John Minogue

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John Minogue
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Muineog
Sport Hurling
Position Corner-back
Born (1959-12-21) 21 December 1959 (age 63)
Scariff, County Clare, Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Occupation Deputy Principal, St Flannan's
Club(s)
YearsClub
1970s-1990s
Scariff
Club titles
Clare titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1983-1990
Clare 5 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

John Minogue (born 21 December 1959 in Scariff, County Clare, Ireland) is an Irish hurling manager and former player. He is the current manager of the Clare under-21 hurling team. [1]

Minogue captained UCC to 1 Fitzgibbon Cup in 1981 and also won a medal the next year 1982. He captained the combined universities team in 1981. He played his club hurling with Scariff and at inter-county level with Clare, playing in two County Finals and winning one Clare Cup. He was a corner-back on the latter team at various intervals throughout the 1980s, as well as serving as team captain for a season. He captained Clare to win the Oireachtas Cup in 1983.

In retirement from playing Minogue has become involved in team management at various levels. In his role as a teacher he has guided St. Flannan's College to 6 of Dr. Harty Cup titles and 3 All Ireland Colleges titles. Between 2000 and 2002 Minogue was a selector under Cyril Lyons on the Clare senior hurling team reaching an All Ireland Final. He managed the Clare under-21 hurling team, a team that captured the Munster and All-Ireland titles in 2009.

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References

  1. "Profile of John Minogue". www.hoganstand.com. Retrieved 6 January 2009.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Clare Senior Hurling Captain
1983
Succeeded by
Achievements
Preceded by All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Final
winning manager

2009
Succeeded by

Teams