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.