Gerry McGowan (Gaelic footballer) explained

Gerry McGowan is Gaelic football coach and former player. He played for the Tourlestrane club and the Sligo county team.

He won a Connacht Senior Football Championship with his county as a player in 2007.^[1]

McGowan served as a Sligo selector under the management of Cathal Corey in 2018.^[2]

With Eamonn O'Hara, he was joint manager of the Tourlestrane club that completed five consecutive Sligo Senior Football Championship titles in September 2020. He joined Clare manager Colm Collins's backroom team as a coach ahead of the 2021 season.^[3] He had left Clare by the end of the 2022 season.^[4]

In November 2022, it was announced that McGowan would be joining the Roscommon management team of Davy Burke.^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: Former Sligo Star McGowan Looking Forward To New Role As Clare Football Coach. The Clare Champion. 2 April 2021.
2. News: Sligo's McGowan confirmed as new coach of Clare senior footballers. Clare Echo. 29 March 2021.
3. News: McGowan appointed to Clare coaching role. Hogan Stand. 29 March 2021.
4. News: Collins shakes up backroom team. Hogan Stand. 5 October 2022. According to Clare FM, former Banner goalkeeper Joe Hayes has replaced ex-Kerry All-Ireland winning 'keeper Declan O'Keeffe as goalkeeping coach, while Brian Carson returns as head coach after being previously involved in 2018 and '20. He replaces Gerry McGowan..
5. News: Burke confirms another member of management team. Roscommon Herald. 4 November 2022.