Vincent Coakley | |
Irish: | Uinseann Mac Caochlaoich |
Sport: | Gaelic Football |
Code: | Football |
County: | Cork |
Province: | Munster |
Club: | Aghinagh Millstreet Muskerry |
Clcounty: | 0 |
Counties: | Cork |
Icyears: | 1976–1980 |
Icposition: | Midfield |
Icprovince: | 0 |
Icallireland: | 0 |
Nfl: | 1 |
Allstars: | 0 |
Birth Date: | 1955 |
Birth Place: | Aghinagh, County Cork, Ireland |
Death Date: | 5 November 2020 (aged 65) |
Death Place: | Macroom, County Cork, Ireland |
Vincent Coakley (1955 – 5 November 2020) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with Aghinagh, Millstreet and Muskerry and was a National League winner with the Cork senior football team.
A member of the Aghinagh club, Coakley first came to prominence when he was drafted onto the Cork minor football team. He won a Munster Championship medal in this grade in 1973, before later having two unsuccessful years with the under-21 team. Coakley joined the Cork senior team during the 1976 Munster Championship and made his debut two years later in the Munster final against Kerry. He won a National League medal in 1980 in what was his last season with the team.[1]