Personal information | |||
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Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Full-forward | ||
Born | 1968 Mullinavat, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
Occupation | Business development manager | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Mullinavat | |||
Club titles | |||
Kilkenny titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1991-1992 | Kilkenny | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 1 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
NHL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 0 |
Patrick Hoban (born 1968) is an Irish hurling manager and former player. At club level he lined out with Mullinavat and was also a member of the Kilkenny senior hurling team. Hoban later served as a manager with various Kilkenny teams.
Born in Mullinavat, County Kilkenny, Hoban first came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the local club. [1] He eventually joined the club's top adult team and was a member of their County Intermediate Championship-winning teams in 1989 and 2001. Hoban first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Kilkenny minor team in 1986 before later winning a Leinster Championship medal with the under-21 team in 1988. He made a number of National League appearances with the Kilkenny senior hurling team and was an unused substitute on the 1992 All-Ireland Championship-winning team. [2] Hoban was also a two-time All-Ireland-winner with the Kilkenny junior team. [3]
After his retirement from playing, Hoban first became involved in club management before a four-year stint as manager of the Kilkenny intermediate team. [4] During this period he guided the team to four successive All-Ireland final appearances, with Kilkenny claiming the titles in 2008 and 2010. During a subsequent four-year period as Kilkenny minor manager, Hoban won the All-Ireland Championship title in 2014. [5] [6]