Colin Forde (born 1989 or 1990)[3] is an Irish sportsperson who played Gaelic football with Killererin,[4] and was a member of the Galway senior football team from 2011 to 2015.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right Corner Back | ||
| Born |
1989 or 1990 Galway, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Physiotherapist[1] | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2007–2013 | Killererin | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 1[2] | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2011–2015 | Galway | ||
At club level, Forde was a member of the Killererin team that won the 2010 Galway Senior Football Championship.[2]
He was full-back on the Galway minor team that won the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship in 2007,[5] and captained the Galway U21 team which won the 2011 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship.[6][5]
Forde made his debut for the Galway senior football team in the 2011 Connacht Senior Football Championship semi-final against Mayo.[7][8] After playing for Galway in the 2013 season,[9] he moved to London ahead of the 2014 season.[10][11] Forde returned to play in the 2015 FBD Insurance League.[1] However, after participating in Galway's first two 2015 Allianz League Division Two games, he was ruled out for the rest of the 2015 season due to a cruciate ligament injury.[5][12]
References
edit- ^ a b "Galway All-Ireland U21 winning captain set to start first senior game in 17 months". the42.ie. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Killererin are worthy county champions for 2010". Galway Advertiser. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
- ^ "Up Close and Personal with...Colin Forde". gaa.ie. GAA. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Bigger tests await cool Forde". Irish Examiner. 3 May 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ a b c "Galway defender Colin Forde latest to be struck by 'cruciate curse'". The Irish Times. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Galway U21 2-16 Cavan U21 1-09". RTÉ Sport. 1 May 2011. Archived from the original on 8 September 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ^ "Galway name team for Sunday". mayogaablog. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ^ "Mayo 1-12 Galway 1-06". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 26 June 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Colin Forde replaces injured Finian Hanley in Galway team". The Irish Times. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Setback for Galway footballers as defender Colin Forde emigrates". the42.ie. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Rising star Forde to miss all Galway's season after emigrating to London". Irish Examiner. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Walsh is braced for difficult away fixture against Down". Connacht Tribune. 5 March 2015. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
Colin Forde [..] The Killererin clubman has been diagnosed with a damaged cruciate that will keep him out of the game for the rest of the year