Éamonn Coleman
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| Irish name | Éamonn Ó Colmáin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Born | 1947 Ballymaguigan, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland |
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| Died | 11 June 2007 | ||
| Occupation | Builder | ||
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| Years | Club | ||
| 1962–19xx 19xx–198x 197x–198x |
Ballymaguigan Ballinderry Athlone |
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| Club titles | |||
| Derry titles | 2 Westmeath SFC 2 |
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| Ulster titles | 0/1? | ||
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| Years | County | ||
| 1970s | Derry | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Ulster titles | 1 | ||
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Eamonn Coleman (Irish: Éamonn Ó Colmáin; 1947 or 1948 – 11 June 2007) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and later manager.
He had two separate stints as manager the Derry senior football team, and his chief success was guiding the county to the victory in the 1993 All-Ireland Championship – Derry's first ever All-Ireland Senior Football Championship title. He also had spells as manager of Armagh, Cavan, Longford and various club sides.
Before moving into management he has an accomplished playing career with Derry and his club team Ballymaguigan.
He was born in the small County Londonderry townland of Ballymaguigan on the western shores of Lough Neagh in 1947 or 1948. His son Gary, was also a talented footballer and was lef half back on the victorious 1993 Derry team; also winning an All Star for his performances that year.
Coleman was part of the Derry minor team that won the Ulster Minor and All-Ireland Minor Championships in 1965, beating Cavan and Kerry in the respective finals.
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