Colm Muldoon

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Colm Muldoon
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Muldoon in 2013
Personal information
Place of birth Athlone, Republic of Ireland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1996 Athlone Town
Managerial career
2009 Athlone Town U20
2012–2014 Kingston FC
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Colm Muldoon is an Irish former footballer who played as a defender and was a football manager.

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Club career

Muldoon played in the League of Ireland Premier Division during the 1991–92 season with Athlone Town. [1] Following the relegation of Athlone to the Irish first division, he remained with the team for the 1992–93 season. [2] [3] In 1994, Athlone secured a promotion to the premier league. and Muldoon re-signed with the club to compete in the top-tier league. [1] He had another run in the Irish top tier with Athlone during the 1995–96 season. [1]

Managerial career

In 2009, his former club, Athlone Town, named him their manager for the under-20 team in the League of Ireland U20 Division. [4] [5] After a three-month stint with Athlone, he departed from the club. [6] Muldoon ventured abroad to the United States to manage the Middle Georgia State University soccer program. [7]

In the summer of 2012, he joined Kingston FC of the Canadian Soccer League as the club's head coach, replacing Jimmy Hamrouni midway through the season. [8] [9] Kingston would finish the season in the fourteenth spot in the league's first division. [10] Muldoon re-signed with Kingston the following season and began refining the roster with a mixture of imports and university players. [11] [12] Kingston produced a six-game undefeated streak and held the top position in the earlier stages of the season. [13] Following their initial undefeated streak, Kingston produced another 11-match undefeated streak and would ultimately secure the league's first division title. [14] Kingston defeated the Serbian White Eagles in the preliminary round of the playoffs. [15] He led Kingston to the championship final in the semifinal round by defeating London City. [16] [17] However, in the championship match, the divisional champions were defeated by SC Waterloo Region. [18] Muldoon was awarded the league's Coach of the Year for his achievements throughout the season. [18]

Muldoon returned to manage Kingston for the 2014 season. [19] [20] In his third season with Kingston, he secured another playoff berth by finishing third in the division. [21] In the opening round of the post-season, the club was defeated by the Serbian White Eagles. [22] Their playoff journey concluded in the next round after a defeat by Toronto Croatia. [23]

Honors

Manager

Kingston FC

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Colm Muldoon - Soccer player profile & career statistics - Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  2. ↑ "Shock for Monaghan". The Dublin Star. 19 October 1992. p. 37.
  3. ↑ "Town Too Good by Far". The Dublin Star. 1 February 1993. p. 37.
  4. ↑ O'Neill, Kevin (20 May 2009). "Muldoon appointed". Westmeath Independent. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  5. ↑ O'Neill, Kevin (24 June 2009). "Athlone prepare for start of Under-20 campaign". Westmeath Independent. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  6. ↑ O'Neill, Kevin (8 July 2009). "McGauley leaves Athlone". Westmeath Independent. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  7. ↑ Cathcart, Jordan Cathcart (30 July 2012). "Kingston FC reboots". The Queen's Journal. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  8. ↑ Lea, Michael (7 July 2012). "Kingston FC shuffles deck ; SOCCER: Scratch one owner and add one coach to Kingston's pro soccer lineup". The Kingston Whig-Standard . p. 17.
  9. ↑ "Belleville man Muldoon guides Kingston FC". The Intelligencer . 16 July 2012. p. 9.
  10. ↑ Morrow, Peter (8 February 2013). "Kingston FC looks forward". The Queen's Journal. Retrieved 28 February 2025.
  11. ↑ Graham, Doug (25 April 2013). "Kingston FC to put emphasis on 'Kingston' ; SOCCER: Pro team's players will be housed at Queen's this season; club promises to get more involved with local minor associations". The Kingston Whig-Standard . pp. C1.
  12. ↑ Graham, Doug (3 May 2013). "Pro club kicks off season". The Kingston Whig-Standard .
  13. ↑ Kennedy, Patrick (8 July 2013). "Kingston FC's streak snapped". The Kingston Whig-Standard . p. 13.
  14. 1 2 "Kingston FC loses final match". Kingston Whig Standard . 8 October 2013.
  15. ↑ Kennedy, Patrick (15 October 2013). "Kingston FC wins in extra time". Kingston Whig Standard .
  16. ↑ "Kingston FC advances to final ; SOCCER". Kingston Whig Standard . 21 October 2013.
  17. ↑ Kesebi, Hiba (24 October 2013). "Kingston FC reflects on a turn-around season". Kingston Whig Standard .
  18. 1 2 3 4 "Waterloo ends Kingston FC's run". Kingston Whig Standard . 4 November 2013.
  19. ↑ Svoboda, Paul (18 March 2014). "Kingston FC wants Quinte talent". The Intelligencer . pp. C1.
  20. ↑ Graham, Doug (17 April 2014). "'It is business as usual': Kingston FC owner". The Kingston Whig-Standard . pp. C1.
  21. ↑ "Kingston FC moved into third place in the First Division of the Canadian Soccer League". The Kingston Heritage. 2 October 2014.
  22. ↑ "Kingston FC clubs win". Kingston Whig-Standard . 14 October 2014.
  23. ↑ "North York Astros fall one game short of CSL final". North York Mirror . 20 October 2014.
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