Eoin Cadogan (born 1 September 1986) is an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer who plays for Cork Senior Championship club Douglas and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. He usually lines out as a full-back.
Playing career
Douglas Community School
Cadogan first came to prominence as a hurler and Gaelic footballer with Douglas Community School. He played in all grades as a dual player before lining out for the school's senior football team in the Corn Uí Mhuirí.
Limerick Institute of Technology
On 10 March 2007, Cadogan was at midfield for the Limerick Institute of Technology when they faced NUI Galway in the Fitzgibbon Cup final. He was held scoreless and substituted at half-time in the 2-16 to 0-13 victory.
Douglas
Cadogan joined the Douglas club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. On 28 November 2004, he was at midfield when Douglas defeated Youghal by 4-12 to 2-04 to win the Cork Minor Football Championship for the first time in their history.
On 18 December 2005, Cadogan was at centre-back on the Douglas under-21 hurling team that qualified for the final of the Cork Under-21 Championship. Douglas suffered a 0-13 to 0-10 defeat on that occasion.
On 5 October 2008, Cadogan was at full-back on the Douglas senior football team that faced Nemo Rangers in their first ever Cork Senior Championship final. He was praised for being "the one player on the Douglas side who was able to perform at [Nemo Rangers] standard", however, he was sent off after receiving two yellow cards in the 0-13 to 0-05 defeat.
On 11 October 2009, Cadogan scored two points when Douglas defeated Ballymartle by 0-20 to 0-16 to win the Cork Premier Hurling Championship.
Cork
Minor and under-21
Cadogan first lined out for Cork as a dual player at minor level. He made his first appearance for the Cork minor football team on 8 March 2003 when he came on as a substitute in a 2-09 to 1-09 Munster Championship defeat by Tipperary. On 13 July Cadogan was at full-back when Cork suffered a 1-14 to 0-10 defeat by Kerry in the Munster final. He was also an unused substitute with the Cork minor hurling team during their Munster Championship campaign.
Cadogan was still eligible for the minor grade during the 2004 season and retained his status as a dual player. On 27 June he won a Munster Championship medal from right wing-back with the Cork minor hurling team after a 2-12 to 3-08 defeat of Tipperary in the final. On 15 July Cadogan was at centre-back with the Cork minor football team that lost the Munster final to Kerry by 0-13 to 1-07.
Cadogan continued as a dual player at under-21 level. On 13 April 2005, he was at left wing-back when the Cork under-21 football team defeated Limerick by 1-14 to 1-11 to win the Munster Championship. After the completion of the All-Ireland Championship, Cadogan linked up with the Cork under-21 hurling team. On 9 August, he won a Munster Championship medal after being introduced as a substitute in Cork's 4-09 to 0-13 defeat of Tipperary in the final.
On 13 April 2006, Cadogan won a second successive Munster Championship medal with the Cork under-21 football team. He was at left wing-back for the 4-14 to 1-06 defeat of Tipperary in the final. Cadogan was again at left wing-back for the 1-13 to 1-11 defeat by Mayo in the All-Ireland final on 7 May.
On 7 April 2007, Cadogan won his third Munster Championship medal with the Cork under-21 football team following a 3-19 to 3-12 defeat of Tipperary in the final. He lined out in his final game in the grade in the All-Ireland final on 5 May 2007. Cork defeated Laois by 2-10 to 0-15 with Cadogan, who was in his usual left wing-back position, winning his first All-Ireland Championship medal in any grade. Later that season he once again linked up with the Cork under-21 hurling team. On 1 August, Cadogan scored two points from centre-back in Cork's 1-20 to 0-10 defeat of Waterford to win the Munster Championship.