Colin Joseph Hawkins was born on 17 August 1977 and is an Irish retired footballer and current manager of Shamrock Rovers B Hawkins was a central defender with Shamrock Rovers along with a number of other clubs in the League of Ireland and cross-channel in England.
14 Facts About Colin Hawkins
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Colin Hawkins has represented the Republic of Ireland at youth and U21 levels.
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Colin Hawkins played for the Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team in the 1996 UEFA European Under-18 Championship finals in Luxembourg.
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Colin Hawkins immediately earned a starting spot alongside Packie Lynch and their solid base helped St Pats win the championship in his first season.
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Colin Hawkins was rewarded with the Players' Young Player of the Year Award.
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Colin Hawkins was not comfortable there and his performance levels dropped remarkably.
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Colin Hawkins was signed by Ian Snodin, but within weeks Snodin was sacked and replaced by Steve Wignall.
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In 2003 Colin Hawkins won his third league winners medal as Bohemians won their second title in 3 years, though Colin Hawkins was never a popular player in Dalymount Park due to consistent poor performances.
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In January 2007 Colin Hawkins made a free transfer back to Championship side Coventry City, the team where he signed his first professional contract.
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On 28 May 2008, it was revealed that Colin Hawkins had become first signing by manager Micky Adams in his second spell as manager at League One Brighton, agreeing a two-year contract.
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Colin Hawkins returned to Ireland in June 2010 when he signed for Sporting Fingal as he wanted to return home for family reasons.
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Colin Hawkins found himself without a club three weeks before the start of the 2011 season after Sporting Fingal cancelled all their players contracts and later folded.
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Two days after Sporting Fingal folded Colin Hawkins followed his former teammate Greg Bolger and signed a one-year deal with Dundalk.
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On 13 January 2012 Colin Hawkins signed for the League of Ireland Champions, and his fifth Dublin club, as a player-coach.