Brian Lohan

Brian Lohan (born 14 November 1971) is an Irish hurling manager and former player who is the manager of the Clare senior hurling team.

As a player, he is widely considered to be one of the greatest full-backs of all time.

Born and raised in Shannon, County Clare, Lohan began his hurling career at club level with Wolfe Tones.

After making his first appearance for the under-21 team in May 1992, he made his competitive debut for the senior team aged 21 in 1993.

Lohan first played for Clare as a member of the under-21 team during the 1992 Munster Championship.

He made his first appearance for the team on 8 May 1992 when he lined out at full-back in a 0-20 to 1-03 defeat of Limerick.

On 15 July 1992, Lohan was again at full-back when Clare suffered a 0-17 to 1-12 defeat by Waterford in the Munster final.

It was Fitzgerald's last game n the grade.

Lohan was added to the Clare senior team during the 1992-93 National League.

He made his first appearance for the team on 7 March 1993 when he lined out at right corner-back in Clare's 1-09 to 1-06 defeat by Galway.

Lohan made his Munster Championship debut on 23 May 1993 when he again lined out at right corner-back for Clare in a 3-16 to 3-12 defeat of Limerick.

On 4 July 1993, he lined out in his first Munster final, however, Clare suffered a 3-27 to 2-12 defeat by Tipperary.

In 1994 he captained the UL team to the Fitzgibbon Cup as UL defeated Waterford Regional Technical College by 2–12 to 1–11 in the final.

In doing so he was also named player of the tournament.

Lohan enjoyed his first success with Clare when the team secured the National League Division 2 title on 20 March 1994.

He later lined out in a second successive Munster final on 10 July 1994, however, Clare again ended on the losing side following a 0-25 to 2-10 defeat by Limerick.

During a golden age for the team, Lohan won All-Ireland Championship medals in 1995 and 1997 as well as three Munster Championship medals in a four-year period.

At inter-provincial level, Lohan was selected to play in four championship campaigns with Munster.

On 7 May 1995, Lohan lined out in his first National League final.

He ended on the losing side after a 2-12 to 0-09 defeat by Kilkenny.

After much success at underage levels, he eventually broke on the club's senior team and enjoyed his greatest success in 1996 when he captained the team to the Munster Club Championship.

Lohan also won two Clare Club Championships during his career.

Lohan lined out for Clare in two different grades of hurling over a 14-year period.

He never lost a game for his province and ended his career with four Railway Cup medals, including as captain in 1996.

Lohan is one of only five Clare players to have made more than 50 championship appearances.

During his career, he collected four All-Stars, was named Hurler of the Year and was selected in the full-back position on the Munster Hurling Team of the Millennium.

On 6 October 1996, Lohan captained Wolfe Tones to their first ever appearance in a Clare Senior Championship final.

Lining out at full-back against Clarecastle, he ended the game with a winners' medal following the 1-11 to 1-08 victory.

Lohan again captained the team from full-back when Wolfe Tones faced Ballygunner in the Munster final.

Described as "the dominant figure in the first half", he ended the game with a winners' medal after the 4-09 to 4-08 victory.

On 17 March 1997, Wolfe Tones faced Athenry in the All-Ireland final, however, Lohan ended the game on the losing side following a 0-14 to 1-08 defeat.

On 23 October 2005, Lohan lined out at full-back when Wolfe Tones faced Clarecastle in the Clare Senior Championship final.

He was switched to the forwards for the final stage of the game which Wolfe Tones lost by 0-09 to 0-07.

Lohan lined out in his third Clare Senior Championship final on 22 October 2006.

Playing at full-back he collected a second winners' medal following the 2-11 to 0-13 defeat of Newmarket-on-Fergus.

In 2012 Lohan was shortlisted for the Fitzgibbon Cup Team of the Century.

Lohan joined the Wolfe Tones club at a young age and enjoyed some championship success at juvenile and underage levels before eventually joining the club's top adult team at senior level.

After retiring, Lohan began his coaching career at club level with Wolfe Tones and Patrickwell, before guiding the University of Limerick to the Fitzgibbon Cup title in 2015.

He was appointed Clare manager in October 2019.

During his studies at the University of Limerick (UL), Lohan lined out with the senior hurling team.