William Maher (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Liam Ó Meachair | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
1979 (age 36–37) Ballingarry, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Sales rep | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Ballingarry | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| Tipperary | |||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
William Maher (born 1979) is an Irish retired hurler, and current manager and coach. Maher is the current manager of the Tipperary under-21 hurling team having been appointed in November 2015.
Born in Ballingarry, County Tipperary, Maher first excelled at hurling whilst at school in St. Kieran's College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor team, before later lining out with the under-21 side. He played a number of games at senior level during the National Hurling League, until an eye injury ended his career in 2002.[1]
At club level Maher played with Ballingarry.
In retirement from playing Maher became involved in team management and coaching. He began his coaching career with club side Ballingarry before later serving as a selector with the Dublin minor team in 2008. Maher was a selector with the victorious Tipperary under-21 team in 2010 before later guiding the Tipperary minor team to All-Ireland success in 2012.[2] In October 2013 he became part of Derek McGrath's management team to the Waterford senior hurlers.[3]
In November 2015, Maher was named as the new manager of the Tipperary Under-21 hurling team.[4]
Honours
Player
- Waterford Institute of Technology
- Fitzgibbon Cup (1): 2000
- Tipperary
- National Hurling League (1): 1999 (sub)
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1996 (c)
- Munster Minor Hurling Championship (2): 1996 (c), 1997
Coach
- Tipperary
- All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2010
- Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2010
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2012
- Munster Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2012
References
- ↑ Cahill, Jackie (30 December 2009). "Finding courage in adversity". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ↑ Cahill, Jackie (5 September 2012). "Maher to meet old friend Boland in unlikely twist of fate". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ↑ "McGrath Ratified as Waterford Hurling Manager". GAA website. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2013.
- ↑ "Maher returns to management with Tipperary as hurling backrooms finalised". The 42. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
| Achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Brian O'Keeffe (Cork) |
All-Ireland Minor Hurling Final winning captain 1996 |
Succeeded by John Reddan (Clare) |
| Preceded by Mattie Murphy (Galway) |
All-Ireland Minor Hurling Final winning manager 2012 |
Succeeded by Seán Power (Waterford) |
| Sporting positions | ||
| Preceded by Liam Cahill |
Tipperary Minor Hurling Captain 1996 |
Succeeded by Donnacha Fahy |
| Preceded by Raymie Ryan |
Tipperary Minor Hurling Manager 2012-2013 |
Succeeded by Liam Cahill |
| Preceded by T. J. Connolly |
Tipperary Under-21 Hurling Manager 2015- |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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