Ephie Fitzgerald

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| name = Ephie Fitzgerald

| irish = Eafráim Mac Gearailt

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| birth_date = 1961

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| nickname = Ephie

| occupation = Secondary school teacher

| county = Cork

| province = Munster

| club = Nemo Rangers

| clposition = Right corner forward

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| icposition = Right corner-forward

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| icupdate = 16:58, 18 October 2014

| birth_place = Cork, Ireland

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Ephraim "Ephie" Fitzgerald{{cite web| url = https://irishnewspapers.com/newspage/92515945/| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160508084849/https://irishnewspapers.com/newspage/92515945/| archive-date = 2016-05-08| title = Southern Star from Cork, · Page 20}} (born 1961) is an Irish Gaelic football manager who played as a right corner-forward at senior level for the Cork county team. He has been manager of the Waterford county team since 2021.

Career

Born in Cork, Fitzgerald first played competitive Gaelic football whilst at school at Coláiste Chríost Rí. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team, before later lining out with the under-21 side. He made his senior debut in the 1982 championship. Fitzgerald went on to play a brief role for the team over the next few years, winning one Munster medal.

At club level Fitzgerald is a four-time All-Ireland medallist with Nemo Rangers. He has also won five Munster medals and five championship medals.

Throughout his career Fitzgerald made 3 championship appearances for Cork. He retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 1983 championship.

In retirement from playing Fitzgerald became involved in coaching and team management. At club level he guided Nemo Rangers and Ballylanders to championship success, while at inter-county level he served as manager of the Cork minor team and coach of the Limerick senior team.{{cite web|url=http://www.limerickleader.ie/sport/limerick-sport/former-nemo-rangers-boss-takes-over-limerick-football-club-1-5827440|title=Former Nemo Rangers boss takes over Limerick football club|publisher=Limerick Leader|date=24 January 2014|access-date=18 October 2014}}{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/football/fitzgerald-ratified-as-cork-minor-football-manager-171161.html|title=Fitzgerald ratified as Cork minor football manager|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=19 October 2011|access-date=18 October 2014|first=Fintan|last=O'Toole}}{{cite web|url=http://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/daily-news/2/1210102313-horan-ratified-as-limerick-football-boss/ |title=Horan ratified as Limerick football boss |publisher=GAA website |date=12 October 2010 |access-date=18 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141023172101/http://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/daily-news/2/1210102313-horan-ratified-as-limerick-football-boss/ |archive-date=23 October 2014 }} In October 2014, Fitzgerald was appointed as a coach and selector to the Clare senior team.{{cite web|url=http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/football/fitzgerald-relishing-prospect-of-collins-link-up-with-clare-291338.html|title=Fitzgerald relishing prospect of Collins link up with Clare|publisher=Irish Examiner|date=15 October 2014|access-date=18 October 2014|first=Denis & Cormican, Eoghan|last=Hurley}}

He managed the Cork senior ladies' football team until 2021.

In October 2021, he was appointed for a two-year term as Waterford senior manager.{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2021/1021/1255206-ephie-fitzgerald-announced-as-new-waterford-manager/|title=Ephie Fitzgerald announced as new Waterford senior football manager|publisher=RTÉ|date=22 October 2021}}