Colin Forde (Gaelic footballer)

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.

Colin Forde
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
  1. "Galway All-Ireland U21 winning captain set to start first senior game in 17 months". the42.ie. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  2. "Killererin are worthy county champions for 2010". Galway Advertiser. 21 October 2010. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  3. "Up Close and Personal with...Colin Forde". gaa.ie. GAA. 29 April 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  4. "Bigger tests await cool Forde". Irish Examiner. 3 May 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  5. "Galway defender Colin Forde latest to be struck by 'cruciate curse'". The Irish Times. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  6. "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.
  7. "Galway name team for Sunday". mayogaablog. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  8. "Mayo 1-12 Galway 1-06". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 26 June 2011. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  9. "Colin Forde replaces injured Finian Hanley in Galway team". The Irish Times. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  10. "Setback for Galway footballers as defender Colin Forde emigrates". the42.ie. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  11. "Rising star Forde to miss all Galway's season after emigrating to London". Irish Examiner. 30 January 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  12. "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
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