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Maxi Curran is a Gaelic football manager from Downings, County Donegal.
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| Irish name | Macsaí Ó Currain | ||||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||
| Inter-county management | |||||
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He attended Mulroy College in Milford for his secondary education.[1]
Curran succeeded McGuinness as Donegal under-21 football team manager on 19 January 2012.[2] He has also been manager of the Donegal under-16 and minor football teams and clubs County Donegal and County Tyrone.[3][4] He has also been a manager in ladies' Gaelic football.[5]
In Curran's first season as Donegal under-21 football team manager, Donegal were beaten in Ulster by Tyrone.[6] Part of the 2012 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final-winning team, he was with them when they appeared on The Late Late Show.
Curran took charge of Donegal for the 2013 Dr McKenna Cup.[7] He resigned as a selector for the senior team in 2013.[8] McGuinness ousted him.[9][10]
Curran was also said to be involved in senior team preparations ahead of the 2016 Dr McKenna Cup, alongside Jack Cooney, Rory Gallagher and Brendan Kilcoyne.[11]
In December 2019, Curran was unveiled as manager of the Donegal Under-14 Academy Squad.[12]
In November 2020, and ahead of the 2021 season, Curran took over as team trainer at the Gaoth Dobhair club under the management of Kevin Cassidy and Joe Duffy.[13][14]
He succeeded Michael Murphy as manager of LYIT in 2022.[15]
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