Donnacha Cody
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Irish name | Donnacha Mac Óda | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Right corner-back | ||
Born |
Kilkenny, Ireland | 24 December 1985||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
Occupation | Chartered civil engineer | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
James Stephens | |||
Club titles | |||
Kilkenny titles | 3 | ||
Leinster titles | 2 | ||
All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2006-2008 | Kilkenny | 3 (0-00) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 2 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NHL | 0 | ||
All Stars | 0 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:51, 29 December 2014. |
Donnacha Cody (born 24 December 1985) is an Irish hurler who played as a corner-back for the Kilkenny senior team.
Born in Kilkenny, Cody first excelled at hurling during his schooling at St. Kieran's College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team. He made his senior debut during the 2006 championship.[1][2] Cody found it difficult to break into the starting fifteen, and won two Leinster medals.
At club level Cody is a one-time All-Ireland medallist with James Stephens. In addition to this he has also won two Leinster medals and three championship medals.
Cody's father, Brian, won several All-Ireland medals between 1973 and 1986, before later managing the team to ten All-Ireland titles, while his mother, Elsie, played camogie with Wexford.
Throughout his career Cody made 3 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 2008 championship.
Honours
Player
- St. Kieran's College
- All-Ireland Colleges Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2003, 2004
- Leinster Colleges Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2003, 2004
- James Stephens
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 2005
- Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 2004, 2005
- Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship (3): 2004, 2005, 2011
- Kilkenny
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (3): 2006 (sub), 2007 (sub), 2008 (sub)
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (3): 2006, 2007, 2008 (sub)
- National Hurling League (1): 2006 (sub)
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2003
- Leinster Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2003
References
- ↑ "Hoyne axed as Cody makes changes to squad". Hogan Stand. 8 December 2005. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
- ↑ Hickey, Paddy and Keyes, Colm (20 July 2006). "Kilkenny boss prepares to drop captain and own son". Irish Independent. Retrieved 29 December 2014.