Patrick Ryan (born 23 July 1976) is an Irish hurling manager, coach, selector and former player. He usually played at midfield for club side Sarsfields and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. Ryan first played competitive hurling at colleges level with the North Monastery, winning an All-Ireland medal in 1994. His inter-county career with Cork spanned eight seasons, beginning as a member of the under-21 team in 1996, with whom he won an All-Ireland medal. After joining the Cork senior team in 1997, Ryan won an All-Ireland medal in 1999, as well as Munster and National League titles. As a player with the Sarsfields club, he won two county championship medals. As a manager, coach and selector, Ryan has guided the Sarsfields club to two county championship titles, while he also helped the Cork senior team to a Munster title in 2017. Playing career The North Monastery Ryan first came to prominence as a hurler with the North Monastery. Having played at every grade, by 1994 he was a forward on the college's senior team that defeated Midleton CBS by 1–09 to 0–04 in the Harty Cup final. On 24 April 1994, Ryan won an All-Ireland medal following a 1–10 to 1–06 defeat of St Mary's College from Galway. Sarsfields Ryan joined the Sarsfields club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. He made his championship debut for the club's senior team in a 1–13 to 1–06 defeat of Blackrock on 10 June 1995. On 5 October 1997, Ryan lined out at midfield in his first senior championship final. In spite of being the game's top scorer with 1-07, Ryan's side were beaten by Imokilly by 1–18 to 2-12. He finished the championship as the top scorer with 1-47. On 28 September 2008, Ryan was once again at midfield when Sarsfields qualified for the championship final. He scored six points in a 2–14 to 2–13 defeat of Bride Rovers to claim his first championship medal. After losing the 2009 final to Newrtownshandrum, Sarsfields were back in a third successive decider on 10 October 2010. Ryan was introduced as a late substitute in the 1–17 to 0–18 defeat of Glen Rovers. Cork Under-21 Ryan made his first appearance for the Cork under-21 team on 18 July 1996, replacing John Browne for the final 12 minutes of a Munster Championship semi-final defeat