Matthew "Mattie" Murphy is an Irish former
hurling manager and former
player. Though he was manager of the
Galway senior hurling team on two occasions, was as manager of the Galway minor team that he experienced his greatest success in terms of major titles won.
Born in
Turloughmore,
County Galway, Murphy was introduced to hurling in his youth. After coming to prominence at underage levels with the
Turloughmore club, he later transferred to
Gort. A two-time
Connacht medal winner with the Gort senior team, Murphy also won two
county senior championship medals.
Murphy has been involved at coaching at all levels at club and inter-county for four decades. Between 1992 and 2013 he became the most successful manager in the history of the
All-Ireland Minor Championship after guiding Galway to six All-Ireland titles. As manager of the Galway senior team on two separate occasions he won three
Connacht titles and two
National Hurling League medals.
Matthew "Mattie" Murphy is an Irish former
hurling manager and former
player. Though he was manager of the
Galway senior hurling team on two occasions, was as manager of the Galway minor team that he experienced his greatest success in terms of major titles won.
Born in
Turloughmore,
County Galway, Murphy was introduced to hurling in his youth. After coming to prominence at underage levels with the
Turloughmore club, he later transferred to
Gort. A two-time
Connacht medal winner with the Gort senior team, Murphy also won two
county senior championship medals.
Murphy has been involved at coaching at all levels at club and inter-county for four decades. Between 1992 and 2013 he became the most successful manager in the history of the
All-Ireland Minor Championship after guiding Galway to six All-Ireland titles. As manager of the Galway senior team on two separate occasions he won three
Connacht titles and two
National Hurling League medals.