Austin Stacks boss departs
December 01, 2016
Austin Stacks manager Stephen Stack and players applaud their supporters.
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Kerry giants Austin Stacks are on the look-out for a new senior football manager after Stephen Stack stepped down from his post after four years in charge.
2014 saw Stack lead the Tralee outfit to county league and championship titles before capturing the club's second Munster club title - three of nine trophies won during his tenure.
Club chairman Liam Lynch paid tribute to Stack in a statement released on their website yesterday, revealing that they'd hope to have a new management in place in the coming weeks.
"Reaching 13 competition finals since he became manager of our senior football team and winning nine [including county and provincial honours] bears fervent testimony to his coaching, man-management and team-building capabilities [amongst others]," the statement read.
"Such success has provided the club with a very firm bedrock upon which to develop many new facilities and best-in-class off-the-field structures, and all on Rock Street will remain forever indebted to Stephen for this.
"Imbued with a great leadership abilities, tremendous attention to detail and excellent assessment of people and situations, Stephen has brought tremendous qualities to our club and all players, supporters and administrators have reaped the rewards from working with, listening to and knowing him.
"Many people, whether players or managers, flash across the life of a club for a year or two and never stop to understand its ethos or culture. Stephen is the rare exception who expressed a genuine desire from the very first meeting to get involved, support and truly immerse himself in our club and that is why he will always be part of the Austin Stacks GAA Club's history and folklore.
"Everyone at Austin Stacks GAA Club wish Stephen the very best in everything he does in the future and I, for one, am confident that many teams and businesses, far greater than our own, will benefit from his capabilities in years to come.
"The 2017 Austin Stacks senior football management team will be put in place in the coming weeks."
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