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{{Short description|Irish hurler and selector}}
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{{Infobox Gaelic games player
| code= Hurling
| sport = Hurling
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| name = Martin Coleman
| irish = Máirtín Ó Colmáin
| fullname = Martin Coleman
| feet = 5
| inches = 7
| occupation = Publican
| county = Cork
| province = Munster
| club = [[Ballinhassig GAA|Ballinhassig]]<br>[[Carrigdhoun GAA|Carrigdhoun]]
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| counties = [[Cork GAA|Cork]]
| icposition = Goalkeeper
| icyears = 1970–1980
| icapps(points) = 19 (0–00)
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| icallireland = 4
| allstars = 0
| nhl = 3
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| birth_date={{Birth date and age|df=yes|1950|8|1}}
| birth_place=[[Ballinhassig]], [[County Cork]], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
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'''Martin Coleman''' (born 1 August 1950) was an Irish [[hurling|hurler]] and selector. His career included [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|All-Ireland Championship]] victories as goalkeeper with [[Cork GAA#Another three-in-a-row|Cork's three-in-a-row team]] of the 1970s and later as a selector with various Cork teams.

After beginning his career at club level with [[Ballinhassig GAA|Ballinhassig]], Coleman joined the Cork minor team as a 16-year-old in 1967 and won an [[All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship|All-Ireland Minor Championship]] in his debut year. After winning back-to-back [[All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship|All-Ireland Under-21 Championship]]s, he was promoted to the Cork senior team in [[1970 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|1970]]. Coleman eventually succeeded [[Paddy Barry (St. Vincent's hurler)|Paddy Barry]] as Cork's first-choice goalkeeper and made a total of 19 championship appearances in a career that ended with his last appearance in [[1979-80 National Hurling League|1980]]. During that time he was part of four [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|All-Ireland Championship]]-winning teams – in [[1970 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|1970]], [[1976 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|1976]], [[1977 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|1977]] and [[1978 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|1978]]. Walsh also secured six [[Munster Senior Hurling Championship|Munster Championship]] medals and three [[National Hurling League]] medals.

After his playing career, Coleman found success as an inter-county selector. He was part of the senior management team that guided Cork to the [[1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|1990 All-Ireland Championship]] as well as two Munster Championships and a National League title over a three-year period. He later served as a selector with the Cork under-21 team that secured back-to-back All-Ireland Championships in [[1997 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship|1997]] and [[1998 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship|1998]].

==Playing career==
===Ballinhassig===

Coleman first played for the [[Ballinhassig GAA|Ballinhassig]] club at adult level in the late 1960s. He claimed his first major silverware with the club in 1970 when the club secured the [[South East Junior A Hurling Championship|South East Junior Championship]] after a 3-12 to 3-03 defeat of [[Ballymartle GAA|Ballymartle]]. Coleman's side again defeated Ballylartle to win a second successive divisional title in 1971 before losing out to [[Bandon GAA|Bandon]] in the [[Cork Junior A Hurling Championship|County Junior Championship]]. He collected a third divisional winners' medal in four years in 1973 before winning a county junior championship medal following a four-point defeat of [[Meelin GAA|Meelin]] in the final.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/corkman/news/meelin-ecstatic-at-first-county-cup-win-27080827.html|title=Meelin ecstatic at first county cup win|publisher=The Corkman|date=4 November 2010|access-date=25 February 2013|first=John|last=Tarrant}}</ref>

Coleman won a [[Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship|Cork Intermediate Championship]] title in 1975 after Ballinhassig's 3-12 to 2-05 defeat of [[Blackrock GAA|Blackrock]] in the final. After one season in the [[Cork Senior Hurling Championship|Cork Senior Championship]], Ballinhassig regraded to intermediate level and secured a second title in 1977 after a five-point victory over [[Ballyhea GAA|Ballyhea]]. Coleman's side failed in their attempt to secure a third intermediate title after a 1-14 to 1-06 defeat by [[Cloughduv GAA|Cloughduv]] in the 1983 final.

===Cork===
====Minor and under-21====

Coleman first played for Cork when he joined the minor team as a member of the extended panel in advance of the [[1967 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship#Munster Minor Hurling Championship|1967 Munster Minor Championship]]. He made his first appearance for the team on 14 May 1967 when he was introduced as a substitute at centre-forward for [[Kevin Fitzgerald (hurler)|Kevin Fitzgerald]], before later claiming a [[Munster Minor Hurling Championship|Munster Minor Championship]] medal as a non-playing substitute after a 4-10 to 0-03 defeat of [[Limerick GAA|Limerick]] in the [[1967 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship#Munster Minor Hurling Championship|final]]. On 3 September 1967, Coleman was again selected amongst the substitutes for the [[1967 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship#All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship|All-Ireland final]] and ended the game with a [[All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship|winners' medal]] after the 2-15 to 5-03 defeat of [[Wexford GAA|Wexford]]. He was again eligible for the minor grade in [[1968 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship|1968]] and took over from [[Willie Glavin]] as first-choice goalkeeper. Coleman claimed his first Munster Championship medal on the field of play that year after the 7-08 to 4-02 victory over [[Waterford GAA|Waterford]] before later lining out in goal in the 2-13 to 3-07 defeat by Wexford in the [[1968 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship#All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship|All-Ireland final]].

Two years later, Coleman took over from [[Bernard Hurley]] as goalkeeper with the Cork under-21 team and collected his first [[Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship|Munster Under-21 Championship]] medal after 3-11 to 2-07 defeat of [[Tipperary GAA|Tipperary]] in the [[1970 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship#Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship|1970 Munster final]]. He later won his first [[All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship|All-Ireland Under-21 Championship]] medal after again lining out in goal in Cork's 5-17 to 0-08 victory over Wexford in a [[1970 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship#All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship|final replay]]. Coleman was in his second and final year of being eligible for the under-21 grade when he won a second successive provincial winners' medal following a five-point win over Tipperary. His last game for the team saw Cork secure a record fourth successive All-Ireland Championship, with Coleman claiming a second successive winners' medal after the 7-08 to 1-11 win over Wexford.

====Senior====

Coleman's performances at under-21 level saw him supplant [[John Mitchell (hurler)|John Mitchell]] as second-choice goalkeeper with the Cork senior team shortly after the [[1970 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling Championship|1970 Munster Championship]]. He made his championship debut on 16 August 1970 as a replacement for the injured [[Paddy Barry (St. Vincent's hurler)|Paddy Barry]] in Cork's 4-20 to 2-09 All-Ireland semi-final defeat of [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]. Coleman was later included as a panellist for the [[1970 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final|All-Ireland final]] against Wexford and ended the game with a [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|winners' medal]] after the 6-20 to 5-11 victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/obrien-hails-corbetts-hat-trick-heroics-130516.html|title=O'Brien hails Corbett's hat-trick heroics|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=11 September 2011|access-date=12 March 2013|first=Simon|last=Lewis}}</ref>

Coleman remained as understudy to Paddy Barry over the next few seasons and claimed his first silverware when he was sub-goalkeeper when Cork defeated Limerick to secure the [[1971–72 National Hurling League|1971-72 National League]] title. Later that year he won his first [[Munster Senior Hurling Championship|Munster Championship]] medal as a non-playing substitute after Cork's 6-18 to 2-08 defeat of [[Clare GAA|Clare]] in the [[1972 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling Championship|1972 Munster final]] and was also included as a panel member when Cork suffered a 3-24 to 5-11 defeat by [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]] in the [[1972 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final|1972 All-Ireland final]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/hurling/classic-all-ireland-shc-finals--1972-kilkenny-3-24-cork-5-11-129476.html|title=Classic All-Ireland SHC finals - 1972: Kilkenny 3-24 Cork 5-11|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=1 September 2010|access-date=8 May 2020|first=Jim|last=O'Sullivan}}</ref>

Coleman won a second [[National Hurling League|National League]] winners' medal after Cork defeated Limerick by 6-15 to 1-12 to claim the [[1973–74 National Hurling League|1973-74 title]]. He became Cork's first-choice goalkeeper at the end of the year after Paddy Barry's retirement from inter-county hurling and won his first [[Munster Senior Hurling Championship|Munster]] medal on the field of play following a 3–14 to 0–12 defeat of [[Limerick GAA|Limerick]] in the [[1975 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling Championship|1975 Munster final]]. Coleman ended the season by receiving his first [[GAA All Stars Awards|All-Star]] nomination.

After claiming a third provincial winners' medal in [[1976 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling Championship|1976]], Coleman later lined out in the first [[1976 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final|All-Ireland final]] of his career when Cork faced Wexford. He conceded two goals within the first eight minutes but ended the game with his second winners' medal after Cork staged a comeback to win by 2-21 to 4-11.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/rebel-goalkeepers-behind-the-push-for-glory-1.997503|title=Rebel goalkeepers behind the push for glory|publisher=Irish Times|date=2 September 2006|access-date=24 May 2020|first=Ian|last=O'Riordan}}</ref> Coleman ended the season by being nominated for an All-Star for the second year in succession.

Coleman won his fourth Munster Championship medal after a 4-15 to 4-10 defeat of [[1976-77 National Hurling League|league champions]] [[Clare GAA|Clare]] in the [[1977 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling Championship|1977 Munster final]], before later playing in a second successive [[1977 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final|All-Ireland final]] against Wexford.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/when-wily-rebels-crushed-spirit-of-clare-242208.html|title=When wily Rebels crushed spirit of Clare|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=6 September 2013|access-date=24 May 2020|first=Enda|last=McEvoy}}</ref> He made a string of vital saves in the last few minutes as Wexford went in search of an equalising goal, however, he collected a second successive winners' medal after the 1-17 to 3-08 victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gaa.ie/hurling/news/flashback-1977-all-ireland-shc-final-cork-v-wexford/|title=Flashback: 1977 All Ireland SHC Final - Cork v Wexford|publisher=GAA website|date=6 May 2020|access-date=24 May 2020}}</ref> Coleman described the win as the "dream of a lifetime realised" and received a third successive All-Star nomination at the end of the season.

Cork completed a four-in-a-row of provincial titles in [[1978 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling Championship|1978]], with Coleman collecting his fifth winners' medal after the two-point win over Clare in the final. He later claimed a third successive All-Ireland medal, the fourth of his career, after lining out in goal in Cork's 1-15 to 2-08 defeat of [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]] in the [[1978 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final|1978 All-Ireland final]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.advertiser.ie/kilkenny/article/1006|title=Another exciting chapter in Kilkenny-Cork saga|publisher=Kilkenny Advertiser|date=7 August 2008|access-date=12 March 2013|first=Angela|last=Doyle}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=108922|title=Cork's three-in-a-row 70s hurling teams honoured|publisher=Hogan Stand website|date=23 March 2009|access-date=12 March 2013}}</ref> Coleman was once again nominated for an All-Star.

Cork completed a record-equalling five-in-a-row of Munster Championship victories in [[1979 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling championship|1979]], with Coleman collecting his sixth winners' medal after the 2-14 to 0-09 victory over Limerick. He played his last championship game on 5 August 1979 in a 2-14 to 1-13 [[1979 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|All-Ireland semi-final]] defeat by [[Galway GAA|Galway]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/as-kilkenny-aim-for-a-historic-fiveinarow-the-records-show-how-hard-it-is-to-keep-winning-26677383.html|title=As Kilkenny aim for a historic five-in-a-row, the records show how hard it is to keep winning|publisher=Irish Independent|date=2 September 2010|access-date=12 March 2013}}</ref> Coleman was dropped as first-choice goalkeeper in favour of [[Tim Murphy (hurler)|Tim Murphy]] during the [[1979-80 National Hurling League|1979-80 National League]], but claimed a third winners' medal in that competition after a nine-point victory over Limerick. He was not included on the Cork panel for the [[1980 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling Championship|1980 Munster Championship]], a move that effectively ended his inter-county career.

===Munster===

Coleman was added to the [[Munster GAA|Munster]] inter-provincial team as sub-goalkeeper to [[Séamus Durack]] in advance of the [[1975 Railway Cup Hurling Championship|1975 Railway Cup]] and was an unused substitute when the team suffered a 2-09 to 1-11 defeat by [[Leinster GAA|Leinster]] in that year's [[1975 Railway Cup Hurling Championship#Results|final]]. He again served as understudy to Durack the following year, but claimed his first [[Railway Cup]] medal after one-point victory over Leinster in the [[1976 Railway Cup Hurling Championship#Results|final]]. After losing the [[1977 Railway Cup Hurling Championship#Results|1977 Railway Cup final]] to Leinster, Coleman claimed a second winners' medal as a non-playing substitute following a 0-20 to 1-11 victory over [[Connacht GAA|Connacht]] in [[1978 Railway Cup Hurling Championship#Results|1978]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://munster.gaa.ie/history/railway-cup-hurling/|title=Railway Cup Hurling|publisher=Munster GAA website|access-date=12 March 2013}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
===Cork===
====Senior====

Coleman narrowly defeated [[Johnny Clifford]] for the position of fourth selector with the Cork senior team in October 1989 and was cautious about the future of the team: "A lot of people say new players aren't there, and I would agree to a certain extent. But, Cork hurling is not down either." In his first year as part of the management set-up, he helped guide the team to a double of [[Munster Senior Hurling Championship|Munster Championship]] and [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|All-Ireland Championship]] victories. Cork achieved this by winning the provincial decider after a surprise eight-point defeat of [[Tipperary GAA|Tipperary]], and a subsequent 5-15 to 2-21 victory over [[Galway GAA|Galway]] in the [[1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final|All-Ireland final]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.the42.ie/tipp-cork-great-moments-1621354-Aug2014/|title=Tipp v Cork: 7 classic moments from one of hurling's great rivalries|publisher=The 42|access-date=3 March 2018|date=15 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/classic-final-1990-cork-5-15-galway-2-21-129678.html|title=Classic final: 1990: Cork 5-15 Galway 2-21|publisher=Irish Examiner|access-date=25 July 2015|date=3 September 2010|first=Jim|last=O'Sullivan}}</ref>

The 1990-91 hurling season was a trophyless one for Cork after surrendering the Munster Championship title to Tipperary by five points in a final replay. In spite of this defeat, all four members of the selection committee, including Coleman, were reappointed for a further term. The team remained largely unchanged during the 1991-92 season, with Cork claiming the Munster Championship after a 1-22 to 3-11 win over [[Limerick GAA|Limerick]] before losing the [[1992 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final|1992 All-Ireland final]] to [[Kilkenny GAA|Kilkenny]] by four points.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/hurling/2006/0831/208566-kilkenny/|title=Kilkenny v Cork Classics - 1992 SHC final|publisher=RTÉ Sport|date=31 August 2006|access-date=9 May 2020}}</ref> Coleman remained as a selector for a fourth successive season and helped Cork claim further silverware when they defeated [[Wexford GAA|Wexford]] to win the [[1992-93 National Hurling League|1992-93 National League]]. An unsuccessful championship campaign followed and Coleman failed to secure election to the management committee in October 1993.

====Under-21====

Coleman returned to inter-county coaching when he was added to [[Bertie Óg Murphy]]'s Cork under-21 management team as a selector in advance of the [[1996 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship#Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship|1996 Munster Championship]]. His first season with the team was a successful one, with Cork claiming the [[Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship|Munster Under-21 Championship]] after a 12-point victory over [[Clare GAA|Clare]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/cork-too-hot-for-clare-1.71062|title=Cork too hot for Clare|publisher=Irish Times|date=26 July 1996|access-date=16 April 2019}}</ref> Coleman helped Cork to a second successive provincial title in [[1997 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship#Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship|1997]] after a late goal against Tipperary sealed a one-point win.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/Timmy-Macs-goal-in-1997-turned-Cork-hurling-history-can-these-U21s-do-the-same-9adb5aa8-b7c6-4b54-bf93-e99c33486ec9-ds|title=Timmy Mac's goal in 1997 turned Cork hurling history... can these U21s do the same?|publisher=The Echo|date=25 August 2018|access-date=16 April 2019|first=Barry|last=O'Donovan}}</ref> Cork ended the year as [[All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship|All-Ireland Under-21 Championship]]-winners after a 3-11 to 0-13 victory over Galway.

Coleman was again part of the management team for a third successive year in [[1998 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship#Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship|1998]], with Cork claiming a third successive Munster Under-21 Championship after a 3-18 to 1-10 defeat of Tipperary. He later helped guide Cork to a second successive [[1998 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Final|All-Ireland final]] victory over Galway.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.punditarena.com/gaelic-games/scremin/cork-hurling-underage-structures-improving/|title=Cork hurling: Are the underage structures improving?|publisher=Pundit Arena|access-date=1 August 2014}}</ref> The entire management team stepped down shortly after this victory, however, Coleman returned to as an under-21 selector under [[Seán O'Gorman]] for the [[2002 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship#Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship|2002 Munster Championship]].

==Honours==
===Team===
;Ballinhassig 
*[[Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship]] (2): [[1975 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship|1975]], [[1977 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship|1977]]
*[[Cork Junior Hurling Championship]] (1): [[1973 Cork Junior Hurling Championship|1973]]
*[[South East Junior A Hurling Championship]] (3): 1970, 1971, 1973

;Cork
*[[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]] (4): [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1970|1970]], [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1976|1976]], [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1977|1977]], [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1978|1978]]
*[[Munster Senior Hurling Championship]] (6): [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1972#Munster Senior Hurling Championship|1972]], [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1975#Munster Senior Hurling Championship|1975]], [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1976#Munster Senior Hurling Championship|1976]], [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1977#Munster Senior Hurling Championship|1977]], [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1978#Munster Senior Hurling Championship|1978]], [[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1979#Munster Senior Hurling championship|1979]]
*[[National Hurling League]] (3): [[National Hurling League 1971-72|1971-72]], [[National Hurling League 1973-74|1973-74]], [[1979-80 National Hurling League|1979-80]]
*[[All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship]] (2): [[1970 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship|1970]], [[1971 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship|1971]]
*[[Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship]] (2): [[1970 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship#Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship|1970]], [[1971 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship#Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship|1971]]
*[[All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship]] (1): [[1967 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship|1967]]
*[[Munster Minor Hurling Championship]] (1): [[1967 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship#Munster Minor Hurling Championship|1967]], [[1968 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship#Munster Minor Hurling Championship|1968]]

;Munster
*[[Railway Cup]] (2): [[1976 Railway Cup Hurling Championship|1976]], [[1978 Railway Cup Hurling Championship|1978]]

===Selector===

;Cork
*[[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]] (1): [[1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|1990]]
*[[Munster Senior Hurling Championship]] (2): [[1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling Championship|1990]], [[1992 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling Championship|1992]]
*[[National Hurling League]] (1): [[1992-93 National Hurling League|1992-93]]
*[[All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship]] (2): [[1997 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship|1997]], [[1998 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship|1998]]
*[[Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship]] (3): [[1996 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship#Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship|1996]], [[1997 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship#Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship|1997]], [[1998 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship#Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship|1998]]

==References==
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