Sam Collins (English footballer)
Collins playing for Hartlepool United in 2011
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Samuel Jason Collins | ||
| Date of birth | 5 June 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Pontefract, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1997 | Huddersfield Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1999 | Huddersfield Town | 37 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | Bury | 82 | (2) |
| 2002–2006 | Port Vale | 135 | (11) |
| 2005–2006 | → Hull City (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2006–2008 | Hull City | 13 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2008–2015 | Hartlepool United | 244 | (6) |
| Total | 525 | (19) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2014 | Hartlepool United (player-caretaker) | ||
| 2014 | Hartlepool United (player-caretaker) | ||
| 2017 | Hartlepool United (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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Samuel Jason Collins (born 5 June 1977) is an English football manager and former footballer who played as a defender. His brother, Simon, is also a former professional footballer and manager.
He started his career with Huddersfield Town in 1997, alongside his brother, before he transferred to Bury in 1999. After three years he moved on to Port Vale, where he established himself as club captain and star defender. His performances earned him a move up to Hull City in 2006, though a series of knee injuries blighted his time at the club. Loaned to Swindon Town for a brief spell in 2007, the following year he signed permanently with Hartlepool United. Spending most of his career in the third tier of English football, he has been described as a "warrior" and as "the quintessential lower-league centre-back". He was appointed caretaker-manager of Hartlepool United in October 2014, and then again two months later.
Born in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, Collins started his career at First Division club Huddersfield Town as a trainee. Brian Horton handed him his senior debut just as brother Simon, was leaving the club. He made 41 appearances in all competitions before leaving the club himself.
In 1999, he stepped down a division to join Bury, who paid the "Terriers" a £75,000 fee for his services. He played ninety games in all competitions for the "Shakers", including 82 in the Second Division, before being released at the end of the 2001–02 season, following the club's relegation into the Third Division.
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