Johnny Coen (born 19 March 1991) is an

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sportsperson. He plays

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with his local club

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and formerly with the

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senior inter-county team.

Playing career

Loughrea

Coen joined the

club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. On 8 November 2009, he was at full-back when Loughrea faced St. Thomas' in the Minor A Championship final. Coen was switched to midfield during the match and claimed a winners' medal after the 3–12 to 1–15 victory. On 15 November 2009, Coen was selected at left wing-forward when Loughrea qualified to play

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in the Galway Senior Championship final. He was held scoreless throughout and ended the game on the losing side after a 5–19 to 1–12 defeat. Coen lined out in a second successive final on 31 October 2010. Playing at left corner-forward, he scored a late goal from a penalty to secure a 1–14 to 2–11 draw with

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. Coen was switched to right wing-forward for the replay on 21 November 2010, however, he ended the game on the losing side after an 0–18 to 0–15 defeat. On 18 November 2012, Coen lined out at right wing-back when Loughrea faced first-time finalists St. Thomas' in the county final. For the third time in his club career, Coen ended the final on the losing side after a 3–11 to 2–11 defeat. For the fourth time in five championship seasons, Loughrea qualified for a county final appearance on 28 October 2013. Lining out at left wing-forward, Coen scored a point from a penalty in the 3–12 to 0–14 defeat by Portumna.

Galway

Coen first played for

at minor level in 2009. It was a successful year for the young Tribesmen as they reached the All-Ireland final.

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provided the opposition, however, Galway won by 2–15 to 2-11 giving Coen an

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medal. The following year Coen joined the county under-21 team. Once again Galway reached the All-Ireland final where

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provided the opposition. That game ended in a rout as Tipp won by 5–22 to 0–12. In 2011, Coen was again a key member of the county Under 21 team which made up for the previous years defeat by winning the All-Ireland Under 21 Championship, defeating Dublin in the final. Coen made his senior championship debut against

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in the Leinster quarter-final in 2011. In 2012, Coen was part of the Galway team which won the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship for an historic first time, defeating Kilkenny in the final. Coen played at left-corner back in that final and was an ever present member of the Galway team which reached the All-Ireland Final that September. After an enthralling 2–13 to 0–19 draw in the All-Ireland Final, Galway suffered a heavy defeat to Kilkenny in the replay. Coen's performances throughout the 2012 Championship were widely regarded as outstanding and he was rewarded with the 2012 Young Hurler of the Year Award in October 2012. On 3 September 2017, Coen started for Galway as they won their first

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in 29 years against

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, lifting the cup with his five siblings (Rōise, Justin, Jordan, Diane, and Kate) On 20 December 2022, Coen announced his retirement from inter-county hurling.

Career statistics

Honours

;Inter-county *

(1):

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* National Hurling League Division 1 (2):

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Leinster Senior Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurl ...

(2):

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All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Bord Gáis Energy GAA Hurling Under-20 All-Ireland Championship) is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (G ...

(1): (2011) *

(1): (2009) ;Club * 1 Galway Minor A Hurling Championship (2009) ;Individual * 1

All Stars Young Hurler of the Year The Gaelic Athletic Association/Gaelic Players Association Young Hurler of the Year (known for sponsorship reasons as the PwC GAA/GPA Young Hurler of the Year, or simply the Young Hurler of the Year) is an annual award given to the player aged 21 ...

(2012)

References

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