| Eamonn Coleman | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | |
| Irish Name | Éamonn Ó Colmáin | |
| Place of birth | Ballymaguigan County Londonderry , Northern Ireland |
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| Occupation | Builder | |
| Club information | ||
| Club | Ballymaguigan | |
| Position | Forward | |
| Club(s)* | ||
| Club | Years | Apps (scores) |
| Ballymaguigan Ballinderry Athlone |
1962-? ?-? ?-? |
? ? ? |
| Club Titles | ||
| Derry Titles | 2 Westmeath SFC 2 |
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| Ulster Titles | 0/1? | |
| Inter-County | ||
| County | Derry | |
| Position | Forward | |
| Inter-County(ies)** | ||
| County | Years | Apps (scores) |
| Derry | 1970s | ? |
| Senior Inter-County Titles | ||
| Ulster Titles | 1 | |
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* club appearances and scores |
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Eamonn Coleman (Irish: Éamonn Ó Colmáin; born 1948 - died June 11, 2007) was an Irish former manager of the Derry senior football team. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world For more information on Derry GAA see Derry Senior Football Championship and Derry Senior Hurling Championship. He was born in Ballymaguigan in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Ballymaguigan ( Baile Mhig Uiginn) is a small Hamlet (place situated in southern County Londonderry in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of He also managed Armagh, Cavan and Longford and various club sides. The Armagh County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Coiste Chontae Ard Mhacha or Armagh GAA is one of the 32 county boards See also Cavan Senior Club Football Championship or Cavan Senior Club Hurling Championship. The Longford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae An Longfort or Longford GAA is one of the 32 county boards
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Playing career
Eamonn Coleman was first asked into the Ballymaguigan senior side at just 14 years of age in 1962. St Trea's Ballymaguigan GFC ( Naomh Trea Baile Mhic Uiginn CLG) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Ballymaguigan, County Londonderry That year he won the Derry Senior Football Championship, scoring 1-2 in the final replay against Castledawson. The Derry Senior Football Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as The Elk Derry Senior Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club He later helped the club to win Derry Junior and Derry Intermediate championships in 1969 and 1971. The Derry Junior Football Club Championship currently known for sponsorship reasons as The Derry Credit Union Derry Junior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association
Coleman won a second Derry Senior medal with Ballinderry in 1981. The Derry Senior Football Championship (currently known for sponsorship reasons as The Elk Derry Senior Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club Ballinderry Shamrocks GAC ( Baile an Doire na Seamróga CLG) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Ballinderry, County Londonderry,
Eamonn Coleman's career with Derry started in with 1965 when he won an All-Ireland Minor medal after defeating Kerry in the final. For more information on Derry GAA see Derry Senior Football Championship and Derry Senior Hurling Championship. The All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the ESB Minor Football Championship) is the premier "knockout" competition The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (or Kerry GAA) is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible Three years later in 1968 he won his second Ulster Under-21 Football Championship and went on to win the All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship by beating Offaly in the final. For the Senior equivalent see Ulster Senior Football Championship The Ulster Under-21 Football Championship known for sponsorship reasons as the Cadbury The All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Cadbury Under-21 Football Championship) is the premier "knockout" competition The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Uíbh Fhailí or Offaly GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the
Coleman played senior football for Derry into the mid-1970s and was part of the 1970 Ulster Senior Football Championship winning side. The Ulster Senior Football Championship is the premier Gaelic football "knockout" competition played in the province of Ulster in Ireland He also won the Dr McKenna Cup on two occasions with Derry; in 1970 and 1971. The Dr McKenna cup is a Gaelic football competition played between counties and universities in the province of Ulster. The same side won the Wembley Tournament in both these years.
Coleman also lined out for Athlone, with whom he won Westmeath Senior Football Championship titles in 1978 and 1981. Athlone GAA is the Gaelic football club in the town of Athlone in Westmeath. The Westmeath Senior Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Gaelic Football Clubs [1]
Managerial career
| Club Management | |||
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| Clubs | Years | ||
| Kildress UU Jordanstown Sigerson Cup team Round Towers Cavan Gaels |
Late 1970s Late 1980s Late 1980s 1990s & Early 2000s |
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| UU Jordanstown Sigerson Cup team Round Towers Cavan Gaels |
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1? 5 |
| Inter County Management | |||
| County | Years | ||
| Derry Minors Derry U-21s Derry Longford Cavan / Cavan U-21s |
Early 1980s Mid 1980s 1991-1994, 1999-2002 Mid 1990s Mid 2000s |
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Coleman was manager of the Kildress team that won the 1978 Tyrone Intermediate Football Championship. Kildress Wolfe Tones is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the rural area of Kildress, near Cookstown in County Tyrone, Northern Cavan Gaels are a Gaelic football club from County Cavan in Ireland. The Sigerson Cup is the championship for top division of university Gaelic football in Ireland For the Hurling equivalent see London Senior Hurling Championship. The Cavan Senior Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Cavan Gaelic football clubs For more information on Derry GAA see Derry Senior Football Championship and Derry Senior Hurling Championship. The Longford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae An Longfort or Longford GAA is one of the 32 county boards See also Cavan Senior Club Football Championship or Cavan Senior Club Hurling Championship. For more information on Derry GAA see Derry Senior Football Championship and Derry Senior Hurling Championship. The Ulster Minor Football Championship is the Minor "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Ulster in Ireland The Ulster Senior Football Championship is the premier Gaelic football "knockout" competition played in the province of Ulster in Ireland The Tyrone Intermediate Football Club Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the WJ Dolan Tyrone Intermediate Football Club Championship) is an annual Gaelic
In 1983 he led Derry to success in the Ulster Minor Football Championship and All-Ireland Minor Football Championship. The Ulster Minor Football Championship is the Minor "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Ulster in Ireland The All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the ESB Minor Football Championship) is the premier "knockout" competition Four of this team would be in his senior winning panel ten years later. He added a second Ulster Minor Football Championship a year later. The Ulster Minor Football Championship is the Minor "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in the province of Ulster in Ireland
He led Derry U-21s to the 1985 Ulster Under-21 Football Championship. For the Senior equivalent see Ulster Senior Football Championship The Ulster Under-21 Football Championship known for sponsorship reasons as the Cadbury
In the late 1980s Coleman was a key figure in the UUJ Sigerson Cup breakthrough team. The Sigerson Cup is the championship for top division of university Gaelic football in Ireland Along with Belfast man Charlie Sweeney, "wee Eamonn" steered Jordanstown to inter-varsity wins in 1986 and 1987. [2] The team featured Dermot McNicholl and Enda Gormley, who would both be part of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland winning side.
He then emigrated to England to look for work. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland He managed the Round Tower's club that won the London Senior Football Championship. For the Hurling equivalent see London Senior Hurling Championship. In November 1990 Derry were managerless and the Derry County Board rang Coleman and asked him to return home to manage Derry. When he took on the Derry job, the team was languishing in Division 3 of the National Football League. For the latest competition see 2008 or the Hurling equivalent: 2008 The National Football After consecutive promotions, he achieved his first national trophy as Derry senior manager by winning the NFL in 1992. [3] Anthony Tohill scored a late winning goal for Derry in a two point victory over neighbours Tyrone. Anthony Tohill ( Irish: Antóin Ó Tuathail; born 2 August 1971) is a former Irish sportsman who played Gaelic football The Tyrone County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Tír Eoghain or Tyrone GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the
The following year Coleman later guided Derry to their biggest ever year. After beating Donegal in the Ulster Senior Football Championship, he led Derry to success in the 1993 All-Ireland Championship, beating Cork in the final 1-14 (17 points) to 2-08 (14 points). For more details of Donegal GAA see Donegal Senior Football Championship or Donegal Senior Hurling Championship. The Ulster Senior Football Championship is the premier Gaelic football "knockout" competition played in the province of Ulster in Ireland The 1993 Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship began on Sunday May 16 1993. For more details of Cork GAA see Cork Senior Football Championship or Cork Senior Hurling Championship. [4] Fergal P McCusker who won on the All-Ireland winning Derry side said "The Derry team would not have been brought together without his skills. He stitched a bunch of guys together and we would have went through brick walls. We'd have done anything for him. He was the man that inspired you to go that extra yard". [5]
His son Gary, also featured in the 1993 Derry team and won an All-Star for his performances. Despite his success with Derry in 1993, he was removed as the manager in 1994 after a loss against Down, a game in which was described by many as the greatest match of all time. The Down County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste An Dún or Down GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in [6] GAA journalist John Haughey described the Derry Board's decision to sack Coleman as "both disgraceful and shortsighted". [6] many claim if he had been allowed to remain, Derry won have won at least one more All-Ireland in the mid-1990s. [6] He was replaced by Mickey Moran.
Following a brief flirtation with Longford in the mid-1990s, Coleman drifted into club management in County Cavan. The Longford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae An Longfort or Longford GAA is one of the 32 county boards County Cavan ( Contae an Chabháin in Irish) is a County in Ireland. He led Cavan club side Gowna to five Cavan Senior Football Championship successes; in 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000 and 2002. The Cavan Senior Football Club Championship is an annual Gaelic Athletic Association club competition between the top Cavan Gaelic football clubs [7]
Coleman replaced former Dublin footballer Brian Mullins as Derry manager in late-1998 and steered Derry to another National League title in 2000. The Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Contae Ath Cliath or Dublin GAA is one of the 32 county boards of Brian Mullins is a former Gaelic football player for Dublin and is the current Director of Sport for University College Dublin (UCD [8]
Coleman won Personality of the Year at the 2001 Ulster GAA Writer's Association Awards[9], having previously won the award in 1993[10].
Coleman then became manager of Cavan, but was forced to stand down in 2005, after becoming ill. See also Cavan Senior Club Football Championship or Cavan Senior Club Hurling Championship. [11] In 2005 he led Cavan Under 21s to the Ulster Under 21 Championship final,[12] but they were defeated by Down. The Down County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cummann Luthchleas Gael Coiste An Dún or Down GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in
Despite going through chemotherapy at the time, Coleman came into the Derry dressing room before Derry's opening game of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 2006 against All-Ireland champions Tyrone. The 2006 Bank of Ireland All-Ireland Senior Football Championship began on Sunday May 7 2006. Joe Brolly said "He delivered a thundering oration and with all the Derry boys, the hairs were standing up on the back of the necks. Joe Brolly ( Irish: Seosamh Ó Brollaigh; born 25 June 1969) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who played for Derry It was a genuinely motivational speech and to think that just a year on, he's gone. It's very distressing. "[13] Derry went on to beat Tyrone comfortably.
Death
Eamonn Coleman died on June 11, 2007 after a long battle with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, aged 59. Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The non-Hodgkin lymphomas are a diverse group of hematologic cancers which encompass any Lymphoma other than Hodgkin lymphoma.
1958 Texaco Footballer of the Year Jim McKeever described Coleman as a "very significant figure in football in Ireland". The Texaco Footballer of the Year is a Gaelic football award created in 1958, that honours the achievements [14] Monaghan manager Martin McElkennon, who was coach with Coleman with Cavan and in his second term at Derry said "Eamonn Coleman was a one-off. The Monaghan County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA (Cumann Luthchleas Gael Coiste Muineachán or Monaghan GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the I would have trusted him with my life". [5]
Memorial match
A memorial match between the 1993 Derry team and a rest of Ireland select has been organised for 7th June 2008 in St. Trea's Ballymaguigan. It is to honour Coleman's memory and raise money for five charities. An post-match dinner will also help raise money with 64 tables of ten, eaching costing £1,000 each. [15]
References
- ^ Setanta
- ^ BBC
- ^ RTE
- ^ Belfast Telegraph "Former Derry manager Coleman dies after long illness" June 12 2007
- ^ a b "A true Derry legend, Brendan Crossan and Paddy Heaney, The Irish News, June 12 2007, p. 52
- ^ a b c Gaelic Great
- ^ "Playing experience paid off to give Derry GAA its finest hour, Séamus McKinney, The Irish News, June 12 2007, p. 5
- ^ BBC
- ^ Ulster GAA Writer's Association Awards - 2001. Retrieved on 2007-09-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul
- ^ Ulster GAA Writer's Association Awards - 1993. Retrieved on 2007-09-11. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul
- ^ Former Derry manager Coleman dies
- ^ Archer, Kenny. "New look Orchard jump into unknown", The Irish News, 205-04-01. The Irish News is a compact -sized daily newspaper based in Belfast, Northern Ireland. Retrieved on 2008-06-09. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits
- ^ BBC
- ^ "Derry gaels won't forget genuine article Coleman, Paddy Heaney, The Irish News, June 19 2007, p. 47
- ^ Crowe, Dermot. "Coleman's enduring legacy", Irish Independent, 2008-06-01. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Retrieved on 2008-06-02. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks
External links
- Nicky Brennan Mourns the Death of Coleman
- Former player Brolly pays tribute to Coleman
- Derry GAA Website Tribute
| Preceded by Brian McEniff |
All-Ireland-winning football manager 1993 |
Succeeded by Pete McGrath |
| Preceded by Fr. Brian McEniff was born on the 1st December 1942 Brian`s Parents were Mr The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship is the premier "knockout" competition in the game of Gaelic football played in Ireland. Seán Hegarty |
Derry Senior Football Manager 1991 - 1994 |
Succeeded by Mickey Moran |
| Preceded by Brian Mullins |
Derry Senior Football Manager 1999-2002 |
Succeeded by Mickey Moran |