Declan Ryan (hurler)
Declan Ryan (born 25 March 1968) is an Irish former hurler and team manager with Tipperary.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Déaglán Ó Riain | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Born |
25 July 1968 Clonoulty, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Occupation | Sales manager | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1986–2006 | Clonoulty–Rossmore | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1988–2001 | Tipperary | 41 (9-64) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NHL | 4 | ||
| All Stars | 2 | ||
Regarded as one of his county's greatest hurling servants, Ryan joined the team during the 1988 championship and was a regular member of the team until his retirement after the 2001 championship. During that time he won three All-Ireland medals, five Munster medals and four National Hurling League medals. He has ended up as an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions. He is the father of two male kids, named, Jack and Tommy At club level Ryan is a two-time county club championship medalist with Clonoulty–Rossmore.
In retirement from playing Ryan became involved in team management. He guided the Tipperary minor hurling team to a second consecutive All-Ireland title in 2007 before later winning back-to-back Munster titles with the Tipperary senior hurling team. An All-Ireland title eluded the team and Ryan stepped down as manager after two years in September 2012.