Christopher Coughlan (1961 – 5 January 2001) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Na Piarsaigh and was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team. Coughlan usually lined out as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Criostóir Ó Cochláin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-back | ||
| Born |
1961 Cork, Ireland | ||
| Died |
5 January 2001 (aged 40) Cork, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Na Piarsaigh | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1981-1982 | Cork | 0 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Career
editCoughlan first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Na Piarsaigh club on Cork's northside. After captaining the club to minor and under-21 championship titles, he subsequently joined the club's senior team and won County Championship titles in 1990, as team captain, and 1995.[1][2] Coughlan first appeared on the inter-county scene when he captained the Cork minor team to victory over Kilkenny in the 1979 All-Ireland minor hurling final.[3] He progressed onto the Cork under-21 team and, after captaining the team in the first round of the 1982 championship, was dropped from the starting fifteen for the Munster final defeat of Limerick, before later failing to make the matchday panel for the 1982 All-Ireland under-21 final defeat of Galway. Coughlan was also included on the Cork senior hurling team for the National Hurling League. His senior career was hampered due to his emigration to New York.[citation needed]
Death
editOn 5 January 2002, Coughlan died suddenly after suffering a heart attack after taking part in an over-35 five-a-side soccer tournament in Whitechurch, County Cork.[4]
Honours
edit- Na Piarsaigh
- Cork Senior Hurling Championship: 1990 (c), 1995
- Cork Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1980, 1981 (c)
- Cork Minor Hurling Championship: 1977, 1978 (c)
- Cork
References
edit- ^ Horgan, John (1 May 2020). "Classic Cork county hurling finals: The day Na Piarsaigh joined the top table". Echo Live. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ Carter, Plunkett (6 June 2019). "Féile special: Piarsaigh's great team of 1977 powered the senior breakthrough". Echo Live. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Former Cork hurling prospect writes poignant book based around All-Ireland day". Sportsjoe. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ Coughlan, John (7 April 2020). "The Leeside legends series: Hurling artistry of Tony O'Sullivan was a joy". Echo Live. Retrieved 15 September 2021.