Ger O'Loughlin

Gerard 'Sparrow' O'Loughlin
Personal information
Irish name Gearóid Ó Lochlainn
Sport Hurling
Position Full-forward
Born (1967-09-05) 5 September 1967
Clarecastle, County Clare, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Nickname Sparrow
Club(s)
Years Club
1980s–1990s
)
Club titles
Clare titles 5
Munster titles 1
All-Ireland Titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1987–1999
Clare 28 (5–43)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All-Irelands 2
NHL 0
All Stars 2

Ger 'Sparrow' O'Loughlin (born 5 September 1967 in Clarecastle, County Clare, Ireland) is an Irish former hurling manager and former player.

An effective forward, O'Loughlin enjoyed a successful playing career at club level with Clarecastle and at inter-county level with Clare. He was a key member of the latter team during the 'golden age' of the 1990s and collected two All-Ireland titles and three Munster titles in the space of four years.

After a successful spell as manager of his native club Clarecastle, O'Loughlin took charge of the Adare club in Limerick. During his term the club captured three club championship titles in-a-row. O'Loughlin's tenure as manager of the Clare senior team last from 2009 until 2011 and ended without any success.