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Roderick 'Roddy' Collins (born 7 August 1961 in Dublin), is a former Irish professional football player and manager of Waterford United F.C. He has also worked as a television pundit and contributes to the Sinn Féin newspaper An Phoblacht.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Roddy Collins writes for An Phoblacht )〕 He is the brother of acclaimed former boxer, Steve Collins. ==Playing career== Collins made his competitive debut for Bohs in a FAI League Cup tie against St Pats on 26 August 1979 which they lost on penalties. The game at Dalymount Park had ended scoreless with Collins being one that had his spot kick saved. His League of Ireland debut came on 9 September on the opening day of the 1979-80 League of Ireland season at Finn Harps. Ten days later he made his European bow at the Estádio José Alvalade (1956) against Sporting Clube de Portugal in the 1979-80 UEFA Cup. He suffered a serious leg injury which sidelined him for almost two years before going on to play for Home Farm F.C.. After another spell at his local club he moved to Athlone Town where he scored in the 1983–84 European Cup against Standard Liege.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Player Bio: Roddy Collins )〕 He also scored Athlone's goal in their 1984 FAI League Cup final loss to Drogheda. He then moved to Drogheda United and then rivals Dundalk for six months. In January 1986 Collins signed for Mansfield Town for a fee said to be in excess of £10,000 He left to join Newport County in August 1987, playing seven times in an injury plagued season, their ill-fated 1987–88 season which would see them lose their place in the Football League amid a growing financial crisis. Collins then went on to play once for Cheltenham Town. Noel King signed him then for Shamrock Rovers in September 1988 and he made a scoring debut against his first club on 30 September in a 3–1 derby win. He also scored in his last game for the club at Cork City on 21 April 1989. Despite being sent off in Derry on Halloween he was top scorer in that 1988–89 season. He played twice for Dundalk in the 1989-90 UEFA Cup. He subsequently played for Dundalk again, Sligo Rovers, Crusaders (with whom he won the County Antrim Shield and was leading scorer in his first season), Glentoran, Bangor, Cliftonville, Larne and Home Farm F.C.. He scored once for Cliftonville in the 1995–96 season, and he made one Leinster Senior Cup appearance for Bohs in December 1995. His last club was St Francis where he played in their first ever game in senior football in a League of Ireland Shield game in September 1996. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Roddy Collins」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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