Roddy Collins
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| Roddy Collins | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roderick Collins | |
| Date of birth | August 7, 1961 (age 45) | |
| Place of birth | Dublin, Republic of Ireland | |
| Playing position | Forward | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
-1985 1985-1987 1987 1988-1989 |
Athlone Town Dundalk Mansfield Town Newport County Cheltenham Town Shamrock Rovers Crusaders Glentoran |
16 (1) 7 (1) 1 (0) ? (8) |
| Teams managed | ||
1998-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2004 2004-2005 |
Bangor Bohemian Carlisle United Carlisle United Dublin City Shamrock Rovers |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Roderick Collins (born 7 August 1961) is an Irish former professional football player and manager, and television pundit. He is the brother of successful boxer, Steve Collins.
Collins was born in Dublin and played for Athlone Town and Dundalk from where he joined Mansfield Town in December 1985. He left to join Newport County in August 1987, playing seven times in their ill-fated 1987-88 season which would see them lose their place in the Football League amid a growing financial crisis.
Collins played once for Cheltenham Town, before returning to Ireland, joining Shamrock Rovers where he was top scorer in the 1988-89 season. He subsequently played for Crusaders and Glentoran.
He has managed several clubs including Bangor, Bohemian, Carlisle United, Dublin City and Shamrock Rovers.
He led Bohemian to the league and cup double in 2001 before leaving after falling out with the club hierarchy.
Collins was appointed as manager of Carlisle United in July 2001,[1] but was sacked in April 2002 after stating that he would resign unless owner Michael Knighton sold the club to John Courtenay.[2].
Courtenay finally took control of the club in July 2002 and instantly reappointed Collins as manager.[3].
Collins was sacked in August 2003 after Carlisle had lost their first four games of the season.[4]. It later transpired that Collins had lost the backing of owner Courtenay after trying to re-sign 37 year old former player Ian Stevens.[5]
In July 2004 he took over as manager of Dublin City,[6] but left in November 2004, just hours before a crucial game, to manage Shamrock Rovers[7]. However his contract was terminated by Rovers in November 2005 as the club were relegated for the first time ever.
In January 2007 he was briefly linked to the vacant Shelbourne managerial post.
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| Preceded by Joe McGrath |
Bohemian Manager 1998-2001 |
Succeeded by Pete Mahon |
| Preceded by Ian Atkins |
Carlisle United Manager 2001-2002 |
Succeeded by Billy Barr |
| Preceded by Billy Barr |
Carlisle United Manager 2002-2003 |
Succeeded by Paul Simpson |
| Preceded by John Gill |
Dublin City Manager 2004 |
Succeeded by Dermot Keely |
| Preceded by Noel Synott |
Shamrock Rovers Manager 2004-2005 |
Succeeded by Pat Scully |
