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Ciarán Carey (born 16 January 1970) is an Irish former player, hurling manager and selector. Primarily playing at the centre-back position, Carey's club career was with Patrickswell and at inter-county level with Limerick. He was a key member of the latter team during the 1990s and collected two
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titles, two
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titles and three
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awards. In retirement from playing Carey has become involved in team management and coaching. At club level he has taken charge of the Tournafulla and Granagh-Ballingarry sides in hurling and
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respectively. Carey began his inter-county coaching career when he was appointed manager of the Limerick senior camogie team in 2007. He subsequently took charge of the Limerick under-21 hurling team as well as being a selector with the Limerick senior hurling team under Dónal O'Grady. In November 2013, Carey was appointed for a second spell as manager of the Limerick under-21 team.


Early life

Ciarán Carey was born in Patrickswell,
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in 1970. He was educated locally and from an early age he showed an interest in the game of
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. Carey's brothers, Pa and
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, as well as his nephew Cian Lynch have also played for Limerick.


Playing career


Club

Carey played his club hurling with the Patrickswell team in a club career that spanned three decades. He first came to prominence as a member of the club's minor team, capturing a county championship winners' medal in 1984. Carey had just turned seventeen years-old when he lined out in his first senior county championship final as goalkeeper. Parish rivals Ballybrown provided the opposition, however, 'the Well' narrowly took the title by 1–17 to 3–10 and Carey collected his first
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winners' medal. In 1988 Patrickswell contested the county championship decider for the second consecutive year. Cappamore provided the opposition, however, Patrickswell triumphed by ten points and Carey added a second county title to his collection. Patrickswell later represented the county in the provincial series of games and even reached the final. The famous Mount Sion club provided the opposition, however, Patrickswell won by 3–13 to 2–13 and Carey added a
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club winners' medal to his collection. Patrickswell's run of success came to an end in the All-Ireland semi-final when the O'Donovan Rossa GAC Belfast club defeated the Munster champions by a single point. Patrickswell failed to make it three-in-a-row in 1989, however, the team bounced back the following year to defeat Adare and give Carey a third county championship title. He later missed the club's Munster final triumph over Éire Óg, however, he was back on the team for the All-Ireland final against Glenmore. The game was an exciting one, however, Patrickswell only held the lead on one occasion when Leonard Enright opened the scoring. A 1–13 to 0–12 score line gave Glenmore the title. The next decade saw Patrickswell become the dominant force in club hurling in Limerick. Carey won his fourth county championship title in 1993. He added to his haul of medals as Patrickswell won three county championships in-a-row in 1995, 1996 and 1997. This latter win was subsequently followed by another Munster final appearance.
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provided the opposition and eventually won the game by two points. Four-in-a-row proved beyond Patrickswell, however, in 2000 a one-point defeat of Doon gave Carey an eighth county championship winners' medal. Defeat in 2001 was followed by a ninth success for Carey in 2003 when Adare were accounted for by two points. Patrickswell subsequently qualified for the Munster final, however, cork champions Newtwonshandrum recorded a 2–18 to 2–9 victory. In 2006 Carey had the chance to capture a remarkable tenth county championship title.
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, a team who last won the championship in 1893, were the opponents. While Patrickswell were expected to win by many a 1–16 to 1–15 score line resulted in defeat for Carey.


Inter-county

Carey made his senior championship debut for
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in 1989 at a time when the county team was in the doldrums. His first few seasons on the team ended with an early exit from the provincial championship, however, in 1992 Limerick's fortunes began to change. That year Carey's side qualified for the final of the
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and a stern test awaited. Reigning
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champions Tipperary provided the opposition and took an eight-point lead at half-time. Limerick battled back to claim a narrow 0–0–14 to 0–13 victory and gave Carey his first National League winners' medal. The new league champions built on this momentum and subsequently qualified for a Munster final showdown with Cork. A high-scoring game developed, however, at the long whistle Cork were the champions by 1–22 to 3–11. In spite of this disappointment Carey was subsequently presented with his first
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award. Limerick failed to reach the provincial decider the following year, however, in 1994 Carey's team bounced back and qualified for the Munster final again. Provincial whipping boys Clare were the opponents and a rout took place. A 0–25 to 2–10 score line gave Limerick the win and gave Carey his first
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winners' medal. Limerick subsequently qualified to meet
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in the All-Ireland final. It looked as if Carey's side were going to make history and claim the title as Limerick had a five-point lead with as many minutes left. Offaly suddenly sprang to life following a Johnny Dooley goal from a close-in free. Following the puck-out Offaly worked the ball upfield and Pat O'Connor struck for a second goal. The Offaly forwards scored another five unanswered points in the time remaining to secure a 3–16 to 2–13 victory. It was a bitter blow for Limerick who looked as if they had one hand on the Liam MacCarthy Cup. In spite of the defeat Carey was later presented with a second All-Star award. Carey surrendered their Munster title to Clare in 1995, however, both sides met in the opening round of the championship the following year. Clare went into the game as reigning All-Ireland champions, however, neither side took a decisive lead. With time running out both side were still deadlocked, however, Carey played a captain's role in securing the win. In injury time Carey caught a puck-out, ran 50 yards with the ball balanced on the bas of his hurley and scored the winning point for Limerick. Limerick later faced Tipperary in the provincial final and looked to be heading out of the championship as Tipp took a ten-point lead. Carey's side battled back to secure a 0–19 to 1–16 draw and a second chance to defeat their near rivals. The replay also saw Tipperary take a decisive lead, however, Limerick's goal-scoring ability was the deciding factor. A 4–7 to 0–16 score line gave Limerick the title and gave Carey a second Munster winners' medal. The subsequent All-Ireland final pitted Limerick against
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for the first time in over forty years. The game was far from a classic; however, it did provide excitement. Tom Dempsey was the hero of the day as he scored a goal after nineteen minutes to give Wexford a major advantage. His side led by 1–8 to 0–10 at half-time in spite of having Éamonn Scallan sent off. Wexford took a four-point lead in the second-half; however, this was whittled back to two points as Wexford hung on for the last twenty minutes. The final score of 1–13 to 0–14 showed how vital Dempsey's goal was. It was Limerick's second All-Ireland defeat in two years. Once again Carey's individual skill was recognised when he collected his third All-Star award. Limerick bounced back immediately in 1997 by defeating
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by 1–12 to 1–9 to take the National League title. It was Carey's second winners' medal in that competition. The recent All-Ireland defeats, however, seemed to have damaged the team as Carey's side crashed out of the provincial championship at an early stage. This process repeated itself over the next few years and it was 2001 before Carey lined out in another Munster final. Tipperary were the opponents on that occasion, however, Limerick fell by 2–16 to 1–17. Carey was now in the twilight of his career and success seemed as far away for Limerick as it did when he joined the panel in 1989. He was named team captain for 2004, however, his last game at senior level was a National League tie between Limerick and Tipperary and he called time on his career before the start of the championship. Four years after his retirement at senior level Carey was back in a Limerick jersey on the county's intermediate team. He was full-back on the Limerick team that faced Tipperary in the provincial final. A 2–16 to 2–12 score line gave Limerick the win and gave Carey a
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winners' medal at intermediate level. Limerick later faced
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in the All-Ireland final, however, Carey was left on the losing side once again as 'the Cats' recorded a 1–16 to 0–13 win.


Inter-provincial

Carey also had the honour of being selected for the
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team in the inter-provincial series of games. He first lined out for his province in 1991 as Munster faced
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in the decider. That game ended in defeat for Carey's side as the westerners won by 1–13 to 0–12. After being omitted in 1992 Carey was back on the team again the following year, however, Munster were defeated in the opening game. He failed to be selected again the following year, however, in 1995 Carey was at midfield as Munster reached the final.
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provided the opposition, however, Munster scraped a win by 0–13 to 1–9 and Carey collected a
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winners' medal. Munster retained the title in 1996 and made it three-in-a-row in 1997. Carey featured in both of these victories. After failing to make the team for three years, Carey was back with Munster for the final time in 2001. On that occasion Munster faced Connacht in the decider, however, the southerners had a comfortable 1–21 to 1–15 victory and Carey collected his fourth Railway Cup title.


Management career


Early experience

In 2007 Carey turned his hand to management when he was appointed to take over the Limerick senior
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team. Success was immediate as he guided Limerick to the All-Ireland 'B' final. Cork were the opponents, however, the game ended in a 1–10 to 2–7 draw. The subsequent replay was much more conclusive as Carey's side trounced 'the Rebelettes' by 2–9 to 0–6 to take the All-Ireland 'B' title. Carey was later nominated for the Philips camogie manager of the year awards and, while he was expected to stay on as manager, he stepped down shortly afterwards. In 2007 Carey simultaneously took charge of the Tournafulla senior club hurling team, however, he left after an unsuccessful season in charge. In spite of leaving the posts of Limerick camogie and Tournafulla club manager, Carey returned to inter-county coaching when he was appointed manager of the Limerick under-21 hurling team in early 2008. His tenure in charge was not a successful one as Limerick crashed out of the provincial championship at a very early stage. Carey resigned as manager early in 2009 due to work commitments.


Limerick

In September 2010 Carey was named as a selector along with former teammates Pat Heffernan and T. J. Ryan in Dónal O'Grady's Limerick senior hurling team for 2011.


Kerry

In October 2015, Carey was named as the new manager of the Kerry hurling team. Carey stepped down as Kerry senior hurling manager on 4 December 2016, citing increased work commitments for his decision.


Career statistics


Manager


References

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