Ger O'Loughlin
Irish hurler and manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ger 'Sparrow' O'Loughlin (born 5 September 1967 in Clarecastle, County Clare, Ireland) is an Irish former hurling manager and former player.
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Gearóid Ó Lochlainn | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Full-forward | ||
Born |
(1967-09-05) 5 September 1967 (age 56) Clarecastle, County Clare, Ireland | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Nickname | Sparrow | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1980s–1990s | ) | ||
Club titles | |||
Clare titles | 5 | ||
Munster titles | 1 | ||
All-Ireland Titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1987–1999 | Clare | 28 (5–43) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 3 | ||
All-Irelands | 2 | ||
NHL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 2 |
An effective forward, O'Loughlin enjoyed a successful playing career at club level with Clarecastle and at inter-county level with Clare. He was a key member of the latter team during the 'golden age' of the 1990s and collected two All-Ireland titles and three Munster titles in the space of four years.
After a successful spell as manager of his native club Clarecastle, O'Loughlin took charge of the Adare club in Limerick. During his term the club captured three club championship titles in-a-row. O'Loughlin's tenure as manager of the Clare senior team last from 2009 until 2011 and ended without any success.