John Caulfield

John Caulfield takes over at Eamonn Deacy Park after a hugely successful spell managing Cork City, where he won the Premier Division title, two FAI Cups and three President Cups.

During his tenure at Turners Cross, Cork City were consistently challenging for domestic honours and they finished runners up in the Premier Division on four occasions, whilst also reaching the FAI Cup final in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

Caulfield also led the Leesiders back into Europe, managing them in both the UEFA Champions League and Europa League. In 2016, he helped guide Cork City past Linfield and Swedish side BK Hacken in the Europa League before they were eventually eliminated by KRC Gent.

Caulfield’s name is synonymous with League of Ireland football, and he also enjoyed a successful playing career, spending most of his playing days with Cork City, where he holds the record for most appearances made and he’s also the clubs joint top goalscorer along with Pat Morley. The former striker picked up plenty of silverware as a player also, winning the Premier Division title, an FAI Cup and three League Cups, along with 11 Munster Senior Cups.