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Ollie Baker Personal information Irish name Olibhéar Báicéir Sport Hurling Position Midfield Born Doora, County Clare Occupation Garda Club(s) Years Club St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield Club Titles Clare titles 3 Munster titles 2 All-Ireland Titles 1 Inter-county(ies) Years County Apps (scores) 1995-2004 Clare ? (1-18) Inter-county titles Munster titles 3 All Irelands 2 NHL 0 All Stars 2 Oliver "Ollie" Baker (born 1974) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a midfielder for the Clare senior hurling team. He is the current manager of the Offaly senior hurling team.
Baker made his first appearance for the team during the 1995 championship and became a regular player over the next decade. During that time he won two All-Ireland winner's medals, three Leinster winner's medals and three All-Star awards.
At club level, Baker is an All-Ireland medalist with St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield. In addition to this he also won two Munster winners' medals and three county club championship winners' medals. He won a Railway Cup winner' medal with Munster in the inter-provincial series.
In retirement from playing Baker became involved in team management. He has served as a selector with Clare, Westmeath and Antrim, before taking over as Offaly manager in 2011.
Managerial Career
On 10th of October 2011 it was announced that Baker was to become the manager of Offaly, taking over from Joe Dooley[1]
References
- ^ RTE Sport. "Baker to take over Offaly". http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2011/1010/bakero_offaly.html. Retrieved 11 October 2011.
Sporting positions Preceded by
Joe DooleyOffaly Senior Hurling Manager
2011-presentSucceeded by
IncumbentClare - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 1995 (2nd title) 1 D. FitzGerald | 2 M. O'Halloran | 3 B. Lohan | 4 F. Lohan | 5 L. Doyle | 6 S. McMahon | 7 A. Daly (c) | 8 J. O'Connor | 9 O. Baker | 10 F. Tuohy | 11 P.J. O'Connell | 12 F. Hegarty | 13 S. McNamara | 14 C. Clancy | 15 G. O'Loughlin |
Subs used: É. Taaffe for S. McNamara | C. Lyons for C. Clancy | A. Neville for É. Taaffe |
Subs not used: S. O'Hara | J. McInerney | K. Morrissey | G. Moroney | J. Chaplin | C. Chaplin | B. Quinn |
Manager: G. Loughnane |
Selectors: M. McNamara | T. Considine |Clare - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 1997 (3rd title) 1 D. FitzGerald | 2 M. O'Halloran | 3 B. Lohan | 4 F. Lohan | 5 L. Doyle | 6 S. McMahon | 7 A. Daly (c) | 8 O. Baker | 9 C. Lynch | 10 J. O'Connor | 11 C. Clancy | 12 P. J. O'Connell | 13 N. Gilligan | 14 G. O'Loughlin | 15 F. Tuohy |
Subs used: F. Hegarty for F. Tuohy | D. Forde for P. J. O'Connell | B. Murphy for F. Hegarty |
Subs not used: B. McNamara | B. Quinn | K. Morrissey | C. Chaplin | A. Whelan | P. O'Rourke | É. Taaffe | S. McNamara |
Manager: G. Loughnane |
Selectors: M. McNamara | T. Considine |Clare - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Runners-up 2002 1 D. FitzGerald | 2 B. Quinn | 3 B. Lohan | 4 F. Lohan | 5 D. Hoey | 6 S. McMahon | 7 G. Quinn | 8 J. Reddan | 9 C. Lynch | 10 J. O'Connor | 11 T. Griffin | 12 A. Markham | 13 T. Carmody | 14 N. Gilligan | 15 D. Forde | Subs: O. Baker | G. Considine | A. Quinn | C. Plunkett | Manager: C. Lyons
1995 All-Star Hurling Team 1 D. FitzGerald | 2 K. Kinahan | 3 B. Lohan | 4 L. Doyle | 5 B. Whelahan | 6 S. McMahonHOTY
7 A. Daly | 8 M. Coleman | 9 O. Baker | 10 J. Dooley | 11 G. Kirby | 12 J. O'Connor | 13 B. Dooley | 14 D. J. Carey | 15 G. O'Loughlin1998 All-Star Hurling Team 1 S. Byrne | 2 W. O'Connor | 3 K. Kinahan | 4 M. Hanamy | 5 A. Daly | 6 S. McMahon | 7 K. Martin | 8 T. Browne HOTY
9 O. Baker | 10 M. Duignan | 11 M. Storey | 12 J. O'Connor | 13 J. Dooley | 14 B. Whelahan | 15 C. CarterOffaly Senior Hurling Team Managers D. Healy (1979–86) · G. Leahy (1986–87) · P. J. Whelahan (1987–89) · P. Mulhare (1989–90) · P. Horan (1990–92) · É. Cregan (1992–96) · J. McIntyre (1996–97) · M. Keating (1997–98) · M. Bond (1998–99) · P. Fleury (1999–2000) · M. Bond (2000–01) · Fr. Tom Fogarty (2001–02) · M. McNamara (2002–04) · J. McIntyre (2004–07) · J. Dooley (2007–11) O. Baker (2011–)
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship managers Allen · Baker · Barry-Murphy · Cahill · Cody · Cunningham · Daly · Dunne · Fitzgerald · Hanley · McCarthy · D. Ryan · K. Ryan · M. Ryan ·
Categories:- 1974 births
- Living people
- St. Joseph's Doora-Barefield hurlers
- Clare hurlers
- Munster hurlers
- Winners of two All-Ireland medals (hurling)
- Hurling managers
- People from County Clare
- Munster hurling biography stubs
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