page_title: Brian Cody
section_title: Transition period
hierarchical_section_title: Brian Cody / Kilkenny manager / Transition period
caption_attribution_description: English: djcarey
context_page_description: Brian Cody is an Irish hurling manager and former player. He has been the manager of the Kilkenny senior team since 1998, where he has since become the county's longest-serving manager and most successful in terms of major titles won. Cody is regarded as the greatest manager in the history of the game.
  Born in Sheestown, County Kilkenny, Cody was introduced to hurling by his father Brian senior the long-serving chairman of the local club team. He enjoyed All-Ireland success at colleges level as captain with St. Kieran's College while simultaneously enjoying championship successes at underage levels with the James Stephens club. A two-time All-Ireland medallist with the James Stephens senior team, Cody also won two Leinster medals and three championship medals.
  Cody made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team. An All-Ireland-winning captain in this grade, he later won two All-Ireland medals with the under-21 team. Cody made his senior debut during the 1973 championship.
context_section_description: In 2004 Cody suffered his first provincial championship defeat when a last-minute goal secured a 2–15 to 1-16 Leinster semi-final victory for Wexford. Kilkenny worked their way through the qualifiers and lined out against Cork in the All-Ireland decider on 12 September 2004. The game was expected to be a classic, however, a rain-soaked day made conditions difficult as Kilkenny aimed to secure a third successive championship. The first half was a low-scoring affair and provided little excitement for fans, however, the second half saw Cork completely take over. For the last twenty-three minutes Cork scored nine unanswered points and went on to win the game by 0–17 to 0–9. It was Cody's second All-Ireland defeat as manager, having lost to Cork in 1999 also.
  Kilkenny were back in form in 2005, with Cody steering the team to a third league triumph in four years following a 3–20 to 0–15 victory over Clare. "The Cats" later struggled against a wasteful Wexford side, however, a 0–22 to 1–16 victory gave Cody a sixth Leinster title as manager. While a third successive All-Ireland showdown with Cork seemed likely, Galway defeated Kilkenny in the All-Ireland semi-final in one of the games of the decade. Once again there was speculation that Cody would step down, however, he decided to remain for an eighth season.
caption: D. J. Carey was involved in Cody's first three All-Ireland victories as manager before his retirement in 2006.
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