Colin Coates (footballer)

Colin Coates
Personal information
Date of birth 26 October 1985 (1985-10-26) (age 26)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position Centre Back
Club information
Current club Crusaders
Number 6
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2001– Crusaders 197 (20)
National team‡
2009– Northern Ireland 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:41, 30 April 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:49, 27 May 2011 (UTC)

Colin Coates (born 26 October 1985) is a footballer from Northern Ireland who plays as a centre-back and is captain of IFA Premiership club Crusaders.

Contents

Club

Coates was born in Belfast. He attended Grosvenor Grammar School, not traditionally a football-playing school, but despite this, made a name for himself at Crusaders.[1][2] He has developed a formidable partnership in the centre of defence with David Magowan over the years, and he was part of the team which won the Irish Cup in 2009,[3] and was called up to the Northern Ireland squad for the match against Italy on 6 June 2009, in which he played the full 90 minutes to receive his first cap.[4][5]

He also scored a late equalizer in normal time in the County Antrim Shield final against Linfield. The Crues went on to win the game 3-2.[6]

International

In May 2010, Coates was called up to the Northern Ireland squad for friendly matches against Turkey and Chile (against both of whom he played as a second half substitute). He also appeared in a friendly against Morocco, and signed a contract that same season with Crusaders to keep him at the club until 2014.[7]

As of 11th August 2011, he has received 6 caps, and is the most capped Crusaders player of all time.

Honours

Club

Crusaders

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Squad profiles – Senior Colin Coates". Irish Football Association. http://www.irishfa.com/squad-profiles/2419/senior/colin-coates-defender/. Retrieved 7 June 2009. 
  2. ^ http://www.newsletter.co.uk/best-irish-league-select-xi/The-Best-Irish-League-Select.4066987.jp?articlepage=2
  3. ^ Allen, Tommy (9 May 2009). "Crusaders triumph in all-Belfast final". UEFA. http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=828358.html. Retrieved 7 June 2009. 
  4. ^ "Brave NI fall short in Italy". Sky Sports. 6 June 2009. http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3126032,00.html. Retrieved 7 June 2009. 
  5. ^ "Match facts". Sky Sports. 6 June 2009. http://www.skysports.com/football/match_facts/0,19762,11065_3126032,00.html. Retrieved 7 June 2009. 
  6. ^ "Crusaders 3-2 Linfield". BBC News. 20 January 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/8471422.stm. Retrieved 30 April 2010. 
  7. ^ "Coates agrees new Crues contract". BBC News. 3 December 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/9255103.stm.