{{short description|Irish hurler from Waterford}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2021}} {{Use Hiberno-English|date=January 2021}} {{Infobox Gaelic games player | code= Hurling | sport = Hurling | image = | name = Ian O'Regan | irish = Iain Ó Riagáin | fullname = | feet = 6 | inches = 0 | occupation = | nickname = Iggy | county = Waterford | province = Munster | club = | clposition = | clubs = [[Mount Sion GAA|Mount Sion]] | clyears = 2002-present | clapps(points) = | clcounty = 4 | clprovince= 1 | clallireland = | colleges = | fitz = | colyears = | counties = [[Waterford GAA|Waterford]] | icposition = Goalkeeper | icyears = 2004-2018 | icapps(points) = | icprovince = 3 | icallireland = 0 | nhl = 2 | allstars = 0 | clupdate = | icupdate = 11:29, 12 June 2019 | birth_date={{Birth date and age|1983|6|25|df=yes}} | birth_place=[[Waterford]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] }} '''Ian O'Regan''' (born 25 June 1983) is an Irish goalkeeping coach and [[hurling|hurler]] who plays for [[Waterford Senior Hurling Championship|Waterford Senior Championship]] club [[Mount Sion GAA|Mount Sion]]. He played for the [[Waterford senior hurling team]] for 15 seasons, during which time he usually lined out as a goalkeeper.
O'Regan began his hurling career at club level with Mount Sion. He broke onto the club's senior team straight out of the minor grade and enjoyed his greatest success as goalkeeper on Mount Sion's [[Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship|Munster Championship]]-winning team in [[2002-03 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship|2002]]. O'Regan has also won four [[Waterford Senior Hurling Championship|Waterford Senior Championship]] titles.
At inter-county level, O'Regan was part of the Waterford minor team in [[2001 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship#Munster Minor Hurling Championship|2001]] before enjoying two seasons with the Waterford under-21 team. He joined the Waterford senior team in [[2004 National Hurling League|2004]]. From his debut, O'Regan was best known as sub-goalkeeper, however, he made a number of National League and Championship appearances in a career that ended with his last game in [[2018 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling Championship|2018]]. During that time he was part of two [[Munster Senior Hurling Championship|Munster Championship]]-winning teams – in [[2004 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling Championship|2004]], and [[2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling Championship|2010]]. O'Regan also secured one [[National Hurling League]] medal and was an [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|All-Ireland Championship]] runner-up on two occasions. He announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 10 October 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/ian-oregan-waterford-retired-4279331-Oct2018/|title=Waterford keeper O'Regan follows Coughlan into retirement|publisher=The 42|date=10 October 2018|accessdate=14 June 2019|first=Kevin|last=O'Brien}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hoganstand.com/article/index/291317|title=O'Regan's inter-county journey comes to an end|publisher=Hogan Stand|date=10 October 2018|accessdate=14 June 2019|first=|last=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://waterford-news.ie/2018/10/16/oregan-retires-but-remains-involved/|title=O'Regan retires but remains involved with the Déise|publisher=Waterford News and Star|date=16 October 2018|accessdate=14 June 2019|first=|last=}}</ref>
==Honours==
;Mount Sion *[[Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship]] (1): [[2002-03 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship|2002]] *[[Waterford Senior Hurling Championship]] (5):2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006 *Waterford Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2000
;Waterford *[[Munster Senior Hurling Championship]] (2): [[2004 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling Championship|2004]], [[2010 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling Championship|2010]] *[[National Hurling League]] (1):, [[2015 National Hurling League|2015]]
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