Martin Coll

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Martin Coll is a Gaelic footballer who played with Donegal as a defender. [1] He was the1st representative of Gaoth Dobhair to start a championship game for Donegal in over 2 decades but was sent off early on (1998 Ulster Semi-Final). [2] [3] He continued his involvement with Donegal into the 21st century. [4]

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References

  1. "GAA: McEniff bids a happy return to Coll".
  2. "Martin Coll's early sending off compounded Donegal's bad start".
  3. "Coll back at centre stage".
  4. "McEniff takes Donegal manager's job for sixth time".