Barry Coffey
Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer
Barry Coffey (born 1 March 1965) is an Irish retired Gaelic footballer. His league and championship career with the Cork senior team spanned twelve seasons from 1984 to 1994.
Born in Cork, Coffey was raised in a strong sporting family. His father had been more interested in rugby but had also played Gaelic football with the Lees club. Coffey was educated at Coláiste an Phiarsaigh and first played competitive football with the Bishopstown club at juvenile and underage levels before eventually joining the senior team. During his studies at University College Cork he was a regular on the Sigerson Cup team.
Coffey made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he was selected for the Cork minor team. He enjoyed two championship seasons with the minor team, culminating with the winning of a Munster medal in 1983. Coffey simultaneously joined the Cork under-21 team and won three successive All-Ireland medals between 1984 and 1986. By this stage he had also joined the Cork senior team, making his debut during the 1983-84 league.
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