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Irish Gaelic footballer

Seán Coen
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Cadhain
Sport Gaelic football
Position Left wing-forward
Born 1941
Dublin, Ireland
Nickname Blackie
Occupation Sculptor
Club(s)
Years Club
St. Vincent's
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1961-1964 Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 2
All-Irelands 1
NFL 0

Seán Coen (born 1941) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer who played for club side St. Vincent's and at inter-county level with the Dublin senior football team.

Career

A member of the St. Vincent's club, Coen first came to prominence on the inter-county scene with the Dublin minor team that won the All-Ireland Championship in 19589 hen Cavan were beaten in the final. He immediately progressed onto the county junior team that won the All-Ireland Junior Championship title in 1960. After joining the Dublin senior team, Coen won Leinster Championship medals in 1962 and 1963, however, the highlight of his inter-county career was being selected as a substitute for the 1963 All-Ireland final defeat of Galway.

Honours

Dublin

References

  1. Scully, Niall (18 May 2020). "'The thing I most remember is the noise. From the second we ran out, there was a din. And it was constant'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  2. Mac Lochlainn, Rónán (26 August 2019). "The swinging Sixties - How the Dubs beat the odds to reclaim Sam after Heffo's retirement". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
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Dublin – 1959 All-Ireland Minor Football Champions (7th title)
Sub used
20 B. Cooney for J. McKettrick
17 P. Taylor for S. Behan
Subs not used
16 G. Smith
18 J. O'Malley
19 S. Murphy
Dublin – 1960 All-Ireland Junior Football Champions (5th title)
Subs
16 S. Gormley
17 F. Kavanagh
18 P. Wogan
19 F. Black
20 K. Russell
Dublin – 1963 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (17th title)
Subs
16 F. McPhillips
17 C. Kane
18 P. Downey
19 A. Donnelly
20 É. Breslin
21 P. Synnott
22 S. Lee
23 S. Coen
24 K. Heffernan
Selectors
D. Cotter
P. O'Connor
S. O'Connell
Trainer
B. Quinn
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