Conor Counihan
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| Conor Counihan | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | |
| Irish Name | Conchur Ó Cuanacháin | |
| Full name | Conor Counihan | |
| Date of birth | September 28, 1959 | |
| Place of birth | Aghada , County Cork | |
| Club information | ||
| Club | Aghada | |
| Position | Half-back | |
| Inter-County | ||
| County | Cork | |
| Position | Centre-back | |
| Inter-County(ies)** | ||
| County | Years | Apps (scores) |
| Cork | 1981-1993 | |
| Senior Inter-County Titles | ||
| Munster Titles | 4 | |
| All-Ireland | 2 | |
| All Stars | 2 | |
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* club appearances and scores |
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Conor Counihan (born 28 September 1959) is an Irish football manager and former player, currently embarking on his first season as manager of the Cork senior inter-county team. He played hurling with his local club Aghada and with the Cork senior inter-county team from 1981 until 1993.
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[edit] Playing career
[edit] Club
Counihan played his club football with his local Aghada club. He enjoyed some success with the club, winning a junior county title in 1989 and an imdtermediate county title in 1991. However, it was with the divisional side Imokilly that Counihan won two senior county titles in 1984 and 1986.
[edit] Inter-county
Counihan first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork under-21 football team. He won a Munster title in theis grade in 1980, before later collecting an All-Ireland medal following a victory over Dublin. Four years later in 1984 Counihan was a key member of the full-back line when Cork captured the Munster title at junior level. He later collected an All-Ireland junior medal after a win over Warwickshire.
Success at club level brought Counihan to the attention of the Cork senior selectors and he quickly joined the team. He was captain of the team in 1987 when Cork defeated a mighty Kerry team to win the Munster title. He later led his team out in Croke Park as Cork faced Meath in the All-Ireland final. Counihan's side were defeated on that occasion on a score line of 1-14 to 0-11. The following year he added a second senior Munster title to his collection before lining out in his second consecutive All-Ireland final. Once again, Meath provided the oposition, however, the game ended in a draw. The replay saw Meath emerge victorious by just a single point. 1989 saw Counihan add a National Football League medal to his collection before later winning a third Munster medal in-a-row. The subsequent championship decider saw Cork take on Mayo. Mayo failed to score for the last eighteen minutes, which resulted in a win for Cork and a first senior All-Ireland medal for Counihan. He was later honoured with an All-Star award. In 1990 Counihan won another National League title and a fourth successive Munster title before lining out in a fourth All-Ireland final. For the third time in four years the championship decider saw Cork take on Meath. On this occasion Cork had the upper hand at all times and went on to win a second consecutive All-Ireland medal. Counihan was later honoured with a second All-Star award. The following few years saw Cork surrender their Munster crown and Counihan was confined to the substitutes bench. He played no part in Cork's Munster title victory in 1993, however, he later made an appearance in the All-Ireland final which Cork lost to Derry.
[edit] Managerial career
In retirement from playing Counihan maintained a stromg interest in the game. Shortly after his inter-county retirement he served as a selector in 1994 with Billy Morgan. Cork won another Munster title that year, however, defeat was the team's lot in the subsequent All-Ireland final. Five years later in 1999 Counihan played a vital role alongide Larry Tompkins as a specialist backs coach and selector. That year Cork won another Munster title, however, the team was later defeated by Meath in the All-Ireland final. Counihan returned as a backs coach in 2003, however, the team faced defeat yet again. Following Tompkins's resignation Counihan was, at one point, favourite to succeed him as manager of Cork. On that occasion the position went to Billy Morgan. Counihan also enjoyed a successful stint as coach of his own Aghada club, winning the All-Ireland Sevens in 2004 and reaching the county semi-final in 2005. Following that defeat Counihan became involved in the underage section of the Aghada club. In 2007 when Billy Morgan left as Cork senior football manager Counihan was one of the favourites to take the post, however, the job went to Teddy Holland. However, following a lengthy strike by the players Holland was removed and Counihan was installed as manager in February 2008[1]
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| Preceded by Jimmy Kerrigan |
Cork Senior Football Captain 1985 |
Succeeded by ' |
| Preceded by ' |
Cork Senior Football Captain 1987 |
Succeeded by Tony Nation |
| Preceded by Teddy Holland |
Cork Senior Football Manager 2008-present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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