Colin Forde (Gaelic footballer) explained
Colin Forde |
Occupation: | Physiotherapist |
Birth Place: | Galway, Ireland |
Sport: | Gaelic football |
Code: | Football |
County: | Galway |
Province: | Connacht |
Club: | Killererin |
Clyears: | 2007–2013 |
Clposition: | Full Back |
Clcounty: | 1 |
Counties: | Galway |
Icyears: | 2011–2015 |
Icposition: | Right Corner Back |
Colin Forde (born)[1] is an Irish sportsperson who played Gaelic football with Killererin,[2] and was a member of the Galway senior football team from 2011 to 2015.
At club level, Forde was a member of the Killererin team that won the 2010 Galway Senior Football Championship.[3]
He was full-back on the Galway minor team that won the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship in 2007,[4] and captained the Galway U21 team which won the 2011 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship.[5] [4]
Forde made his debut for the Galway senior football team in the 2011 Connacht Senior Football Championship semi-final against Mayo.[6] [7] After playing for Galway in the 2013 season,[8] he moved to London ahead of the 2014 season.[9] [10] Forde returned to play in the 2015 FBD Insurance League.[11] 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.[4] [12]
Notes and References
- Web site: Up Close and Personal with...Colin Forde . gaa.ie . GAA . 29 April 2011 . 24 October 2021 .
- Web site: Bigger tests await cool Forde . Irish Examiner . 3 May 2011 . 24 October 2021 .
- Web site: Killererin are worthy county champions for 2010 . Galway Advertiser . 21 October 2010 . 25 October 2021 .
- Web site: Galway defender Colin Forde latest to be struck by 'cruciate curse' . The Irish Times. 11 March 2015 . 24 October 2021 .
- Web site: Galway U21 2-16 Cavan U21 1-09 . https://archive.today/20120908114800/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2011/0501/cavan_galway.html . dead . 2012-09-08 . 2011-05-01 . RTÉ Sport . 2011-11-27 .
- Web site: Galway name team for Sunday. 23 June 2011. mayogaablog. 27 November 2011.
- Web site: Mayo 1-12 Galway 1-06 . Raidió Teilifís Éireann . 26 June 2011 . 24 October 2021 .
- Web site: Colin Forde replaces injured Finian Hanley in Galway team . The Irish Times. 16 May 2013 . 24 October 2021 .
- Web site: Setback for Galway footballers as defender Colin Forde emigrates . the42.ie . 30 January 2014 . 24 October 2021 .
- Web site: Rising star Forde to miss all Galway’s season after emigrating to London . Irish Examiner . 30 January 2014 . 24 October 2021 .
- Web site: Galway All-Ireland U21 winning captain set to start first senior game in 17 months . the42.ie . 7 January 2015 . 24 October 2021 .
- Web site: Walsh is braced for difficult away fixture against Down . Connacht Tribune . 5 March 2015 . 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.