Colin Moran
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| 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 | ||
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* club appearances and scores |
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Colin 'Collie' Moran born on the 6 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 16 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.
[edit] 2007
Colin Moran has been named as the 2007 Dublin senior football captain and was officially confirmed as captain after the Dublins opening game of the season against the Dublin Blue Stars.[1][2] He won the 2007 O'Byrne Cup for Dublin against Laois at O'Connor Park in Offaly.
| Preceded by Paddy Christie |
Dublin Senior Football Captain 2006- present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Dublin Senior Football Team | ||
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1 S. Cluxton | 2 D. Henry | 3 R. McConnell | 4 P. Griffin | 5 B. Cahill | 6 B. Cullen | 7 G. Brennan | 8 D. Magee | 9 S. Ryan | 10 C. Moran | 11 J. Sherlock | 12 C. Keaney | 13 B. Brogan | 14 K. Bonner | 15 T. Quinn | Subs: P. Casey for Brennan (45 mins), D. Connolly for Quinn (50), M. Vaughan for Brogan (55), D. O'Callaghan for Sherlock (60), J. Magee for D Magee (63). |
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