Code: | Hurling |
Sport: | Hurling |
John Minogue | |
Irish: | Seán Ó Muineog |
Fullname: | Hohn Minogue |
Feet: | 5 |
Inches: | 9 |
Occupation: | Deputy Principal, St Flannan's |
County: | Clare |
Province: | Munster |
Club: | Scariff |
Clposition: | Corner-back |
Clubs: | Scariff |
Clyears: | 1970s-1990s |
Clcounty: | 0 |
Counties: | Clare |
Icposition: | Corner-back |
Icyears: | 1983-1990 |
Icapps(Points): | 5 (0-00) |
Icprovince: | 0 |
Icallireland: | 0 |
Allstars: | 0 |
Nhl: | 0 |
Birth Date: | 21 December 1959 |
Birth Place: | Scariff, County Clare, Ireland |
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.