Bertie Óg Murphy
Personal information | ||||||
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Irish name | Parthalán Óg Ó Murchú | |||||
Sport | Hurling | |||||
Position | Right wing-forward | |||||
Born |
Glanmire, County Cork, Ireland | 16 October 1954|||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||
Occupation | School principal | |||||
Club(s) | ||||||
Years | Club | |||||
Cork titles | 0 | |||||
Inter-county(ies)* | ||||||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | ||||
1975-1984 | Cork | 11 (1-28) | ||||
Inter-county titles | ||||||
Munster titles | 4 | |||||
All-Irelands | 2 | |||||
NHL | 0 | |||||
All Stars | 0 | |||||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:43, 21 June 2016. |
Bertie Óg Murphy (born 16 October 1954) is an Irish former hurling manager and former player who enjoyed a successful career as a right wing-forward with the Cork senior team.
Born in
Murphy made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team. An
Throughout his inter-county career Murphy made 11 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1984 championship.
After being involved in team management and coaching in all grades at club level with Sarsfields, Murphy guided the Cork under-21 team to back-to-back
Playing career
Club
Murphy played his club
Minor & under-21
Murphy first came to prominence as a dual player on the inter-county scene with Cork in the early 1970s. He first tasted success in 1972, when he captured a Munster minor hurling title following a 4-11 to 0-3 trouncing of Limerick.[2] The subsequent All-Ireland final saw Cork take on Kilkenny. A high-scoring game ensued, however, at the final whistle Cork were defeated by 8-7 to 3-9.[3]
1972 also saw Murphy enjoy much success with the Cork minor footballers. He picked up a Munster title in this code as well as Cork defeated arch-rivals Kerry by 2-14 to 1-14.[4] An All-Ireland final appearance later beckoned with Tyrone providing the opposition. The game was a close affair, however, Cork were the winners by 3-11 to 2-11.[5] This victory gave Murphy an All-Ireland minor football winners’ medal and was some consolation for losing the hurling decider two weeks earlier.
By 1975 Murphy joined Cork's under-21 hurling team. He subsequently captured his first
Senior
Murphy subsequently joined the Cork senior team and made his debut in the Munster semi-final victory over Tipperary in 1976. It was the beginning of a glorious era for Cork, however, Murphy found it difficult to break onto the starting fifteen. He had a difficult time on the periphery.[citation needed]
After some years in the wilderness, Cork bounced back in 1982 and qualified for the All-Ireland final. Following an impressive provincial championship campaign 'the Rebels' were the red-hot favourites, however, arch-rivals Kilkenny surprised. Murphy came on as a substitute in that game, however, Christy Heffernan scored two goals in a forty-second spell just before the interval to take the wind out of Cork's sails. Ger Fennelly got a third goal within eight minutes of the restart, giving Kilkenny a 3-18 to 1-15 victory.[8]
In 1983, Murphy secured a more permanent place on the team as Cork’s run of provincial success continued. He won a Munster winners' medal that year as Cork trounced Waterford for the second consecutive year.[9] The subsequent All-Ireland final pitted Cork against Kilkenny for the second consecutive year also. ‘The Cats’ used a strong wind to dominate the opening half and built up a strong lead. Cork came storming back with goals by Tomás Mulcahy and Seánie O'Leary, however, at the full-time whistle Kilkenny had won by 2-14 to 2-12.[10]
Murphy remained on the Cork senior hurling panel for another while and won an All-Ireland medal as a non-playing substitute in 1984 following Cork's championship decider defeat of Offaly.[10]
Managerial career
Murphy first tried his hand at coaching with the Sarsfield's juveniles just as his playing career was coming to an end. He guided the club's young hurlers to back-to-back under-14 'A' hurling championship titles and a Féile na nGael title in the early 1990s.
In the late 1990s, Murphy first tasted managerial success on the inter-county scene when he guided the
Career statistics
Player
Team | Year | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||
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Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
Cork | 1976 | 1 | 0–00 | 0 | 0–00 | 1 | 0–00 |
1981 | 1 | 0–00 | 0 | 0–00 | 1 | 0–00 | |
1982 | 2 | 0–03 | 1 | 0–00 | 3 | 0–03 | |
1983 | 3 | 0–13 | 2 | 1-12 | 5 | 1-25 | |
1984 | 0 | 0–00 | 1 | 0–00 | 1 | 0–00 | |
Total | 7 | 0-16 | 4 | 1-12 | 11 | 1-28 |
Manager
Team | From | To | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||||||||||
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G | W | D | L | G | W | D | L | G | W | D | L | G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Cork | 19 September 2001 | 25 September 2002 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 60 |
Honours
Player
- Sarsfields
- Cork Under-21 Hurling Championship(1): 1975
- Cork
- 1984(sub)
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship (4): 1976 (sub), 1982 (sub), 1983, 1984 (sub)
- Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 1975
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (1): 1972
- Munster Minor Football Championship (1): 1972
- Munster Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1972
Selector
- Cork
Manager
- Sarsfields
- Cork Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2008
- Cork
References
- Sarsfield's. Retrieved 2 March 2009. [dead link]
- ^ Donegan, Des (2005). The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games. DBA Publications. p. 39.
- ^ Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games p. 29
- ^ Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games p. 154
- ^ Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games p. 144
- ^ Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games p. 48
- ^ Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games p. 42
- ^ Corry, Eoghan (2005). The GAA Book of Lists. Hodder Headline Ireland. p. 361.
- ^ Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games p. 26
- ^ a b The GAA Book of Lists p. 361