Paddy Crozier
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| Irish name | Pádraig Crúiseír | |||||||
| Sport | Gaelic football | |||||||
| Born | Ballymaguigan | |||||||
| Occupation | Electrician | |||||||
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Paddy Crozier (Irish: Pádraig Crúiseír) is an Irish Gaelic football manager and former player who managed Derry between 2006 and 2008, guiding the county to a National League title. He has also managed a number of club teams and Derry underage teams. Crozier currently manages Omagh St. Enda's. He was a distant relation of former Derry manager Eamonn Coleman.
Crozier was manager of the Derry Minor side that won the 1995 Ulster Minor Championship and finished runners-up to Westmeath in that year's All-Ireland Minor final. He rejoined the management team in 2000 under Chris Brown and Derry won the 2000 and 2002 Ulster Minor Championships, as well as the 2002 All-Ireland Minor Championship.
Having previously served terms as selector, Crozier was appointed manager of the Derry Senior team in October 2005 for the 2006, 2007 and 2008 seasons. As well as the Senior job, he also took on the role of Under 21 manager for the three seasons.
He managed Derry to success in the 2008 National League, defeating Kerry in the final. He was awarded BBC Radio Foyle - Bank of Ireland Sports Personality of the Month for April 2008.
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