Vinny Corey
{{Short description|Monaghan Gaelic footballer}}
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Vincent{{cite web|url=https://hoganstand.com/article/index/160307|title=Corey savouring every minute|work=Hoganstand|date=13 January 2012|access-date=28 July 2022}} "Vinny" Corey is a Gaelic football manager and player. He plays for Clontibret O'Neills and was manager of the Monaghan county team between 2022 and 2024. Before that he spent 18 years as a Monaghan player.
Playing career
Corey played at senior level for his county for 17 years, winning two Ulster Senior Football Championship (SFC) medals.{{cite web|url=https://www.the42.ie/vinny-corey-retirement-4909131-Nov2019/|title=Another long-serving Monaghan stalwart has called it a day after 17 years of service|date=27 November 2019|last=Duffy|first=Emma|access-date=28 July 2022|work=the42}} Corey made his Ulster SFC debut for Monaghan against Armagh in 2003.{{cite web|url=https://www.gaa.ie/stories/vinny-corey-still-going-as-strong-as-ever/|title=Vinny Corey still going as strong as ever|last=Harrington|first=John|date=21 June 2019|access-date=28 July 2022|work=Gaelic Athletic Association}}{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/gaelic-games/50576721 | title=Mone and Corey end Monaghan careers | work=BBC Sport|date=27 November 2019}} He outlasted everyone who played in that game, except for an Armagh minor called Charlie Vernon, and is married to Joanne and they have children.{{cite news|url=https://www.irishnews.com/sport/gaafootball/2019/06/20/news/monaghan-veteran-vinny-corey-ready-for-tough-armagh-contest-1645489/|title=Monaghan veteran Vinny Corey ready for tough Armagh contest|last=Archer|first=Kenny|date=20 June 2019|work=The Irish News|access-date=28 July 2022}} He was captain in 2009.{{cite web|url=https://hoganstand.com/article/index/114479|title=Corey seeks revenge|work=Hoganstand|date=8 July 2009|access-date=28 July 2022}} But he was not involved in the 2010 Ulster SFC final and he sat out 2011. He was part of the Match for Michaela.
Corey started the 2018 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final for Monaghan.{{cite web | url=https://www.otbsports.com/sport/monaghans-dessie-mone-retires-inter-county-football-929671 | title=Monaghan's Dessie Mone retires from inter-county football|last=McCormack|first=Richie|access-date=28 July 2022|work=OTB Sports}} In 2020, he stated that he had not ruled out a return to Monaghan.{{cite web | url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/corey-and-mone-leave-door-open-for-monaghan-return-38618554.html | title=Corey and Mone leave door open for Monaghan return|last=Boyle|first=Donnchadh|date=22 October 2019|access-date=28 July 2022|work=Irish Independent}}
Managerial career
First, Corey became a selector with Monaghan.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/av/northern-ireland/57709424|title='Good to get across the line' — Monaghan's Corey on Clones win|date=3 July 2021|access-date=28 July 2022|work=BBC Sport}} He then became manager of the team, replacing Séamus McEnaney in 2022.{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2022/0922/1324906-vinny-corey-ratified-as-new-monaghan-manager/|title=Vinny Corey ratified as new Monaghan manager|publisher=RTÉ|date=22 September 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/gaelic-games/62998464|title=Vinny Corey: Former Farney defender succeeds Seamus McEnaney as Monaghan boss|publisher=BBC|date=22 September 2022}}
He led his team to the 2023 All-Ireland SFC semi-final in his first season as manager. His second season as manager saw his team relegated after a lengthy period in Division 1 of the National Football League. Then Cavan knocked Monaghan out in the preliminary round of the 2024 Ulster SFC. Interest in the 2024 All-Ireland SFC was ended by Galway at the quarter-final stage.
Corey stepped dwon as Farney manager in August 2024.{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2024/0812/1464688-monaghan-manager-corey-steps-down/|title=Monaghan manager Vinny Corey steps down|publisher=RTÉ|date=12 August 2024}}{{cite news|url=https://www.northernsound.ie/sport/vinny-corey-steps-down-as-monaghan-manager-240506|title=Vinny Corey steps down as Monaghan Manager|publisher=Northern Sound|first=Sean|last=McCaffrey|date=13 August 2024}} His own selector, Gabriel Bannigan, succeeded him.{{cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/football/2024/0919/1470957-bannigan-confirmed-as-new-monaghan-manager/|title=Gabriel Bannigan confirmed as new Monaghan manager|publisher=RTÉ|first=Niall|last=McCoy|date=19 September 2024}}
References
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{{succession box
| title = Monaghan Senior Football manager
| before = Séamus McEnaney
| after = Gabriel Bannigan
| years = 2022–2024
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Category:Clontibret O'Neills Gaelic footballers
Category:Gaelic football managers
Category:Gaelic football selectors
Category:Monaghan county football team non-playing personnel