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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||
| Born | County Kerry, Ireland | ||||
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John Evans is a Gaelic football Manager from Killorglin Co Kerry. He is current manager of the Tipperary Senior & Under 21 teams. He led Tipperary to back to back National Football League promotions in 2008 and 2009, bringing them from Division 4 to Division 2 and winning the Division 3 title in 2009. In 2010 he led Tipperary to their first Munster Under-21 Football Championship with a 1-07 to 1-06 win over Kerry in the final.
Before taking to intercounty management, he managed his local Laune Rangers team from the 1980s till the 2000s. He led them to the Kerry Senior Football Championship in 1989, the clubs first since 1911. They beat John Mitchels in the final, they went on to win championships in 1993 beating Annascaul, 1995 beating East Kerry and made it two in a row in 1996 by overcoming Kerry. He led the Rangers to Munster Senior Club Football Championships in 1995 beating Cork side Clonakilty and in 1996 beating Tipperary side Moyle Rovers. The Laune Ranagers went to the 1996 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship beating Carlow side Éire Óg in the final in Croke Park. He later managed Tralee side Kerins O'Rahilly's for two seasons.
He was appointed director of football for Tipperary in January 2010, but GAA rules meant he might not be able to hold this role while also being county manager.
Evans worked for the An Garda Síochána (police) for three decades until June 2009. His first son Seán died on 14 October 1998 of cancer aged 16. His other son Cian was born in 2000.
References
- ^ O'Riordan, Ian (26 January 2010). "Evans must drop a role". Irish Times. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- "Tipperary footballers thank Evans for latest renaissance". Irish Independent. 22 March 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- "Tipperary finally claim crown". Irish Times. 1 April 2010. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- ^ "Evans to take Tipperary reins". Irish Independent. 30 October 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- Keys, Colm (17 February 2010). "Croker 'concern' at Evans' Premier role". Irish Independent. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
- Duggan, Keith (23 May 2009). "Evans delivers Tipperary to edge of kingdom". Irish Times. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
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