Christy Coughlan
| 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 | |||||
|
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 | |||||
Christopher Coughlan (1961 – 5 January 2001) was an Irish
Cork senior hurling team
. Coughlan usually lined out as a defender.
Career
Coughlan first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with 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
On 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
- Na Piarsaigh
- Cork Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1980, 1981 (c)
- Cork Minor Hurling Championship: 1977, 1978 (c)
- Cork
- All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1982
- Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1982
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: 1979 (c)
- Munster Minor Hurling Championship: 1979 (c)
References
- ^ 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.