# Frank Cogan > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Frank_Cogan > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Frank_Cogan.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Cogan > Source revision: 1315494979 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2021}} {{Use Irish English|date=July 2021}} {{short description|Irish former sportsperson|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox GAA player | code= Football | sport = Gaelic football | image = | name = Frank Cogan | irish = Prionsias Ó Cógáin | birth_date= {{Birth date and age|1944|6|15|df=yes}} | feet = 5 | inches = 11 | nickname = | occupation = Retired FÁS supervisor | county = Cork | province = Munster | club = | clposition = | clubs = [Nemo Rangers](/source/Nemo_Rangers_GAA)
→ [University College Cork](/source/UCC_GAA) | clyears = 1963–1982
1963–1966 | clapps(points) = | clcounty = 7 | clprovince= 5 | clallireland = 3 | colleges = [University College Cork](/source/UCC_GAA) | colyears = 1963–1966 | sig = 1 | counties = [Cork](/source/Cork_GAA) | icposition = Right corner-back | icyears = 1965–1974 | icapps(points) = 23 (0–00) | icprovince = 5 | icallireland = 1 | allstars = 1 | nfl = 0 | clupdate = | icupdate = 13:56, 5 September 2021 | birth_place=[Blackrock](/source/Blackrock%2C_Cork), [Cork](/source/Cork_(city)), [Ireland](/source/Republic_of_Ireland) }} '''Matthew Francis Cogan''' (born 15 June 1944{{cite web|url=https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/olive/APA/INA/Default.aspx#panel=document|title=Nemo's Cogan has given his life to football|publisher=Evening Echo|date=15 December 2007|access-date=10 July 2022|first=|last=}}), known as '''Frank Cogan''', is an Irish former [Gaelic football](/source/Gaelic_football) coach and player. At club level he played with [Nemo Rangers](/source/Nemo_Rangers_GAA) and was a member of and later coached the [Cork senior football team](/source/Cork_senior_football_team). Cogan usually lined out as a defender. ==Playing career== Cogan first came to [Gaelic football](/source/Gaelic_football) prominence as a schoolboy at [Coláiste Chríost Rí](/source/Col%C3%A1iste_Chr%C3%ADost_R%C3%AD) before later winning a [Sigerson Cup](/source/Sigerson_Cup) title with [University College Cork](/source/UCC_GAA) in 1966. He had earlier won the first of seven [County Championship](/source/Cork_Senior_Football_Championship) medals with the college; the other six were claimed with the [Nemo Rangers](/source/Nemo_Rangers_GAA) club, with whom he also won three [All-Ireland Club Championship](/source/All-Ireland_Senior_Club_Football_Championship) titles.{{cite news|url=http://www.nemorangers.ie/contentPage/10070060/h_i_s_t_o_r_y|title=The History of Nemo Rangers Hurling and Football Club|publisher=Nemo Rangers GAA website|date=|access-date=5 September 2021|first=Mark|last=Woods}} Cogan first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork minor team that won the county's inaugural [All-Ireland Minor Championship](/source/All-Ireland_Minor_Football_Championship) title in 1961.{{cite news|url=https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40305002.html|title=Recalling Cork's first All-Ireland minor football success in 1961|publisher=Echo Live|date=3 June 2021|access-date=5 September 2021|first=Mark|last=Woods}} He later spent three seasons with the Cork under-21 team and was at centre-back for the [1965 All-Ireland under-21 final](/source/1965_All-Ireland_Under-21_Football_Championship) defeat by [Kildare](/source/Kildare_GAA).{{cite news|url=http://kildaregaa365.com/index.php/golden-generations-dream-turns-to-nightmare-kildares-wasted-years-65-78-part-1/|title=Golden Generation's Dream Turns to Nightmare|publisher=Kildare365.com|accessdate=16 July 2017}} Cogan's performances at underage levels saw him drafted onto the [Cork senior football team](/source/Cork_senior_football_team) and he made his debut against [Dublin](/source/Dublin_GAA) during the [1965-66 league](/source/1965%E2%80%9366_National_Football_League_(Ireland)). He was a mainstay on the team for much of the following decade and was at left corner-back for Cork's [1973 All-Ireland Championship](/source/1973_All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship) success. Cogan's other honours include five [Munster Championship](/source/Munster_Senior_Football_Championship) medals and a [Railway Cup](/source/Railway_Cup) title with [Munster](/source/Munster_GAA), however, a serious leg injury brought his inter-county career to an end in 1974. ==Coaching career== Cogan first became involved in coaching at various levels with the [Nemo Rangers](/source/Nemo_Rangers_GAA) club. At inter-county level he coached the Cork minor team to an [All-Ireland final](/source/1976_All-Ireland_Minor_Football_Championship) defeat by [Galway](/source/Galway_GAA) in 1976. Cogan subsequently took charge of the coaching duties with the Cork senior team, guiding the team to a [league final](/source/1978%E2%80%9379_National_Football_League_(Ireland)) defeat by [Roscommon](/source/Roscommon_GAA) in 1979.{{cite news|url=https://roscommonherald.ie/2020/04/18/ten-golden-opportunities-missed/|title=Ten golden opportunities missed|publisher=Roscommon Herald|date=16 April 2020|access-date=5 September 2021|first=Willie|last=Hegarty}} He became a close coaching associate of [Billy Morgan](/source/Billy_Morgan_(Gaelic_footballer)) and was defensive coach and assistant team masseur when the Cork senior team won two [All-Ireland Championship](/source/All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship) titles from four consecutive finals appearances between 1987 and 1990.{{cite news|url=https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-40102895.html|title=Celebrating the Double: Sean O'Gorman was an unsung hero for the Cork hurlers|publisher=Echo Live|date=16 September 2020|access-date=5 September 2021|first=John|last=Horgan}} ==Personal life== Cogan's grandfather, [Matt Gargan](/source/Matt_Gargan), won five [All-Ireland Championship](/source/All-Ireland_Senior_Hurling_Championship)s with the [Kilkenny senior hurling team](/source/Kilkenny_senior_hurling_team) in a seven-season spell from 1907 to 1913.{{cite news|url=https://finbarrconnolly.com/matt-gargan-kilkenny/|title=Matt Gargan, Kilkenny|publisher=Cast of Gold website|date=|access-date=5 September 2021|first=John|last=Horgan}} His uncle, [Jack Gargan](/source/Jack_Gargan_(hurler)), also claimed All-Ireland honours as part of the Kilkenny team that beat Cork in the [1939 All-Ireland final](/source/1939_All-Ireland_Senior_Hurling_Championship_Final). Cogan's brother-in-law, [Billy Morgan](/source/Billy_Morgan_(Gaelic_footballer)), was a teammate at club and inter-county levels, while another brother-in-law, [Ray Cummins](/source/Ray_Cummins), [captain](/source/List_of_Cork_senior_hurling_team_captains)ed the [Cork senior hurling team](/source/Cork_senior_hurling_team). ==Honours== ===Player=== ;Coláiste Chríost Rí *[Frewen Cup](/source/Frewen_Cup): 1960 ;University College Cork *[Sigerson Cup](/source/Sigerson_Cup): 1966 *[Cork Senior Football Championship](/source/Cork_Senior_Football_Championship): [1964](/source/1964_Cork_Senior_Football_Championship) ;Nemo Rangers *[All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship](/source/All-Ireland_Senior_Club_Football_Championship): [1973](/source/1972-73_All-Ireland_Senior_Club_Football_Championship), [1979](/source/1978-79_All-Ireland_Senior_Club_Football_Championship), [1982](/source/1981-82_All-Ireland_Senior_Club_Football_Championship) *[Munster Senior Club Football Championship](/source/Munster_Senior_Club_Football_Championship): [1972](/source/1972-73_All-Ireland_Senior_Club_Football_Championship), [1974](/source/1974-75_All-Ireland_Senior_Club_Football_Championship), [1975](/source/1975-76_All-Ireland_Senior_Club_Football_Championship) (c), [1978](/source/1978-79_All-Ireland_Senior_Club_Football_Championship), [1981](/source/1981-82_All-Ireland_Senior_Club_Football_Championship) *[Cork Senior Football Championship](/source/Cork_Senior_Football_Championship): [1972](/source/1972_Cork_Senior_Football_Championship), [1974](/source/1974_Cork_Senior_Football_Championship), [1975](/source/1975_Cork_Senior_Football_Championship) (c), [1977](/source/1977_Cork_Senior_Football_Championship), [1978](/source/1978_Cork_Senior_Football_Championship), [1981](/source/1981_Cork_Senior_Football_Championship) *[Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship](/source/Cork_Intermediate_Hurling_Championship): [1971](/source/1971_Cork_Intermediate_Hurling_Championship) (c) ;Cork *[All-Ireland Senior Football Championship](/source/All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship): [1973](/source/1973_All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship) *[Munster Senior Football Championship](/source/Munster_Senior_Football_Championship): [1966](/source/1966_All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship), [1967](/source/1967_All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship), [1971](/source/1971_All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship), [1973](/source/1973_All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship), [1974](/source/1974_All-Ireland_Senior_Football_Championship) *[Munster Under-21 Football Championship](/source/Munster_Under-21_Football_Championship): [1965](/source/1965_All-Ireland_Under-21_Football_Championship) *[All-Ireland Minor Football Championship](/source/All-Ireland_Minor_Football_Championship): [1961](/source/1961_All-Ireland_Minor_Football_Championship) *[Munster Minor Football Championship](/source/Munster_Minor_Football_Championship): [1961](/source/1961_All-Ireland_Minor_Football_Championship) ;Munster *[Railway Cup](/source/Railway_Cup): 1972 ===Coach=== ;Cork *[Munster Minor Football Championship](/source/Munster_Minor_Football_Championship): [1976](/source/1976_All-Ireland_Minor_Football_Championship), [1977](/source/1977_All-Ireland_Minor_Football_Championship) ==References== {{reflist}} {{Navboxes |title=Frank Cogan navigation boxes |list1= {{s-start}} {{s-sports}} {{succession box | after=[Billy Morgan](/source/Billy_Morgan_(Gaelic_footballer)) | title=[Cork Senior Football Team Coach](/source/Cork_GAA) | years=1977-1979 | before=[Donie O'Donovan](/source/Donie_O'Donovan) }} {{s-end}} {{Nemo Rangers Football Team 1973}} {{Nemo Rangers Football Team 1979}} {{Nemo Rangers Football Team 1982}} {{Cork Minor Football Team 1961}} {{Cork Under-21 Football Team 1965}} {{Cork Football Team 1967}} {{Cork Football Team 1973}} {{1973 All Stars}} }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cogan, Frank}} Category:1944 births Category:Living people Category:UCC Gaelic footballers Category:Nemo Rangers Gaelic footballers Category:Cork inter-county Gaelic footballers Category:Munster inter-provincial Gaelic footballers Category:Gaelic football managers Category:Gaelic football selectors --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Frank Cogan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Cogan) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Cogan?action=history)). 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