Maurice Horan (born 1976) is an

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and former player. He is a former manager of the senior Limerick county team. Horan experienced a relatively unsuccessful playing career at club level with

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and Monaleen and at inter-county level with

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and Limerick. He was a full-forward for both club and county; however, his career ended without any provincial success in either Connacht or Munster. Immediately after retiring from inter-county activity Horan became involved in team management. He served as manager of the Limerick under-21 football team for a period. Horan was appointed manager of the Limerick senior football team in October 2010. He resigned in July 2013. Ahead of the 2020 season he joined the

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backroom team as a coach.

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