Eimear Cregan

Eimear Cregan (born 1 March 1982) is a retired field hockey player from Ireland.

Personal life Eimear Cregan was born in Limerick, Ireland.

Her uncle, Éamonn Cregan, is a former Gaelic footballer and hurler.

Career Cregan made her international debut for the Green Army in 2001. She earned her first senior cap during a test match against Wales. During this time, she led the team to a bronze medal at the FIH Champions Challenge II in Kazan. This marked Ireland's first ever medal in an international tournament hosted by the International Hockey Federation.

She set the Irish representative record in 2010, overtaking the cap record set by Rachel Kohler in 2003.

In February 2011, at the age of just 28, Cregan announced her retirement from international hockey. She cited her retirement as being a result of a longstanding degenerative arthritic condition, which was affecting both of her knees.

Major International Tournaments

Throughout her career, Cregan competed at the following major tournaments.

2001 Intercontinental Cup – Amiens and Abbeville 2002 FIH World Cup – Perth 2003 EuroHockey Championships – Barcelona 2004 FIH Olympic Qualifiers – Auckland 2005 EuroHockey Championships – Dublin 2006 Intercontinental Cup – Rome 2007 EuroHockey Championships – Manchester 2008 FIH Olympic Qualifiers – Victoria 2009 FIH Champions Challenge II – Kazan 2009 EuroHockey Championships – Amsterdam 2010 FIH World Cup Qualifiers – Santiago