How many coaching staff at each club?

**Mr A** · 03/10/2006, 10:06 AM

Points raised on the Harps forum got me wondering about this. How many people do most clubs have on their backroom staff? Many club websites don't actually seem to list this info, so maybe people can help out here.

Harps have Manager, Assistant, Goalkeeping coach and U21 manager as well as physio and a fitness guy was brought in for the pre-season.

Cork have the following:

Position Name
Manager Damien Richardson
Assistant Dave Hill
Goalkeeping Coach Phil Harrington
Technical Director & Youth Development Officer Liam Murphy
Club Secretary Jerry Harris
Kit Manager Tony Girasole
U21 Manager Stuart Ashton
U18 Manager Paul Bowdren
U17 Manager Liam Murphy
Club Doctor Dr. Gerard Murphy
Physiotherapist Emma Robertson
Masseur Tom Enright
Sports Psychologist George Treacy

While St Pats have:

Head Coach: John McDonnell
Assistant Coach: Liam O'Brien
Under 21 Head Coach: Paul Osam
Under 21 Assitant Coach: Maurice O'Driscoll
Coaching Staff: Cyril Walsh
Coaching Staff: Mick Byrne
Goalkeeping Coach: Eddie Van Boxtel
Physiotherapist: Karen White
Physiotherapist: Christy O'Neill
Equipment Manager: Pat Turner

Waterford have less:

Manager:
Gareth Cronin
Asst Manager :

Head Coach/Head of Youth Development:
Derek Browne
Doctor:
Dr. Liam McCann.
Physiotherapist:
Vivienne Keller.

Galway have:

-Squad Management:
Team Manager: Tony Cousins
Assistant Team Manager: Alan Gough
Fitness Coach to the first team: Tom French
Coach: Jimmy Cousins
Under 21 Manager: Dessie Cawley
Under 21 Assistant Manager: Philip Coffey
Club physiotherapist: Sonya Curran
Match physiotherapist: Ferghal Geraghty
Kit Manager: John Devlin
Team Doctor: Dr Dan Murphy

**The Stars** · 03/10/2006, 10:11 AM

Sligo have:
Manager Sean Connor
Assistant Gareth Gorman
Goalkeeping Coach Leo Teirney
Commercial Manager/underage coach Richard Sutherland
Fitness coach John Taffy
Physio Xaveir (dont know surname)
Physio (cant remember name)

**Magicme** · 03/10/2006, 10:11 AM

We dont list all our coaches coz with 9 juvenile squads, 8 courts of mini leagues, a senior ladies team, U21's and senior team we wouldnt have the room!

**Schumi** · 03/10/2006, 11:47 AM

The list in our programme is:

Manager: Pete Mahon
Assistant Manager: Eddie Wallace
First Team Coach: Martin Russell
Under 21 Manager: Brian Samson
Under 21 Assistant Manager: Diarmuid McNally
Under 21 Coach: Paul Somer
LSL Manager: Diarmuid McNally
Physio: Alan Dunne
Club Doctor: Prof. Conal Hooper

**Kildare Lad** · 03/10/2006, 3:37 PM

We have:

Manager: John Ryan
Ass. Manager : Barry O'Connor
Physio: Mick Neville
Kitman: Barry Leonard
U.21 Manager: Thomas Donnelly
U.21 Ass.Manager: Tom Stanley
U.18 Manager:Noel Harris

well thats all i can say off the top of my head, but we might have 1 or 2 more......

**Aaron** · 03/10/2006, 4:05 PM

Manager: Stephen Kenny
Assistant: Paul Heagrty
First Team Coach: Declan Devine
Reserve Team Coach:Harkin (Can't remember his first name)
Physio: Colm O'Neill
Physio: Declan McCarron
Doctor: Joe McEvoy

**headtheball** · 03/10/2006, 4:32 PM

Originally Posted by City till I Die

Manager: Stephen Kenny
Assistant: Paul Heagrty
First Team Coach: Declan Devine
Reserve Team Coach:Harkin (Can't remember his first name)
Physio: Colm O'Neill
Physio: Declan McCarron
Doctor: Joe McEvoy

Assistant: Paul Heagrty
First Team Coach/Goalkeeping coach Declan Devine
Reserve Team U21 Coach:Peter Moran
Fitness coach:Colm O'Neill
Physio: Declan McCarron
Doctor: Joe McEvoy

Slight tinker city till i die.

**Aaron** · 03/10/2006, 5:42 PM

Assistant: Paul Heagrty
First Team Coach/Goalkeeping coach Declan Devine
Reserve Team U21 Coach:Peter Moran
Fitness coach:Colm O'Neill
Physio: Declan McCarron
Doctor: Joe McEvoy

Slight tinker city till i die.

Another wan.....

Reserve assistant: George Harkin

**sligoman** · 03/10/2006, 6:57 PM

Originally Posted by The Stars

Fitness coach John Taffy

It's Daffy I think?

**MariborKev** · 03/10/2006, 10:30 PM

Assistant: Paul Heagrty
First Team Coach/Goalkeeping coach Declan Devine
U21 Coach:Peter Moran & George Harkin
Fitness coach:Colm O'Neill
Physio: Declan McCarron
Doctor: Joe McEvoy
Kit Manager: Phil Johnston
General Logistics: Gavin Doherty

We also have U-18,U-16 etc manager but I dunno who they are.....

**harpskid** · 04/10/2006, 10:32 AM

Isn't Eddie Seydak Derry's U21 Coach?

**headtheball** · 04/10/2006, 12:00 PM

Originally Posted by harpskid

Isn't Eddie Seydak Derry's U21 Coach?

Yes as my nephew has joined the U/21s set up and says he takes training now and again.

**Red4Eva** · 10/10/2006, 3:12 PM

Originally Posted by The Stars

Sligo have:
Manager Sean Connor
Assistant Gareth Gorman
Goalkeeping Coach Leo Teirney
Commercial Manager/underage coach Richard Sutherland
Fitness coach John Taffy
Physio Xaveir (dont know surname)
Physio (cant remember name)

xavier de dastro & he had an assistant during the summer but he's gone back to college. liam burns is u16/u17 coach