Owen Oliver Coll (born 9 April 1976) is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a central defender.

Owen Coll
Personal information
Full name Owen Oliver Coll[1]
Date of birth (1976-04-09) 9 April 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Donegal, Ireland
Position(s) Central defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1994 Enfield
1994–1996 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
1995Yeovil Town (loan) 2 (0)
1996–1998 AFC Bournemouth 24 (0)
1998 Yeovil Town 0 (0)
1998 Stevenage Borough
1998–2002 Aldershot Town 132 (14)
2002–2003 Grays Athletic
2003–2004 Hitchin Town
2004 Cheshunt
International career
Republic of Ireland U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career edit

Club career edit

After playing non-League football with Enfield, Coll signed for Tottenham Hotspur in 1994.[2] After two seasons with Tottenham, which included making 3 European appearances and a loan spell at Yeovil Town,[3][4] Coll moved to AFC Bournemouth, where he made a total of 24 appearances in the Football League.[5] Coll later returned to non-League football, playing for Yeovil Town, Stevenage Borough, Aldershot Town, Grays Athletic, Hitchin Town and Cheshunt.[6]

Coll retired from football in the summer of 2004.[7]

International career edit

Coll earned three caps for the Irish under-21 team.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Owen Coll". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
  2. ^ Owen Coll at Soccerbase
  3. ^ a b "Player profile". PlayerHistory.com. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  4. ^ "Ciderspace.co.uk".
  5. ^ "BOURNEMOUTH : 1946/47 - 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  6. ^ "Player profile". NonLeagueDaily.com. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  7. ^ "Owen Coll to return as Guest for Bury match". Aldershot Town F.C. official website. 27 October 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2010.[permanent dead link]