Colin Toal

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Colin Toal
Personal information
Full name Colm Joseph Toal [1] [2]
Date of birth July 1948 (age 75) [3]
Place of birth South London, England [3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Kunming City (manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Tonbridge Angels
Gravesend & Northfleet
1970–1971 Wimbledon
1971–1973 Maidstone United
1973–???? Berea Park
Managerial career
1978 Halmstads (assistant)
1990–1994 Trelleborg
1996–1997 Norrköping
1998–1999 China (assistant)
2000–2001 Copenhagen (assistant)
2001–2002 Udinese (assistant)
2002–2004 Shanghai 2000
2005–2006 Uzbekistan U20
2006 Panathinaikos (assistant)
2007–2014 India Football (technical director)
2015 Shanghai Football School (advisor)
2017 Minerva Punjab (technical director)
2024– Kunming City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Colm Joseph Toal (born July 1948), often referred to as Colin Toal, [1] is an English football administrator, manager, and former player who is currently the manager of Chinese Champions League club Kunming City. In his playing career, he was most prominently a forward for the English club Wimbledon, and also played at Tonbridge Angels, Gravesend & Northfleet, Maidstone United, and played with Roy Hodgson at South African club Berea Park. [4] He managed IFK Norrköping in 1996. [5] He became the technical director of Indian Football. [6] He also worked with Halmstads in 1978, [7] and Trelleborg, the China national football team, Copenhagen, Udinese, the Uzbekistan national under-20 football team, and Panathinaikos in the 1990s and 2000s. [3]

In 2024, he was appointed as manager of Chinese Champions League club Kunming City. [3]

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References

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  3. 1 2 3 4 "【第一集】昆明城市足球俱乐部主教练专访来了!在13个国家执教过的 Colm Toal说,他和昆明有个约定。" [[Episode 1] Kunming City Football Club Head coach interview! According to Colin Toal, who managed in 13 different countries, he has a promise with Kunming.]. www.douyin.com (in Chinese). Kunming City F.C. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
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