Brian Cody

Brian Cody
Cody in 2015
Personal information
Native name
Briain Mac Óda (Irish)
Born (1954-07-12) 12 July 1954
OccupationRetired primary school principal
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Sport
SportHurling
PositionFull-back, Wing-back, Full-Forward
Club
Years Club
James Stephens
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 3
Leinster titles 2
All-Ireland Titles 2
Inter-county*
Years County Apps (scores)
1973–1986
Kilkenny 24 (4–9)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 4
All-Irelands 4
NHL 2
All Stars 2
Inter-county management
Years Team
1998–2022 Kilkenny
Inter-county titles as manager
County League Province All-Ireland
Kilkenny 11 18 18
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 13:55, 12 January 2013.

Brian Cody (born 12 July 1954) is an Irish former hurling manager and player and retired school principal. He managed the senior Kilkenny county team between 1998 and 2022, becoming the county's longest-serving manager and most successful in terms of major titles won; Cody is widely regarded as the greatest manager in the history of the game.

Cody was appointed manager of the Kilkenny senior team on 16 November 1998 and led Kilkenny through a period of unprecedented provincial and national dominance, winning 43 major honours; these include eleven All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship titles, including a record-equalling four-in-a-row between 2006 and 2009, seventeen Leinster Senior Hurling Championship titles in twenty three seasons, ten National Hurling League titles (among which were five league-championship doubles) and seven Walsh Cups. He left at the end of the 2022 season.