| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Éamonn Ó Scallain | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||
| Born | 1972 (age 52–53) Castletown, County Wexford,Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Secondary school teacher[1] | ||
| Club | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Castletown Liam Mellows Ferns St Aidan's | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Wexford titles | 0 | ||
| College | |||
| Years | College | ||
| University College Dublin | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county | |||
| Years | County | ||
1993–1999 | Wexford | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Éamonn Scallan (born 1972) is an Irishhurling coach and former player. At club level, he played withCastletown Liam Mellows andFerns St Aidan's and at inter-county level was a member of theWexford senior hurling team. Scallan has also served as a manager at club and inter-county levels.
Scallan first played hurling to a high standard as a student at Gorey CBS. He lined out in all grades during his time there, and was part of the team beaten byGood Counsel College in the Leinster Colleges JBHC final in 1988.[2] Scallan later won aFitzgibbon Cup medal withUniversity College Dublin in 1993.[3]
At club level, Scallan first played for theCastletown Liam Mellows club as adual player in the juvenile and underage grades before progressing to adult level. He later transferred to theFerns St Aidan's club.[4]
Scallan first appeared on the inter-county scene withWexford with theminor team, before progressing to theunder-21 team. He also earned a call-up to the junior team and won aLeinster JHC medal before beatingCork in the1996 All-Ireland junior final.[5] Scallan made hissenior team debut in theNational Hurling League in November 1992 and quickly became a regular member of the starting fifteen. He won aLeinster SHC medal in 1996, before playing at left corner-forward when Wexford playedLimerick in the1996 All-Ireland final.[6] He was sent off during the game and received a three-month ban, however, he claimed a winners' medal following the 1-13 to 0-14 win.[7][8]
A second Leinster SHC medal followed for Scallan in 1997, when Wexford retained the title after a defeat ofKilkenny.[9] He brought his inter-county career to an end in 1999.
Scallan first became involved in team management and coaching withFerns St Aidan's. He managed the club's under-21 team to the Wexford U21HC title in 2007, the same year he guided the club's intermediates to theIHC title after a defeat ofRathnure in the final.[10]
At inter-county level, Scallan became a selector as part ofColm Bonnar's Wexford senior hurling management team in November 2008.[11] During his three-year tenure in this role, Wexford claimed theNational League Division 2 title in 2010.[12][13] Scallan later spent some time as coach of Wexford's under-16 development team before becoming Wexford's minor team manager in 2015.[14]
Scallan has also served as manager of theMount Leinster Rangers andÉire Óg Greystones club sides.[15][16] He was appointed manager of theWicklow senior hurling team in November 2018.[17] Scallan's four seasons in charge saw Wicklow win theNational League Division 2B title following a 1-09 to 0-08 defeat ofDerry in 2019.[18]