Enda Colleran
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Éinde Ó Callaráin | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right Corner Back | ||
| Born |
May 1942 Moylough, County Galway, Ireland | ||
| Died |
8 April 2004 (aged 61) Barna, County Galway, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Occupation | Secondary school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Mountbellew–Moylough | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 2 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
1961-1966 |
University College Galway | ||
| College titles | |||
| Sigerson titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1961–1971 | Galway | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Connacht titles | 6 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
Enda Colleran (May 1942 – 8 April 2004) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and manager who played for the Mountbellew–Moylough club and at senior level for the Galway county team.
Career
A native of
A brief spell as a rugby union player with Corinthians was followed by Colleran taking over as manager of the Galway senior team, winning a Connacht Championship title in 1976. His next high-profile engagement was as an analyst on The Sunday Game. Colleran was also named on the Team of the Century and Team of the Millennium.[3]
Personal life and death
Colleran worked as a secondary school teacher at St Enda's College in Salthill. He died suddenly at his home in Barna, County Galway on 8 April 2004.[4]
Honours
- St Jarlath's College
- All-Ireland Colleges Senior Football Championship: 1960
- Connacht Colleges Senior Football Championship: 1960
- University College Galway
- Sigerson Cup: 1963, 1964
- Mountbellew–Moylough
- Galway Senior Football Championship: 1964, 1965
- Galway Corinthians
- Connacht Senior Cup: 1971–72
- Galway
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship: 1964, 1965, 1966
- Connacht Senior Football Championship: 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970
- National Football League: 1964–65
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: 1960
- Connacht Minor Football Championship: 1960
- Connacht
- Railway Cup: 1967
References
- ^ "Galway GAA legend Enda Colleran dies aged 63". Irish Examiner. 8 April 2004. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "AN APPRECIATION : Shock at death of legendary skipper Enda". Irish Independent. 9 April 2004. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Glittering career bedecked with honours". Irish Times. 9 April 2004. Retrieved 3 April 2021.
- ^ "Galway football star Colleran dies aged 63". RTÉ News. 8 April 2004. Retrieved 3 April 2021.