Colin Moran

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Personal information
Colin Moran
Sport	Gaelic football
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
Senior Inter-County Titles
Leinster Titles	4
* club appearances and scores correct as of {{{clupdate}}}. **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of {{{icupdate}}}.

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] Playing Career

Colin Moran was named as the 2007 Dublin senior football captain and was officially confirmed as captain after 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. The 2007 National Football League proved a very dissapointing affair with Dublin finishing in fifth position and being relegated to Division two of the NFL. To date Moran has captained Dublin to victories over Meath, Offaly and Laois. Dublin are at the quarter final stage of the All-Ireland series against Derry. Colin was on Dublins winning team for the 2008 O'Byrne Cup winning team which defeated Longford in the final.^[1]