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Michael Keith Ricken (born 1970) is an Irish Gaelic football coach and former player. He has experience as a manager at club and inter-county levels.

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 2019-2021 2021-2022 Cork under-20 football team Cork senior football team
Inter-county titles
County League Province All-Ireland Cork (U20) Cork 0 0 2 0 1 0

Ricken was announced as manager of the senior Cork county team for the 2022 season but was forced to step down due to health problems midway through, with John Cleary taking over on an interim basis.

Management career

Ricken's playing career included time 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 win the 2019 All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship in his first season in charge.[2] He also secured two Munster U20 Championships.[3]

Ricken was ratified as manager of the senior Cork county team for the 2022 season.[4]

He stood aside as Cork senior manager for the remainder of the season in April 2022, due to health problems. John Cleary replaced him.[5]

Honours

Cork Institute of Technology

• Sigerson Cup: 2009

St. Vincent's

• Cork Premier Intermediate Football Championship: 2006, 2012

Cork

• All-Ireland Under-20 Football Championship: 2019
• Munster Under-20 Football Championship: 2019, 2021

References

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