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Colin Healy 
Personal information Full name Colin Healy Date of birth March 14, 1980 Place of birth Cork, Ireland Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Ipswich Town Number 24 Youth career 1997 Ballincollig and Wilton United Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1998–2003 Celtic 30 (1) 2002–2003 → Coventry City (loan) 17 (2) 2003–2006 Sunderland 20 (0) 2006 Livingston 9 (2) 2006–2007 Barnsley 8 (0) 2006 → Bradford City (loan) 2 (0) 2007–2009 Cork City 38 (1) 2009– Ipswich Town 20 (2) 2010 → Falkirk (loan) 19 (1) National team‡ 2002–2003 Republic of Ireland 13 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:52, 5 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 September 2009Colin Healy (born 14 March 1980 in Cork) is an international footballer for the Republic of Ireland national football team, currently playing with Ipswich Town.
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Playing career
Early career
Healy was born in Ballincollig in County Cork. He came from a sporting family, with his grandfather Paddy Healy having been a Gaelic footballer and hurler who won All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship medals with the Cork inter-county football and hurling teams respectively in 1945 and 1946.[1] Healy played local soccer with Ballincollig and then Wilton United. He attended the FAS/FAI course in Cork run by former Celtic and Cork City midfielder Mick Conroy and from here he was taken to Celtic Park. He would go on to score three goals for Celtic, his first coming in a league game against Dundee in February 2000,[2] and followed this up with League Cup goals against Hearts[3] and Stirling Albion.[4]
He played and scored a goal against Australia at the FIFA World Youth Championship finals in Nigeria in 1999 [1].
Represented his country at the UEFA U-19 Championship in Sweden in 1999 where he won a bronze medal [2].
During the Saipan incident between Mick McCarthy and fellow Cork man Roy Keane at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Healy was called upon by McCarthy as the replacement should Keane be dropped from the squad. A succession of changes-of-heart by the Manchester United player led to the call-up being delayed and the deadline passing, with Healy unable to join the World Cup squad.
Sunderland
Sunderland succeeded in signing Healy from Celtic in 2003. In December 2003 he broke his leg in a match against a former loan club, Coventry City after a challenge by Moroccan international Youssef Safri.
In October 2004, he broke his leg again soon after resuming training with Sunderland. In January 2006, it was announced that Healy's contract with Sunderland had expired, and the midfielder left the club.
Livingston and Barnsley
Healy joined SPL club Livingston on 10 March 2006 until the end of the season. On 10 August 2006 Healy signed a one year contract with Barnsley. Having made only 10 appearances for Barnsley, he had his contract cancelled by mutual consent.
Cork City and FIFA case
On 20 February 2007 he signed a two-year contract with hometown League of Ireland club Cork City, alongside former international colleague Gareth Farrelly. FIFA ruled both players to be unable to play for the club, citing a rule forbidding players from transferring between clubs more than twice in a 12 month period between July and June. FIFA rejected appeals made by both players. On 1 July 2007 both Healy and Gareth Farrelly became eligible to play for Cork City. On this date, they both played for the club's under-21 team against Lifford of Ennis, Co Clare, winning the game 2–0.
Healy made his full Cork City debut against Bohemians when they were beaten in extra time in the Eircom League Cup Quarter Final held at Dalymount Park on 3 July 2007.
Healy signed a two-year contract for Cork in 2009. In April 2009, Healy scored his only goal for Cork at Tallaght Stadium.[5]
Ipswich Town
On 16 July 2009 it was confirmed that Cork City had accepted a £100,000 bid from Hartlepool United to take Healy and fellow Cork City team-mate Denis Behan to Victoria Park, Hartlepool. However five days later, Hartlepool United manager Chris Turner confirmed that the deal had not happened due to late interest from Ipswich Town. Healy subsequently signed for Ipswich for an undisclosed fee. In January 2010, he signed on-loan with Scottish Premier League club Falkirk.[6]
In February 2011 Healy scored his first goal for the club against Doncaster Rovers.[citation needed]
Statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Scotland League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Europe Total 1998/99 Celtic Premier League 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 0 1999/00 10 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 13 1 2000/01 12 0 0 0 3 1 6 0 21 1 2001/02 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 6 1 England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total 2001/02 Coventry City First Division 17 2 0 0 0 0 - 17 2 Scotland League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Europe Total 2002/03 Celtic Premier League 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 5 0 England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total 2003/04 Sunderland First Division 20 0 0 0 0 0 - 20 0 2004/05 Championship 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 Scotland League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Europe Total 2005/06 Livingston Premier League 9 2 0 0 0 0 - 9 2 England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total 2006/07 Barnsley Championship 8 0 0 0 2 0 - 10 0 2006/07 Bradford City League One 2 0 2 0 0 0 - 4 0 Republic of Ireland League FAI Cup Football League of Ireland Cup Europe Total 2007 Cork City Premier Division 18 0 18 0 2008 24 0 24 0 2009 20 2 20 2 England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total 2009/10 Ipswich Town Championship 3 0 0 0 2 0 - 5 0 Scotland League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Europe Total 2009/10 Falkirk Premier League 19 1 0 0 0 0 - 19 1 England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total 2010/11 Ipswich Town Championship 16 2 1 0 5 0 - 22 2 Country Scotland 58 4 4 0 5 1 9 1 76 6 England 66 4 3 0 9 0 - 78 4 Republic of Ireland 62 2 62 2 Total 186 10 7 0 14 1 9 1 216 12 Republic of Ireland national team Year Apps Goals 2002 6 1 2003 7 0 Total 13 1 References
- ^ http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/corks-comeback-kid-enjoying-his-football-more-than-ever-1062011.html
- ^ "Dens Park relief for Dalglish". BBC. 12 February 2000. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/scottish_premier/640513.stm. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ^ "Celtic youngsters see them through". BBC. 2 November 2000. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/1000778.stm. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ^ "Celts' Maloney mauls Albion". BBC. 6 November 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/celtic/1640599.stm. Retrieved 6 January 2010.
- ^ Match report – Healy's first Goal for Cork
- ^ "Falkirk sign Ipswich Town's Colin Healy". BBC Sport. 2010-01-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/f/falkirk/8454021.stm. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
- ^ http://www.itfc.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10272~6835,00.html
- ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=3375
External links
Ipswich Town F.C. – current squad 3 Cresswell · 4 Ingimarsson · 5 Delaney · 6 Leadbitter · 7 Edwards · 8 Bowyer · 9 Emmanuel-Thomas · 10 Chopra · 11 Martin · 12 Lee-Barrett · 13 Stockdale · 14 Scotland · 15 Andrews · 16 Priskin · 18 Ellington · 19 Hyam · 20 Smith · 21 Bullard · 22 Carson · 23 O'Connor · 24 Healy · 25 Collins · 26 Wabara · 27 Murphy · 28 Murray · 29 Ainsley · 31 Sonko · 32 Griffiths · 36 Whight · 37 Cropper · 38 Lawrence · 39 Kennedy · — Burke · Manager: Jewell
Categories:- 1980 births
- Living people
- Republic of Ireland international footballers
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
- Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers
- Celtic F.C. players
- Coventry City F.C. players
- Sunderland A.F.C. players
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- Livingston F.C. players
- Ipswich Town F.C. players
- Falkirk F.C. players
- Association football midfielders
- People from County Cork
- Cork City F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- Scottish Premier League players
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