Éamonn Cregan
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| Éamonn Cregan | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Sport | Hurling | |
| Irish Name | Éamonn Ó Croídheagáin | |
| Full name | Éamonn Cregan | |
| Place of birth | Limerick , Ireland | |
| Club information | ||
| Club | Claughaun | |
| Position | Forward | |
| Inter-County | ||
| County | Limerick | |
| Position | Forward | |
| Inter-County(ies)** | ||
| County | Years | Apps (scores) |
| Limerick | 1965-1983 | |
| Senior Inter-County Titles | ||
| Munster Titles | 4 | |
| All-Ireland | 1 | |
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* club appearances and scores |
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Éamonn Cregan (born 1945) is an Irish hurling manager and former dual player. He played hurling with his local club Claughaun and was a member of both the Limerick senior inter-county hurling and Gaelic football teams from the 1960s until the 1980s. Cregan has previously served as manager of both the Limerick and Offaly senior hurling teams. He is currently the manager of club side Lixnaw.
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[edit] Playing career
[edit] Club
Cregan played his club hurling with his local Claughaun club in Limerick and enjoyed much success. He won his first senior county title in 1968 before adding a second county medal to his collection in 1971.
[edit] Inter-county
Cregan first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Limerick minor hurling team in the early 1960s. He was captain of the team that won the Munster minor title in 1963, however, Limerick later lost the All-Ireland final to Wexford. Cregan later played with the under-21 team, however, he had little success at this level. He later became a dual player at senior level, however, he gave up the football to concentrate on hurling. Cregan made his senior debut with the hurlers in 1964 and impressed immediately. The winning of a National Hurling League title in 1971 marked the beginning of a great period for Limerick's hurlers. Two years later in 1973 Cregan won his first Munster title. It was Limerick's first provincial final victory since 1955. The Munster champions later lined out against Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final and were installed as the underdogs. Cregan, who generally played as a forward, was moved to the centre-back position where he gave a remarkable display marking the great Pat Delaney. Limerick went on to win the game by seven points giving Cregan a coveted All-Ireland medal. In 1974 he won a second consecutive Munster title. Limerick later qualified for the All-Ireland final where Kilkenny provided the opposition once again. In spite of taking an early lead Kilkenny went on to win the game by twelve points.
A barren spell followed for Limerick until 1980 when Cregan secured his third Munster medal, however, his side lost out to an up-and-coming Galway team in the All-Ireland final. Cregan, however, nearly single-handedly won the game for Limerick. He scored a total of 2-7, including an overhead goal and a point in which he showed the ball to Conor Hayes and nonchalantly drove the ball over the bar. In 1981 Cregan won a fourth Munster title but Limerick were defeated in the All-Ireland semi-final by Offaly. Cregan retired from inter-county hurling in 1983.
Cregan also won three All-Star awards in 1971, 1972 and 1980.
[edit] Provincial
Cregan also lined out with Munster on a regular basis in the Railway Cup inter-provincial competition. He won Railway Cup medals in 1968, 1969 and 1981.
[edit] Managerial career
In retirement he turned to management. In 1994 he managed Offaly to All-Ireland victory over his own native Limerick. It was the first time that an outside manager had achieved this and Cregan had mixed feelings over the victory.
| Preceded by Noel Drumgoole |
Limerick Senior Hurling Manager 1986-1988 |
Succeeded by Liam O'Donoghue Donie Flynn Tony Hickey |
| Preceded by Pádraig Horan |
Offaly Senior Hurling Manager 1992-1996 |
Succeeded by John McIntyre |
| Preceded by Ollie Walsh (Kilkenny) |
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final winning manager 1994 |
Succeeded by Ger Loughnane (Clare) |
| Preceded by Tom Ryan |
Limerick Senior Hurling Manager 1997-2002 |
Succeeded by Mossie Carroll |
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