Brian Cody
Brian Cody (born 12 July 1954) is an Irish former hurling manager and player and retired school principal. He managed the senior Kilkenny county team between 1998 and 2022, becoming the county's longest-serving manager and most successful in terms of major titles won. Cody is regarded as the greatest manager in the history of the game.
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Cody in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Irish name | Briain Mac Óda | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-back, Wing-back, Full-Forward | ||
| Born |
12 July 1954 Sheestown, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Occupation | Retired primary school principal | ||
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| Years | Club | ||
| James Stephens | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 3 | ||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1973–1986 | Kilkenny | 24 (4–9) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 4 | ||
| NHL | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 2 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 13:55, 12 January 2013. | |||
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Cody was appointed manager of the Kilkenny senior team on 16 November 1998 and led Kilkenny through a period of unprecedented provincial and national dominance, winning 43 major honours. These include eleven All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship titles, including a record-equalling four-in-a-row between 2006 and 2009, seventeen Leinster Senior Hurling Championship titles in twenty three seasons, ten National Hurling League titles (among which were five league-championship doubles) and seven Walsh Cups. He left at the end of the 2022 season.