A long standing chairman of the DDSL, Corcoran was vice-chairman of the Irish Soccer Scouts Association, and he also a former chairman of the SFAI and the FAI Youths committee.
Corcoran was widely known as the Manchester United scout in Ireland and played a significant role in the Old Trafford club signing Irish players including John O’Shea, Robbie Brady, Kevin Moran and Gerry Daly.
A Ringsend native, Corcoran worked for An Post before his retirement and was a highly respected figure in Irish football.
“It was very sad to hear of Joe’s passing today. He was a big friend of my father and myself over many years,” said FAI CEO John Delaney.
“He did tremendous work as a scout for Manchester United and was hugely influential in getting them to open the Aviva Stadium against the Airtricity League XI in 2010.
“He’ll be a huge loss to schoolboy football in Ireland and the game as a whole. Our thoughts are with his family and friends and we will honour Joe at the Georgia game.”
DDSL Honorary Secretary Fray Ray paid tribute to his league’s former chairman.
“Joe was a legend of schoolboy football and I believe the only role he never took in football was as referee. He began with the Bolton Athletic club in Ringsend and served on the committee of the DDSL for many years,” said Ray.
“His involvement with Manchester United dates back to the 1960s after Billy Behan stepped down and as far as I can recall he would have attended every Kennedy Cup since the competition began. He’ll be sadly missed.”