Jason Ryan (Gaelic footballer)

Jason Ryan

Personal information
Irish name	Séasun Ó Riain
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Left wing-forward
Born	1976 (age 46–47) Dungarvan, County Waterford
Occupation	Secondary school teacher
Club(s)
Years	Club
2003–	De La Salle
Club titles
Waterford titles	0
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
2001–2003 2005–2007	London Waterford
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	0
All-Irelands	0
NFL	0
All Stars	0

Jason Ryan (born 1976) is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player at senior level for the Waterford county team, as well as for the London county football team and London county hurling team.

Ryan is the former manager of the Kildare and Wexford county teams.

Career

Born in Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland, Ryan's playing career brought him to both Ireland and Britain. While studying in St Mary's in Twickenham he played football with Tara and hurling with St Gabriel's, while also lining out with the London senior inter-county teams in both codes. He went on to be a P.E. teacher at Salesian School, Chertsey. On his return to Ireland Ryan joined the De La Salle club, while he also lined out at senior level with the Waterford county football team. ^[1]

While still a player at club and inter-county levels, Ryan became involved in team management. He had some involvement with various school teams like De La Salle Waterford and Coláiste Chathal Naofa in Dungarvan before joining the Slieverue junior hurling team as physical trainer in 2006. The following year he was appointed trainer of the Clongeen football team in Wexford and helped them claim the county title. ^[2] Ryan was appointed manager of the Wexford senior football team in November 2007. In September 2012, he stepped down as manager of Wexford. Ryan joined the Kildare GAA Senior Football panel as a coach in December 2012.

He was the manager of the senior Wexford county team from 2007 until 2012 when he stepped down. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

In October 2013, he was appointed as senior Kildare county team manager. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

In August 2015, Ryan stepped down as Kildare manager. ^[9]

References

1. "London eye on Ryan the Exile on main street". Irish Independent. 31 August 2008. Archived from the original on 2 August 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
2. "Jason Ryan: New Model Army". Fired Up. 19 November 2008. Archived from the original on 17 May 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
3. "Ryan to lead Wexford footballers". RTÉ Sport. 4 November 2007. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2010.
4. "Ryan ends Wexford reign". Hogan Stand. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
5. "Jason Ryan calls time as Wexford senior football manager after five years in charge". RTÉ. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
6. "Ryan confirmed as Kildare manager". RTÉ. 9 October 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2013.
7. "Jason Ryan appointed new Kildare boss". Irish Independent. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
8. "New boss Ryan reveals relief at taking Kildare reigns". Irish Independent. 11 October 2013. Archived from the original on 11 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
9. "Ryan takes Kildare exit door". Irish Independent. 28 August 2015. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Paul Bealin	Wexford Senior Football Manager 2007–2012	Succeeded by Aidan O'Brien
Preceded by Kieran McGeeney	Kildare Senior Football Manager 2013–2015	Succeeded by Cian O'Neill