{{Short description|Irish Gaelic footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=October 2021}} {{Infobox Gaelic games player | code= Hurling | sport = Hurling | image = | name = Éamonn Kelly | irish = Éamonn Ó Ceallaigh | feet = | inches = | occupation = Agency Development Manager | county = Tipperary | province = Munster | club = [[Kildangan GAA|Kildangan]] | clubs = | clyears = | clapps(points) = | clcountyf = 0 | clcountyh = 0 | clprovince= | clallireland = | counties = | icposition = | icyears = | icapps(points) = | icprovince = | icallireland = | nhl = | allstars = | clupdate = | icupdate = 20:05, 9 January 2014 | birth_date=1968 | birth_place=[[Puckane]], [[County Tipperary]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] }} '''Éamonn Kelly''' (born 1968) is an Irish [[hurling|hurler]] who played as a full-forward for the [[Tipperary GAA|Tipperary]] junior hurling team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tippgaaarchives.com/?page_id=14&search=adv|title=Hurler profile: Éamonn Kelly|work=Tipp GAA archives website|access-date=9 January 2013}}</ref>
Born in [[Puckane]], [[County Tipperary]], Kelly first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Tipperary minor teams as a [[dual player]], before later joining the under-21 hurling team. He joined the junior team for the [[All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship|1987 championship]]. Kelly went on to play a key role for Tipperary over the next few years, and won one two All-Ireland medals in the junior grade.
At club level Kelly played both hurling and [[Gaelic football]] with [[Kildangan GAA|Kildangan]].
In retirement from playing, Kelly became involved in team management and coaching. He was an [[All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship|All-Ireland]]-winning manager with the Kildangan intermediate hurling team in 2005, as well as serving as a manager and as a selector with the Tipperary under-21 and intermediate hurling teams.
Kelly was appointed manager of the [[Kerry GAA|Kerry]] senior hurling team in January 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hoganstand.com/Kerry/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=206731|title=Tipp duo to take Kerry hurling reins|work=Hogan Stand website|date=21 December 2013|access-date=9 January 2014}}</ref> He led the county to a [[National Hurling League]] Div 2A title with a win over [[Carlow GAA|Carlow]]. His side then lost a controversial play-off to [[Offaly GAA|Offaly]], missing out on a pace in Div 1B. His side regrouped to make it to the final of the [[Christy Ring Cup]] for the fourth time in five seasons. They faced [[Kildare GAA|Kildare]] but for the second year in a row lost out by a 2 points.
In July 2015, Kelly stepped down from the position as Kerry manager.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.the42.ie/eamonn-kelly-kerry-gaa-hurling-manager-2229200-Jul2015/|title=Tipperary native steps down as Kerry hurling manager|date=21 July 2015|work=The 42 |access-date=5 August 2015}}</ref> In September 2015, Kelly was named as the new manager of the [[Offaly GAA|Offaly]] hurling team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/eamonn-kelly-to-become-new-offaly-hurling-manager-31498345.html|title=Eamonn Kelly to become new Offaly hurling manager|date=2 September 2015|work=Irish Independent|access-date=3 September 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2015/0908/726579-offaly-kelly/|title=Eamonn Kelly confirmed as Offaly hurling manager|date=9 September 2015|work=RTÉ Sport|access-date=21 October 2015}}</ref> In September 2016, Kelly stepped down as manager of the Offaly team, saying "Having reviewed the season just gone and considered the increasing personal and business demands on my time at present, I have informed Offaly County Board that I will not be in a position to continue as manager of the Senior Hurling team for 2017."
Later that year, Kelly was named as manager of neighbouring county [[Laois GAA|Laois]] for the forthcoming season. Following two years at the helm of the O’Moore County and a relegation battle in Division 1B with [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]], Kelly stepped down as Laois manager to return to club management henceforth after the county were knocked out of the [[Joe McDonagh Cup]], saying: “I have enjoyed the last two years and made many friends. I am disappointed not to have built on the progress we made last year and I wish Laois every success going forward.” <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the42.ie/eamonn-kelly-offaly-2927426-Aug2016/|title=Manager wanted! Offaly need new hurling boss after Kelly steps down|date=14 August 2016|work=The 42|access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref>
==Career statistics==
===Manager=== {{updated|match played 2 July 2016.}}
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==Honours==
===Team===
;Tipperary *[[All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship]] (2): 1989, 1991 *[[Munster Junior Hurling Championship]] (3): 1988, 1989, 1991
===Manager===
;Kildangan *[[All-Ireland Intermediate Club Hurling Championship]] (1): 2005 *[[Munster Intermediate Club Hurling Championship]] (1): 2004 *[[Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship]] (1): 2004
;Kerry *[[National Hurling League|National League (Division 2A)]] (2): [[2014 National Hurling League|2014]], [[2015 National Hurling League|2015]] *[[Christy Ring Cup]] (1): [[2015 Christy Ring Cup|2015]]
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Navboxes |title=Éamonn Kelly navigation boxes |list1= {{s-start}} {{s-sports}} {{succession box |before=[[Liam Sheedy]] |title=[[Tipperary GAA|Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Manager]] |years=2003-2004 |after=[[Len Gaynor]] }} {{succession box |before=[[Tom Howard (hurler)|Tom Howard]] |title=[[Kerry GAA|Kerry Senior Hurling Manager]] |years=2014-2015 |after=[[Ciarán Carey]] }} {{succession box |before=[[Brian Whelahan]] |title=[[Offaly GAA|Offaly Senior Hurling Manager]] |years=2015-2016 |after=TBA }} {{succession box |before=[[Séamus Plunkett]] |title=[[Laois GAA|Laois Senior Hurling Manager]] |years=2016-2018 |after=[[Eddie Brennan]] }} {{s-end}} {{Tipperary Junior Hurling Team 1989}} {{Kerry Hurling Team 2015}} {{Kerry county hurling team managers}} {{Offaly county hurling team managers}} {{Laois county hurling team managers}} }}
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