Vincent Coakley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Uinseann Mac Caochlaoich | ||
| Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
1955 Aghinagh, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Died |
5 November 2020 (aged 65) Macroom, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Aghinagh Millstreet Muskerry | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1976–1980 | Cork | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Vincent Coakley (1955 – 5 November 2020) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with Aghinagh, Millstreet and Muskerry and was a National League winner with the Cork senior football team.
Playing career
[edit]A member of the Aghinagh club, Coakley first came to prominence when he was drafted onto the Cork minor football team. He won a Munster Championship medal in this grade in 1973, before later having two unsuccessful years with the under-21 team. Coakley joined the Cork senior team during the 1976 Munster Championship and made his debut two years later in the Munster final against Kerry. He won a National League medal in 1980 in what was his last season with the team.[1]
Honours
[edit]- Cork
- National Football League (1): 1979–80
- Munster Minor Football Championship (1): 1973
References
[edit]- ^ Woods, Mark (29 April 2020). "Cork football dream team 1970-2020: Who will grab the midfield positions?". The Echo. Retrieved 8 November 2020.