INCOMING CORK SENIOR football manager Keith Ricken has added John Cleary as coach in his backroom team.
Castlehaven native Cleary, who won two All-Ireland SFC medals as a player, has been heavily linked with the senior managerial role on a couple of occasions in the past.
He managed Cork to the All-Ireland U21 title in 2009, before leading the minor ladies footballers to four All-Ireland crowns between 2015 and 2019.
Cleary most recently managed Castlehaven to the 2020 Cork Premier SFC final, which was played in August.
Ricken’s management set-up also includes Micheál Ó Cróinín (Naomh Abán), Ray Keane (MTU/ St. Finbarr’s), James Loughrey (St. Brigid’s / Mallow), Barry Corkery (Éire Óg) and Des Cullinane (St. Nicholas).
Ricken was confirmed yesterday as the new Cork manager and is set to be ratified in November.
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