RTÉ Sports Manager of the Year Award

The RTÉ Sports Manager of the Year Award is an award given annually as part of the RTÉ Sports Awards ceremony each December. The award is given to the manager who was considered to have made the most substantive contribution to Irish sport in that year. The award is decided by RTÉ Sport department editorial staff.

Giovanni Trapattoni, the inaugural winner in 2011
Joe Schmidt, winner in 2014
Michael O'Neill, winner in 2015
Stephen Kenny, winner in 2016
Aidan O'Brien, winner in 2017

The award was introduced in 2011 in recognition of the huge effort made behind the scenes and on the sidelines.[1] The first recipient of the award was association football manager Giovanni Trapattoni. The award has been presented to people representing a wide range of sports. The most recent award was presented in 2018 to Graham Shaw.

Winners

By year
RTÉ Sports Manager of the Year Award winners
Year Nationality Winner Sport Manager of Rationale Note
2011  ITA Giovanni Trapattoni Football Republic of Ireland national football team for guiding the Republic of Ireland to Euro 2012 qualification, the team's first appearance at a major tournament in ten years. [2]
2012  IRL Billy Walsh Boxing Olympic team for guiding the Irish Olympic boxing team to four medals in total in London, including one gold. [3]
2013  IRL Davy Fitzgerald Hurling Clare senior hurling team for guiding the Clare senior hurling team to the All-Ireland title for the first time since 1997. [4]
2014  NZL Joe Schmidt Rugby union Ireland national rugby team for guiding Ireland to RBS Six Nations glory and ending the year with a highest ever ranking of third in the world. [5]
2015  NIR Michael O'Neill Football Northern Ireland national football team for guiding Northern Ireland to win their group and qualify for Euro 2016. [6]
2016  IRL Stephen Kenny Football Dundalk F. C. for guiding his team to a third successive League of Ireland Premier Division and achieving a first-ever victory for an Irish side in the group stage of European football. [7]
2017  IRL Aidan O'Brien Horse racing Ballydoyle for setting a new world record by training 26 Group 1 winners in one calendar year. [8]
2018  IRL Graham Shaw Field hockey Ireland women's national hockey team for guiding his team to a runners-up spot at the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup. [9]

By nationality

This table lists the total number of awards won by managers of each nationality based on the principle of jus soli.

Winners by nationality
Nationality Number of wins
Ireland 5
Italy 1
New Zealand 1
Northern Ireland 1

By sport

This table lists the total number of awards won by managers' sporting profession.

Winners by sport
Sporting profession Number of wins
Football 3
Boxing 1
Hurling 1
Rugby union 1
Horse racing 1

References
  1. "RTÉ Sports Awards shortlist revealed". RTÉ Sport. 9 December 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  2. "McIlroy, Leinster and Trap win RTÉ awards". RTÉ Sport. 19 December 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  3. "Katie Taylor named RTÉ Sports Person of the Year". RTÉ Sport. 24 December 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  4. "Davy Fitz' scoops Manager's award". Hogan Stand website. 22 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  5. McCahill, Elaine (22 December 2014). "Year of triumph ends in more glory for Rory, Joe and BOD". The Hearld. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
  6. "Michael Conlan named RTÉ Sport Person of the Year". RTÉ Sport. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  7. "Stephen Kenny lands RTÉ Manager of the Year award". RTÉ Sport. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  8. "Republic of Ireland's James McClean named 2017 RTE Sportsperson of the Year". The 42. 16 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  9. "Ireland women's hockey coach Graham Shaw beats host of top contenders to win RTÉ Manager of the Year award". Irish Independent. 15 December 2018. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
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