Eamon McEneaney is an

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former

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er and

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. As a player, he won the

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in 1985. He most recently managed the senior Monaghan county team.

Playing career

As a player with Monaghan, McEneaney won three Ulster Football titles in 1979, 1985 and in 1988. He also won an U-21 title as a player in 1981 and as manager of Monaghan U-21's in 1999. He won 2 Ulster club titles in 1986 and 1991 as Captain with his club Castleblayney Faughs.

Coaching career

McEneaney had previously managed Monaghan in a joint capacity with former GAA president

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in 1997 and then on his own in 1998 and 1999, winning an All-Ireland B Championship in 1998. He subsequently had a spell in charge of

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from 2006 to 2009, where he guided them to a

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title, an

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success in 2009 and a first Leinster Junior title since 1966. McEneaney took over as manager of the Monaghan senior inter-county team in October 2010 from Seamus McEnaney who confirmed that he would not allow his name go forward for the role which he had held for the previous six years. The Monaghan County Board decided in August 2010 that McEnaney would be forced to go through the nomination process after a poor finish to the 2010 All-Ireland Championship. In July 2012, McEneaney left the Monaghan job after an All-Ireland Senior Football Championship qualifier defeat to

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Playing honours

;Intercounty * 3

Ulster Senior Football Championship The Ulster Senior Football Championship is an inter-county competition for Gaelic football teams in the province of Ulster. It is organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and begins in early May. The final is usu ...

s (1979, 1985, 1988) * 3 Dr. McKenna Cups (1979,1980, 1983) * 1

(1985) * 1

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(1981) ;Club * 8

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s (1976, 1982, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996) * 2

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s (1986, 1991) * 3 Monaghan Senior Football League Division 1s (1994, 1995, 1996)

Coaching honours

;Manager * 1 All-Ireland Senior Football B Championship (1998) * 1

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(2006) .1U21 Ulster championship (1999) * 1 National Football League Division 2 (2006) * 1

(2009) * 1

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(2009) Leinster Intermediate club championship eraldines GFC 2013

References

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