Colin Moran

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Colin Moran

Personal information
Sport	Gaelic football
Date of Birth	06/06/1980
Place of birth	Dublin, Ireland
Nickname(s)	Collie
Club information
Club	Ballyboden St Endas
Position	Center Back
Club(s)*
Club	Years	Apps (scores)
Ballyboden St Endas	?- Present
Inter County
County	Dublin
Position	Center Back
Inter County(ies)**
County	Years	Apps (scores)
Dublin	?- Present
Inter County Titles
Leinster Titles	2
* club appearances and scores correct as of {{{clupdate}}}. **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of {{{icupdate}}}.

Colin 'Collie' Moran born on the 06 June 1980 is a Dublin Gaelic Footballer. He is the captain of the 2006 Dublin side although he didn't make his return to Dublin's side until the 16th July 2006 due to an injury. He returned during the Leinster Senior Football Final in Croke Park in time to deliver the winning speech as he collected the Delaney Cup for Dublin for the 46th time; in place of stand-in captain Bryan Cullen.

He made his senior inter county debut in October 1998. He plays his club football for Ballyboden St. Enda's. Moran broke his leg in a 2004 challenge match against Limerick in between two championship games. Moran was the winning side for Leinster against Ulster in the 2005 Railway Cup and repeated that feat against Connacht in 2006 in Canton, Boston.

OPEL Ireland recruited Dublin star Colin Moran as a brand ambassador for the company. An integral part of Moran's role to promote the car giant's support of GAA players in Ireland. He began his role as Opel ambassador with his participation in the GPA-endorsed Gaelic Performance Summer Camp in Gormanston in the summer of 2006.

Preceded by: Paddy Christie

Dublin Senior Football Captain 2006- present

Succeeded by: Incumbent

	Dublin Senior Football Team
1 S. Cluxton | 2 D. Henry | 3 B. Cahill | 4 P. Griffin | 5 P. Casey | 6 B. Cullen | 7 C. Goggins | 8 C. Whelan | 9 S. Ryan | 10 K. Bonner | 11 J. Sherlock | 12 R. Cosgrove | 13 A. Brogan | 14 C. Keaney | 15 T. Quinn | Subs: D. Magee for Cahill (ht), S. Connell for Cosgrove (50), D. Lally for Ryan (61), M. Vaughan for Quinn (65), C. Moran for Bonner (67). Manager: P. Caffrey (Team as of August 2006 versus Mayo)