Nick Colgan

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nick Colgan
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Sep 19, 1973(1973-09-19)
Age	51
Birthplace	Drogheda
Country	Ireland
Birth City	County Meath
Horoscope	Virgo

Nick Colgan Biography

Nick Colgan is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on September 19, 1973 in Drogheda, County Meath, Ireland. Nicholas Vincent “Nick” Colgan, a former professional footballer from Ireland, is the goalkeeping coach at Wigan Athletic.

Colgan signed a free transfer to Bournemouth in July 1998 after his release from Chelsea. Colgan was second to Mark Ovendale throughout his entire time at Dean Court. He would not make a single appearance for the club.

Colgan made his Ireland début in March 2002, against Denmark. He went on to make a total of ten appearances for his country, but was selected many more times for the national squad as a backup to the likes of Shay Given and Paddy Kenny.

In the summer of 2004, Colgan signed for Barnsley, where he endured a tough first season only playing in 15 games and ending up on loan to Dundee United for 3 months. The 2005–2006 Barnsley campaign showed a turn of fortune for Colgan as he became the team’s first choice keeper. His outstanding displays during the season earned him 20 clean sheets in total as well as the title of Barnsley’s Player of the Year and helped the team reach the League One Play- off final at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on 27 May 2006 where despite a mistake letting Swansea City take the lead, he recovered to make a historic save from Alan Tate in the penalty shoot out which ensured Barnsley won their place back in the Championship. On 4 October 2007 he handed in a transfer request at Barnsley after losing his place to summer arrival Heinz Müller. Manager Simon Davey accepted the request.

Colgan signed professional terms to Chelsea. Chelsea was a founding club in the FA Premier League. He had played in their youth team six times in 1990/91 and became their regular goalkeeper the following season. Colgan was named third choice goalkeeper at Stamford Bridge, behind Dmitri Khrine and Kevin Hitchcock. Glenn Hoddle was appointed player-manager and replaced Porterfield in February 1993. Colgan was then put up for loan. Dario Gradi signed Colgan in September 1993 on a one-month loan with Crewe Alexandra. However, he did not make an appearance for Crewe Alexandra and soon returned to Stamford Bridge. Colgan joined Alan Buckley at Grimsby Town during the 1994-1995 season. He was used as a deputy goalkeeper to Paul Crichton. However, Colgan was not employed at Blundell Park while he was in Humberside. Colgan was loaned to Millwall in London during the 1995-1996 season. However, he failed to make his first team debut. Ruud Gullit replaced Hoddle for the 1996-1997 season. Colgan made his professional debut in an away loss to West Ham United, a 3-2, on 12 March 1997. Colgan was the current first choice Frodegrodas, who sat on the bench. That day, the Chelsea team included Gianfranco Zola and Gianluca Vialli as well as Dan Petrescu, Dennis Wise, Dennis Wise, Mark Hughes, and Gianluca Vialli. The 1996-97 FA Cup was won by Chelsea that season. Colgan was in the semi-final against Wimbledon, but Kevin Hitchcock was there for the match day squad. He would make five loan appearances for Brentford and Reading in the 1997-1998 season. However, he would not experience first-team football at Chelsea. Colgan was released by Chelsea, now managed and controlled by Gianluca VIalli in 1998.

Nick Colgan Net Worth

Nick Colgan is one of the richest Association Football Player from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nick Colgan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Colgan was born in Drogheda in County Louth and began his football career in 1991 with Drogheda United. While he was being scouted overseas, he remained at United Park as a professional for one season. Colgan would eventually leave United to move to England.

He was a goalkeeper for the club between 1991 and 2013. His first stint with Drogheda United in 1991 was his debut. Then he signed for Chelsea, a Premier League team. He was often a back-up to Dmitri Kharine, Frode Grodas, and spent time at Crewe Alexandra and Grimsby Town as well as Brentford, Millwall and Brentford while at Stamford Bridge. In 1998, he joined Bournemouth and stayed there for one year. He then moved to Hibernian in the Scottish Premier League. Between 1999 and 2004, Colgan played in over 120 league games and earned his first international cap for Republic of Ireland. After a stint with Stockport County, Colgan joined Barnsley in 2004. He played there for four years and helped the club achieve promotion to the Football League Championship. He joined Ipswich Town in 2008 as an understudy for Stephen Bywater. However, he left the club shortly after making an appearance and returned to the Premier League with Sunderland. He returned to Grimsby Town a year later and was their first choice goalkeeper after they were relegated to the Conference’s Football League. Colgan was relegated to the Conference the following year. He was then loaned out by Huddersfield Town, before making the move permanent.

During the summer of 1999, Colgan signed with Scottish Premier League club Hibernian. His first season at Easter Road he made 31 appearances for the club, and was looked upon as the first choice keeper in a side that boasted Olafur Gottskalksson and John Campbell. He went on to make a total of 147 appearances in all competitions between joining in 1999 and his departure in the summer of 2004. During the 2003–2004 season, Colgan was loaned out, where he spent most of the season with Stockport County. County were under a squad re-shuffle that had seen them use Lee Jones, James Spencer, Boaz Myhill, Anthony Williams and Colgan in the net that season. At the end of the season, Colgan was linked with a permanent move to Stockport but the transfer never materialised.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Colgan worked part-time as a goalkeeping coach with Barnsley’s academy while playing for Huddersfield Town. At the end of the 2011–12 season, Colgan was appointed to a similar full-time role at Huddersfield Town.

Facts & Trivia

Nick Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Nick Colgan celebrates birthday on September 19 of every year.

During the 2011–12 season Colgan began coaching youngsters back at former club Barnsley as well as continuing to play with Huddersfield. In July 2012 he signed a new contract with Huddersfield to make him the club’s academy goalkeeping coach as well as still making himself available as a player.