Colin Forde (born ) is an

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sportsperson who played

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with Killererin, and was a member of the

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from 2011 to 2015. At club level, Forde was a member of the Killererin team that won the 2010

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. He was full-back on the Galway minor team that won the

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in 2007, and captained the Galway U21 team which won the 2011 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship. Forde made his debut for the

in the 2011 Connacht Senior Football Championship semi-final against

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. After playing for Galway in the 2013 season, he moved to London ahead of the 2014 season. Forde returned to play in the 2015 FBD Insurance League. However, after participating in Galway's first two 2015 Allianz League Division Two games, he was ruled out for the rest of the 2015 season due to a cruciate ligament injury.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Forde, Colin 20th-century births Living people Galway inter-county Gaelic footballers Killererin Gaelic footballers