Colin Coates (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Colin Coates | ||
Date of birth | 26 October 1985 | ||
Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
Playing position | Centre Back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Crusaders | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2002 | Crusaders | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002– | Crusaders | 300 | (40) |
National team‡ | |||
2009–2011 | Northern Ireland | 6 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:41, 21 February 2015 (UTC). |
Colin Coates (born 26 October 1985) is a semi-professional footballer from Northern Ireland who plays as a centre-back and captains NIFL Premiership club Crusaders.
Club career
Coates was born in Belfast. He attended Grosvenor Grammar School, not traditionally a football-playing school, but despite this, made a name for himself at Crusaders.[1][2] He later revealed that at 15, he had the choice of signing for either Crusaders or Glentoran.[3] He made his first-team debut against Chimney Corner in the County Antrim Shield on 29 October 2002, and scored on his league debut, a 2-4 defeat to Glentoran on 9 November.
He has developed a formidable partnership in the centre of defence with David Magowan over the years, and he was part of the team which won the Irish Cup in 2009,[4] and was called up to the Northern Ireland squad for the match against Italy on 6 June 2009, in which he played the full 90 minutes to receive his first cap.[5][6]
He also scored a late equalizer in normal time in the County Antrim Shield final against Linfield. The Crues went on to win the game 3-2.[7]
Coates was instrumental in Crusaders' triumph in the 2012 Setanta Sports Cup. In the semi-final second leg against Sligo Rovers, he scored an extra-time penalty which put Crusaders into the final.[8] In the final itself against Derry City, he scored twice in a 2-2 draw, and scored in the resulting victorious penalty shoot-out in a man of the match performance.[9] He also scored in the 2012 Irish Cup Final in a 1-4 defeat to Linfield.[10]
International career
In May 2010, Coates was called up to the Northern Ireland squad for friendly matches against Turkey and Chile (against both of whom he played as a second-half substitute). He also appeared in a friendly against Morocco, and signed a contract that same season with Crusaders to keep him at the club until 2014.[11]
As of 11 August 2011, he has received 6 caps, and is the most capped Crusaders player of all time.
International appearances and goals | ||||||
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# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Competition | Goals |
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6 June 2009 | Arena Garibaldi, Pisa | Italy | |
Friendly | |
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26 May 2010 | Veterans Stadium, New Britain | Turkey | |
Friendly | |
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30 May 2010 | Estadio Municipal, Chillan | Chile | |
Friendly | |
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17 November 2010 | Windsor Park, Belfast | Morocco | |
Friendly | |
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24 May 2011 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | Republic of Ireland | |
2011 Nations Cup | |
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27 May 2011 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | Wales | |
2011 Nations Cup |
Honours
Club
- Crusaders
- NIFL Premiership (2): 2014–15, 2015–16
- Irish Cup (1): 2008-09
- Setanta Cup (1): 2012
- Irish League Cup (1): 2011–12
- County Antrim Shield (1): 2009-10
- IFA Intermediate League (1): 2005-06
- IFA Intermediate League Cup (1): 2005-06
- Steel & Sons Cup (1): 2005-06
Individual
- Irish League Team of the Year (2): 2008-09, 2009–10
References
- ↑ "Squad profiles – Senior Colin Coates". Irish Football Association. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ↑ http://www.newsletter.co.uk/best-irish-league-select-xi/The-Best-Irish-League-Select.4066987.jp?articlepage=2
- ↑ http://archive.niassembly.gov.uk/culture/2007mandate/reports/report73_09_10r.htm
- ↑ Allen, Tommy (9 May 2009). "Crusaders triumph in all-Belfast final". UEFA. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ↑ "Brave NI fall short in Italy". Sky Sports. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ↑ "Match facts". Sky Sports. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ↑ "Crusaders 3-2 Linfield". BBC News. 20 January 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17808063
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18033244
- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/17968832
- ↑ "Coates agrees new Crues contract". BBC News. 3 December 2010.