Ephie Fitzgerald
Ephraim "Ephie" Fitzgerald[1] (born 1961) is an Irish Gaelic football manager who played as a right corner-forward at senior level for the Cork county team. He has been manager of the Waterford county team since 2021.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Eafráim Mac Gearailt | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born | 1961 Cork, Ireland | ||
| Nickname | Ephie | ||
| Occupation | Secondary school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Nemo Rangers | |||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| Cork | 1 | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 16:58, 18 October 2014. | |||
Career
Born in Cork, Fitzgerald first played competitive Gaelic football whilst at school at Coláiste Chríost Rí. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team, before later lining out with the under-21 side. He made his senior debut in the 1982 championship. Fitzgerald went on to play a brief role for the team over the next few years, winning one Munster medal.
At club level Fitzgerald is a four-time All-Ireland medallist with Nemo Rangers. He has also won five Munster medals and five championship medals.
Throughout his career Fitzgerald made 3 championship appearances for Cork. He retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 1983 championship.
In retirement from playing Fitzgerald has become involved in coaching and team management. At club level he has guided Nemo Rangers and Ballylanders to championship success, while at inter-county level he has served as manager of the Cork minor team and coach of the Limerick senior team.[2][3][4] In October 2014 Fitzgerald was appointed as a coach and a selector to the Clare senior team.[5]
He managed the Cork senior ladies' football team until 2021.
In October 2021, he was appointed for a two-year term as Waterford senior manager.[6]
Honours
Player
- Nemo Rangers
- All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship (3): 1982, 1984, 1988, 1994
- Munster Senior Club Football Championship (5): 1981, 1983, 1987 (c), 1988, 1993
- Cork Senior Club Football Championship (5): 1981, 1983, 1987 (c), 1988, 1993
- Cork
- Munster Senior Football Championship (1): 1983
- All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship (2): 1980, 1981
- Munster Under-21 Football Championship (3): 1980, 1981, 1982
Manager/coach
- Munster Senior Club Football Championship (2): 2005, 2007
- Cork Senior Club Football Championship (4): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
- Ballylanders
- All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship (1): 2016
- Ladies' National Football League (2): 2016, 2017
References
- ^ . Archived from the original on 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Former Nemo Rangers boss takes over Limerick football club". Limerick Leader. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ O'Toole, Fintan (19 October 2011). "Fitzgerald ratified as Cork minor football manager". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ . GAA website. 12 October 2010. Archived from the original on 23 October 2014. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ Hurley, Denis & Cormican, Eoghan (15 October 2014). "Fitzgerald relishing prospect of Collins link up with Clare". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ "Ephie Fitzgerald announced as new Waterford senior football manager". RTÉ. 22 October 2021.