Fachtna Collins
Irish Gaelic footballer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Fachtna Ó Coileáin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Born | 1973 Aughadown, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Occupation | Veterinary surgeon | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Ilen Rovers → Carbery | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
1991-1996 | University College Dublin | ||
| College titles | |||
| Sigerson titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1996-2001 | Cork | 10 (1-03) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Fachtna Collins (born 1973) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with Ilen Rovers divisional side Carbery and was also a member of the Cork senior football team.[1]
Career
Collins first played Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels with the Ilen Rovers club. He also lined out as a schoolboy with St. Fachtna's De La Salle College in Skibbereen and, after winning consecutive Corn Uí Mhuirí titles, won a Hogan Cup medal in 1991.[2][3] As a student at University College Dublin, Collins captained the senior team to the Sigerson Cup title in 1996.[4]
Collins progressed to adult level with his club and won numerous South West JAFC titles before winning a Cork JAFC title in 2001 and a Cork IAFC title in 2003.[5] He was at midfield when Ilen Rovers beat St. Michael's to win the inaugural All-Ireland ICFC title in 2004.[6] Collins also lined out with divisional side Carbery.
Collins first played for Cork as a member of the minor team that beat Mayo in the 1991 All-Ireland minor final.[7] He later claimed All-Ireland honours as a member of the junior team in 1993 and with the under-21 team in 1994.[8][9] Collins's performances with the junior team earned a call-up to the senior team in 1996. He won National League and Munster Championship titles in 1999, however, Cork were beaten by Meath in that year's All-Ireland final.[10]
Honours
- St. Fachtna's De La Salle College
- Hogan Cup: 1991
- Corn Uí Mhuirí: 1990, 1991
- University College Dublin
- Sigerson Cup: 1996 (c)
- Ilen Rovers
- All-Ireland Intermediate Club Football Championship: 2004
- Munster Intermediate Club Football Championship: 2003
- Cork Intermediate Football Championship: 2003
- Cork Junior A Football Championship: 2001
- South West Junior A Football Championship: 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001
- Cork
- Munster Senior Football Championship: 1999
- National Football League: 1998–99
- All-Ireland Junior Football Championship: 1993
- Munster Junior Football Championship: 1993
- All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship: 1994
- Munster Under-21 Football Championship: 1994
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: 1991
- Munster Minor Football Championship: 1991
References
- ^ "Collins hoping Ilen will call the tune". Irish Examiner. 27 October 2007. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Football heroes who put St Fachtna's de la Salle Skibbereen on the map". The Southern Star. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "West Cork clubs united as St Fachtna's collected the Hogan Cup". Echo Live. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "UCC tipped to retain Sigerson Cup". Irish Times. 1 March 1996. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Hungry Rovers find extra gears to register emphatic victory". Irish Examiner. 3 November 2003. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Easy in the end for Ilen". Irish Independent. 26 April 2004. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Minors looking for tenth All-Ireland". Irish Independent. 23 September 2000. Retrieved 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Junior football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Under 21 football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "Sneior football". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
