John Minogue

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John Minogue
Personal information
Irish nameSeán Ó Muineog
SportHurling
PositionCorner-back
Born (1959-12-21) 21 December 1959
Scariff, County Clare, Ireland
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
OccupationDeputy Principal, St Flannan's
Club(s)
YearsClub
1970s-1990sScariff
Club Titles
Clare titles0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1983-1990Clare5 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles0
All Irelands0
NHL0
All Stars0

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.

References

  1. "Profile of John Minogue". www.hoganstand.com. Retrieved 2009-01-06. 
Sporting positions
Preceded by
John Callinan
Clare Senior Hurling Captain
1983
Succeeded by
Ger Loughnane
Achievements
Preceded by
Michael Walsh
(Kilkenny)
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Final
winning manager

2009
Succeeded by
Ken Hogan
(Tipperary)

Teams

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