- Colin Coates (footballer)
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Colin Coates Personal information 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 club Crusaders Number 6 Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2001– Crusaders 197 (20) National team‡ 2009– Northern Ireland 6 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:41, 30 April 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:49, 27 May 2011 (UTC)Colin Coates (born 26 October 1985) is a footballer from Northern Ireland who plays as a centre-back and is captain of IFA Premiership club Crusaders.
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Club
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 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,[3] 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.[4][5]
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.[6]
International
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.[7]
As of 11th August 2011, he has received 6 caps, and is the most capped Crusaders player of all time.
International appearances and goals # Date Venue Opponent Result Competition Goals 1 6 June 2009 Arena Garibaldi, Pisa 
Italy0-3 Friendly 2 26 May 2010 Veterans Stadium, New Britain 
Turkey0-2 Friendly 3 30 May 2010 Estadio Municipal, Chillan 
Chile0-1 Friendly 4 17 November 2010 Windsor Park, Belfast 
Morocco1-1 Friendly 5 24 May 2011 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 
Republic of Ireland0-5 2011 Nations Cup 6 27 May 2011 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 
Wales0-2 2011 Nations Cup Honours
Club
- Irish Cup (1): 2008-09
- 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. http://www.irishfa.com/squad-profiles/2419/senior/colin-coates-defender/. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ http://www.newsletter.co.uk/best-irish-league-select-xi/The-Best-Irish-League-Select.4066987.jp?articlepage=2
- ^ Allen, Tommy (9 May 2009). "Crusaders triumph in all-Belfast final". UEFA. http://www.uefa.com/footballeurope/news/kind=2/newsid=828358.html. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ "Brave NI fall short in Italy". Sky Sports. 6 June 2009. http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3126032,00.html. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ "Match facts". Sky Sports. 6 June 2009. http://www.skysports.com/football/match_facts/0,19762,11065_3126032,00.html. Retrieved 7 June 2009.
- ^ "Crusaders 3-2 Linfield". BBC News. 20 January 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/8471422.stm. Retrieved 30 April 2010.
- ^ "Coates agrees new Crues contract". BBC News. 3 December 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/9255103.stm.
Categories:- Living people
- 1985 births
- People from Belfast
- Association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland international footballers
- Association football defenders
- Crusaders F.C. players
- Irish Football League players
- People educated at Grosvenor Grammar School
- Northern Irish football biography stubs
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