Roddy Collins managed Bohemians, the side he started his career at and played for during four spells throughout his career, before moving to England to manage Carlisle.
33 Facts About Roddy Collins
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Roddy Collins played for the youth teams of Stella Maris FC, where in 1977 he was scouted and went on trial with Fulham FC, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Arsenal FC.
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Roddy Collins made his competitive debut for Bohemians in a FAI League Cup tie against St Patrick's Athletic on 26 August 1979, which they lost on penalties.
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The game at Dalymount Park had ended scoreless with Roddy Collins being one that had his spot kick saved.
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Roddy Collins suffered a serious leg injury which sidelined him for almost two years before going on to play for Home Farm.
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Roddy Collins scored Athlone's goal in their 1984 FAI League Cup final loss to Drogheda United.
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Roddy Collins then moved to Drogheda United before joining Dundalk for six months.
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Roddy Collins then went on to play once for Cheltenham Town.
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Roddy Collins scored in his last game for the club at Cork City on 21 April 1989.
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Roddy Collins later played for Sligo Rovers, Crusaders, Glentoran, Bangor, Coleraine, Cliftonville, Larne and Home Farm.
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Roddy Collins' start to his reign as Bohs' manager was relatively impressive, and new signings such as Kevin Hunt eventually dragged the side out of relegation trouble and to safety.
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Roddy Collins remained as manager during the close-season, though he was under pressure from both the supporters and the committee at Bohemians.
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Roddy Collins again brought in several new players during the summer break, with Simon Webb, Dave Hill among others joining record signing Trevor Molloy at the club.
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Once out of Europe, results began to dip, and Roddy Collins found himself under pressure.
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In January 2001, Roddy Collins was under huge pressure as Bohemians travelled to Santry to take on fierce rivals Shamrock Rovers.
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In early July 2001 Roddy Collins expressed an interest in forming a consortium to takeover one of his former clubs Drogheda United.
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Roddy Collins was appointed as manager of Carlisle United in July 2001 signing a two-year contract.
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Roddy Collins was sacked in April 2002 after stating that he would resign unless owner Michael Knighton completed the sale of the club as promised to the investor John Courtenay.
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Roddy Collins was first suspended for a week in November 2005 pending the resolution of an internal investigation.
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Roddy Collins later brought a claim of unfair dismissal against Shamrock Rovers to the Employment Appeals Tribunal in Dublin, the case was settled out of court in November 2006.
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Roddy Collins was named as the man heading an Irish consortium to purchase SPL club Gretna on 15 March 2008 following the club's financial crisis and possible closure.
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On 30 June 2009, Roddy Collins was unveiled as the new Manager of Maltese Premier side Floriana FC At the media conference, held in the Embassy of Malta in Dublin, Roddy Collins stated his delight at returning to the dugout and the large media presence was unheard of for a Maltese club.
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On 15 December 2009, Roddy Collins suddenly announced his departure from Floriana FC and returned to the League of Ireland to take charge of Cork City, where it was announced that he had signed a 12-month contract on 23 December 2009.
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Roddy Collins spoke of his delight at the appointment and said that it was a job he had wanted "for many years".
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Roddy Collins didn't manage a single competitive game with Cork City.
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In March 2011 Roddy Collins was appointed manager of First Division Monaghan United.
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Roddy Collins has achieved promotion to the Premier Division in his first season at the Mons.
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On 22 November 2012, Roddy Collins was named as the new manager of First Division side Athlone Town, and in his first season guided them to the League of Ireland First Division title in September 2013.
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However, in November 2013 in a club statement it was revealed that Roddy Collins had "requested his P45" and had left the club.
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On 19 November 2013, Roddy Collins was named as the new manager of Derry City.
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On 11 May 2014 it was announced on the Derry City website that Derry City and Roddy Collins had departed by mutual consent.
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On 12 May 2017, Roddy Collins was appointed as the head coach of Athlone Town, a role which he held until February 2018.
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Roddy Collins is the brother of former world champion boxer, Steve Collins.