Ephie Fitzgerald

Ephraim "Ephie" Fitzgerald (born 1961) is an Irish Gaelic football manager who played as a right corner-forward at senior level for the Cork county team. He has been manager of the Waterford county team since 2021.

Career
Born in Cork, Fitzgerald first played competitive Gaelic football whilst at school at Coláiste Chríost Rí. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team, before later lining out with the under-21 side. He made his senior debut in the 1982 championship. Fitzgerald went on to play a brief role for the team over the next few years, winning one Munster medal.

At club level Fitzgerald is a four-time All-Ireland medallist with Nemo Rangers. He has also won five Munster medals and five championship medals.

Throughout his career Fitzgerald made 3 championship appearances for Cork. He retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 1983 championship.

In retirement from playing Fitzgerald has become involved in coaching and team management. At club level he has guided Nemo Rangers and Ballylanders to championship success, while at inter-county level he has served as manager of the Cork minor team and coach of the Limerick senior team. In October 2014 Fitzgerald was appointed as a coach and a selector to the Clare senior team.

He managed the Cork senior ladies' football team until 2021.

In October 2021, he was appointed for a two-year term as Waterford senior manager.

Player

 * Nemo Rangers
 * All-Ireland Senior Club Football Championship (3): 1982, 1984, 1988, 1994
 * Munster Senior Club Football Championship (5): 1981, 1983, 1987 (c), 1988, 1993
 * Cork Senior Club Football Championship (5): 1981, 1983, 1987 (c), 1988, 1993


 * Cork
 * Munster Senior Football Championship (1): 1983
 * All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship (2): 1980, 1981
 * Munster Under-21 Football Championship (3): 1980, 1981, 1982

Manager/coach

 * Nemo Rangers
 * Munster Senior Club Football Championship (2): 2005, 2007
 * Cork Senior Club Football Championship (4): 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008


 * Ballylanders
 * Limerick Senior Club Football Championship (1): 2014


 * Cork Ladies
 * All-Ireland Senior Ladies' Football Championship (1): 2016
 * Ladies' National Football League (2): 2016, 2017