger Manley

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Ger Manley
Personal information
Irish name Gearóid Ó Manlaí
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-forward
Born (1968-01-13) 13 January 1968 (age 56)
Inniscarra, County Cork, Ireland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Occupation Prison officer
Club(s)
YearsClubApps (scores)
1985-1992
1987-1992
1993-2006
 Inniscarra
→ Muskerry
Midleton
11 (5-46)
29 (7-54)
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1987-1997
 Cork 8 (3-10)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NHL 1
All Stars 0

Ger Manley (born 13 January 1968) is an Irish former hurler and Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with Inniscarra, Midleton and Muskerry and was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team. [1]

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Playing career

Manley first played Gaelic football and hurling with the Inniscarra club. He won a Mid Cork JAFC title with the club in 1989, while he also lined out with the Muskerry divisional team as a dual player. Manley first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork minor team that won the 1985 All-Ireland MHC title. [2] He progressed onto the under-21 team and was at centre-forward on the team that beat Kilkenny in the 1988 All-Ireland under-21 final. [3] Manley made his senior team debut against Waterford during the 1987–88 league, however, it took a number of years before he established himself on the team. In the meantime, he won an All-Ireland JFC with the Cork junior football team in 1990. [4] Manley won a Munster SHC in 1992, however, Cork lost the subsequent All-Ireland final to Kilkenny. He added a National League title to his collection in 1993. [5] Manley ended his club career as a goalkeeper with Midleton.

Management career

Manley first became involved in team management and coaching at various level with Midleton. He was a selector with the Cork under-21 hurling team that was beaten by Tipperary in the 2007 All-Ireland minor final. Manley subsequently spent two years as manager of the team. [6] He later took charge of a number of club sides, including Kilbree and Slieve Bloom. [7] [8]

Honours

Player

Inniscarra
Cork
Munster

Manager

Kilbree
Cork

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References

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  2. ↑ "Minor hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. ↑ "Under-21 hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. ↑ "Junior football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "John Horgan picks an All-Star 15 of Cork hurlers without a Celtic Cross". Echo Live. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  6. ↑ "McDonnell's short reign as Armagh manager ends". Irish Examiner. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Kilbree dethrone Clonakilty". The Southern Star. 28 July 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  8. ↑ "Former Cork hurler hoping to guide Slieve Bloom to IHC success". Laois Today. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
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