Kieran Kingston
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Ciarán Mac Clochaire | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born | 1963 (age 53–54) Minane Bridge, County Cork |
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| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
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Tracton Carrigdhoun |
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| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1984-1990 | Cork | 9 (4-3) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 14:12, 22 November 2015. | |||
Kieran Kingston (born 1963) is an Irish hurling manager and former player. He has been the manager of the Cork senior team since 2015.
Born in Minane Bridge, County Cork, Kingston was introduced to hurling in his youth. He first came to prominence at colleges level with St Finbarr's College while simultaneously enjoying some successes at underage levels with the Tracton club. A divisional championship medallist in the junior grade, Kingston was also a one-time championship medallist in the intermediate grade.
Kingston made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty when he first linked up with the Cork under-21 team. He enjoyed little success in this grade. Kingston made his senior debut during the 1984-85 National Hurling League. He went on to play a bit part for Cork in defence and midfield, and won one All-Ireland medal on the field of play.
After being involved in team management and coaching in all grades at club level with Tracton, Kingston served as coach and selector with the Cork senior team under Jimmy Barry-Murphy. It was announced that he would be the new Cork senior hurling team manager on 10 October 2015.
Kingston played his club hurling with Tracton and enjoyed much success during a lengthy career.
Having lost the championship decider to St. Finbarr's in the intermediate grade in 1990, Tracton reached the final for a second consecutive year in 1991. A narrow 4-14 to 5-9 defeat of Inniscarra gave Kingston an intermediate championship medal.
Having never played minor hurling, Kingston first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork under-21 hurling team. He made his debut in a drawn game against Waterford on 20 April 1983, however, he enjoyed little success during his two seasons on the panel.
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