Éamonn Fitzmaurice
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Éamonn Fitzmaurice (born 1977) is an Irish former Gaelic football manager and player. He played at senior level for the Kerry county team and later managed it between 2012 and 2018, during which time he became a member of an exclusive club of people to have won All-Ireland SFC titles as a player and as a manager.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Éamonn Mac Muiris | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Centre-back | ||
Born |
1977 (age 46–47) Lixnaw, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Occupation | Secondary school principal | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Finuge Lixnaw Feale Rangers University College Cork | |||
Club titles | |||
Football | Hurling | ||
Kerry titles | 3 | 1 | |
Munster titles | 1 | 0 | |
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1996–2007 | Kerry | 105 (1–18) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 9 + 6 (manager) | ||
All-Irelands | 5 + 1 (manager) | ||
NFL | 3 + 1 (manager) |
He has been involved in 10 All Ireland wins - 1 minor, 2 under 21, 3 senior All Irelands as a player with Kerry, 1 All Ireland club junior with Finuge, 1 All Ireland junior club as coach with Fossa, 1 All Ireland as a selector and 1 All Ireland as a manager with Kerry.
Since departing as Kerry manager, he has continued to write his renowned column with the Irish Examiner and is a co-commentator and analyst on The Sunday Game on RTÉ.