Ciarán Carey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Ciarán Ó Ciara | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Born |
16 January 1970 Patrickswell, County Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Occupation | Addiction counsellor | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1987–2010 | Patrickswell | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Limerick titles | 9 | ||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1989–2004 | Limerick | 35 (1–27) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 3 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:09, 29 November 2013. | |||
Ciarán Carey (born 16 January 1970) is an Irish former player, hurling manager and selector.
Primarily playing at the centre-back position, Carey's club career was with Patrickswell and at inter-county level with Limerick. He was a key member of the latter team during the 1990s and collected two Munster titles, two National Hurling League titles and three All-Star awards.
In retirement from playing Carey has become involved in team management and coaching. At club level he has taken charge of the Tournafulla and Granagh-Ballingarry sides in hurling and camogie respectively. Carey began his inter-county coaching career when he was appointed manager of the Limerick senior camogie team in 2007. He subsequently took charge of the Limerick under-21 hurling team as well as being a selector with the Limerick senior hurling team under Dónal O'Grady. In November 2013, Carey was appointed for a second spell as manager of the Limerick under-21 team.