Pat Ryan (Cork hurler)

Pat Ryan, born Patrick Ryan on 23 July 1976, is an Irish hurling manager, coach, selector and former player who usually played at midfield for the club side Sarsfields and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. He first played competitive hurling at colleges level with the North Monastery, winning an All-Ireland medal in 1994, and his inter-county career with Cork spanned eight seasons, beginning with the under-21 team in 1996, with whom he won an All-Ireland medal. After joining the Cork senior team in 1997 he won an All-Ireland medal in 1999 as well as Munster and National League titles, and he won two county championship medals with Sarsfields. As a manager, coach and selector he has guided Sarsfields to two county championship titles and helped the Cork senior team to two Munster titles in 2017 and 2025.