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Brian Cody (born on 12 July 1954) is an Irish hurling manager and former player. He has been the manager of the Kilkenny senior team since 1998, where he has since become the county's longest-serving manager and most successful in terms of major titles won. Cody is regarded as the greatest manager in the history of the game. Born in Sheestown, County Kilkenny, Cody was introduced to hurling by his father, the long-serving chairman of the local club team. He enjoyed All-Ireland success at colleges level as captain with St. Kieran's College while simultaneously enjoying championship successes at underage levels with the James Stephens club. A two-time All-Ireland medallist with the James Stephens senior team, Cody also won two Leinster medals and three championship medals. Cody made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team. An All-Ireland-winning captain in this grade, he later won two All-Ireland medals with the under-21 team. Cody made his senior debut during the 1973 championship. He went on to play a key role for Kilkenny in attack and later defence during a hugely successful era, and won three All-Ireland medals, four Leinster medals and two National Hurling League medals. An All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions, Cody captained the team to All-Ireland victory in 1982. As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team, Cody won one Railway Cup medal as a non-playing substitute in 1977. Throughout his inter-county career he made 24 championship appearances. Cody retired from inter-county hurling during the 1986 championship. After being involved in team management and coaching in all grades at club level with James Stephens, Cody was appointed manager of the Kilkenny senior team on 16 November 1998. He has since gone on to lead Kilkenny through a period of unprecedented provincial and national dominance, winning thirty nine major honours. These include eleven All-Ireland Championships, including a record-equaling four-in-a-row between 2006 and 2009, fourteen Leinster Championships in seventeen seasons, eight National Leagues, including five league-championship doubles, and six Walsh Cups. ==Early life== Cody was born on 12 July 1954 in Sheestown, County Kilkenny, to William "Bill" Cody (1915-2001) and the former Annie Hoyne (d.2005). Brian was the fourth of their nine children. Bill Cody, a native of Thomastown, worked with Royal Liver Assurance and became involved with the James Stephens club in the early 1960s. He was instrumental in forming a juvenile section within the club, while later serving as a selector with the Kilkenny minor and senior teams. Bill Cody was elected vice-chairman of the club in 1967 and chairman in 1969, a position he held until 1986. Educated at the local national school in Kilkenny, Cody later boarded at St. Kieran's College. After completing his Leaving Certificate he attended St. Patrick's College in Dublin where he qualified as a primary school teacher. Cody later worked as a teacher at St. Patrick's De La Salle national school in Kilkenny, before serving as principal between 2009 and 2015. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Brian Cody」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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