Ger Cunningham

Ger Cunningham (born 30 August 1961 in Cork) is an Irish hurling manager and former goalkeeper who played club hurling with St Finbarr's and, for twenty years, for the Cork senior hurling team. He was unchallenged in the number one position throughout his career and made 161 National League and Championship appearances before his last game in 1998. With Cork he was part of the teams that won the All-Ireland Championship in 1984, 1986 and 1990, and he also collected seven Munster Championship medals and three National Hurling League medals. At inter-provincial level he won Railway Cup medals with Munster in 1984, 1985 and 1992, he won four All-Stars between 1984 and 1990 and he was named Hurler of the Year in 1986. He is regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and was named goalkeeper on the Cork Hurling Team of the Millennium. In retirement he moved into management and coaching, including success with Ballygunner in the Waterford Senior Championship.