| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Fachtna Ó Coileáin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Born | 1973 Aughadown, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Occupation | Veterinary surgeon | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Ilen Rovers → Carbery | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
1991-1996 | University College Dublin | ||
| College titles | |||
| Sigerson titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1996-2001 | Cork | 10 (1-03) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Fachtna Collins (born 1973) is an Irish former Gaelic footballer. At club level he played with Ilen Rovers divisional side Carbery and was also a member of the Cork senior football team. [1]
Collins first played Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels with the Ilen Rovers club. He also lined out as a schoolboy with St. Fachtna's De La Salle College in Skibbereen and, after winning consecutive Corn Uí Mhuirí titles, won a Hogan Cup medal in 1991. [2] [3] As a student at University College Dublin, Collins captained the senior team to the Sigerson Cup title in 1996. [4]
Collins progressed to adult level with his club and won numerous South West JAFC titles before winning a Cork JAFC title in 2001 and a Cork IAFC title in 2003. [5] He was at midfield when Ilen Rovers beat St. Michael's to win the inaugural All-Ireland ICFC title in 2004. [6] Collins also lined out with divisional side Carbery.
Collins first played for Cork as a member of the minor team that beat Mayo in the 1991 All-Ireland minor final. [7] He later claimed All-Ireland honours as a member of the junior team in 1993 and with the under-21 team in 1994. [8] [9] Collins's performances with the junior team earned a call-up to the senior team in 1996. He won National League and Munster Championship titles in 1999, however, Cork were beaten by Meath in that year's All-Ireland final. [10]
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