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Keith Ricken
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Goalkeeper
Born 1970
Cork, Ireland
Occupation University sports administrator
Club(s)
Years Club
St. Vincent's
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Club management
Years Club
St. Vincent's
Inter-county management
Years Team
2019-present Cork under-20 football team
Inter-county titles
County League Province All-Ireland
Cork (U20) 0 2 1

Michael Keith Ricken (born 1970) is an Irish Gaelic football coach and former player. He is the current manager of the Cork under-20 football team who he guided to the All-Ireland Championship title in 2019.

Management career

Ricken enjoyed his own playing career as a goalkeeper with the St. Vincent's club on the northside of Cork city. It was with his home club that he first moved into coaching, guiding the St. Vincent's intermediate team to Premier Intermediate Championship successes in 2006 and again in 2012.[1] During that time he also guided the Cork Institute of Technology to their inaugural Sigerson Cup title. Ricken was appointed manager of the Cork under-20 football team in January 2019 and guided the team to an All-Ireland final defeat of Dublin in his first season in charge.[2] He has also secured two Munster U20 Championships.[3]

Honours

Cork Institute of Technology
St. Vincent's
Cork

References

  1. ^ Hurley, Denis (3 February 2019). "O'Donovan means business with changes to leagues and appointment of Ricken". The Southern Star. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  2. ^ Leen, Tony (29 January 2019). "Keith Ricken set for Cork U20 hot-seat". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
  3. ^ "Ricken hoping 'second part' of U20 job can be a success". The Southern Star. 14 July 2021. Retrieved 1 October 2021.