Jason Ryan (born 1976) is an

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and former player at senior level for the Waterford county team, as well as for the

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and

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. Ryan is the former manager of the

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and Wexford county teams.

Career

Born in

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, Ryan's playing career brought him to both Ireland and

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. While studying in St Mary's in

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he played football with Tara and

hurling Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...

with St Gabriel's, while also lining out with the

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senior inter-county teams in both codes. He went on to be a P.E. teacher at

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. On his return to Ireland Ryan joined the De La Salle club, while he also lined out at senior level with the

Waterford county football team The Waterford county football team represents Waterford in men's Gaelic football and is governed by Waterford GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the A ...

. While still a player at club and inter-county levels, Ryan became involved in team management. He had some involvement with various school teams like De La Salle Waterford and Coláiste Chathal Naofa in Dungarvan before joining the

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junior hurling team as physical trainer in 2006. The following year he was appointed trainer of the Clongeen football team in Wexford and helped them claim the county title. Ryan was appointed manager of the Wexford senior football team in November 2007. In September 2012, he stepped down as manager of Wexford. Ryan joined the

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Senior Football panel as a coach in December 2012. He was the manager of the senior Wexford county team from 2007 until 2012 when he stepped down. In October 2013, he was appointed as senior Kildare county team manager. In August 2015, Ryan stepped down as Kildare manager.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ryan, Jason 1976 births Living people De La Salle Gaelic footballers Dual players Gaelic football coaches Gaelic football managers Irish expatriate sportspeople in England Irish schoolteachers Kildare county football team London inter-county Gaelic footballers London inter-county hurlers People from Dungarvan St Gabriel's hurlers Tara Gaelic footballers Waterford inter-county Gaelic footballers