Editing Colin Healy (section)

{{Short description|Irish footballer (born 1980)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Colin Healy
| image          = Colin Healy.jpg
|image_size      = 182
| caption        = Healy playing for [[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]] in 2007
| fullname       = Colin Healy<ref>{{Hugman|8655|access-date=8 March 2017}}</ref>
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|df=y|1980|3|14}}
| birth_place    = [[Cork (city)|Cork]], Ireland
| height         = {{height|ft=5|in=9}}<ref>{{cite news |title=Colin Healy profile |url=https://uk.soccerway.com/players/colin-healy/7033/ |publisher=Soccerway |access-date=17 June 2020}}</ref>
| youthyears1    = 1997
| youthclubs1    = Ballincollig and Wilton United
| position       = [[Midfielder]]
| years1  = 1998–2003 |clubs1 = [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]]                            |caps1  = 30  |goals1  = 1
| years2  = 2002–2003 |clubs2 = → [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] (loan)     |caps2  = 17  |goals2  = 2
| years3  = 2003–2006 |clubs3 = [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]]                  |caps3  = 20  |goals3  = 0
| years4  = 2006      |clubs4 = [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]]                    |caps4  = 9   |goals4  = 2
| years5  = 2006–2007 |clubs5 = [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]]                        |caps5  = 8   |goals5  = 0
| years6  = 2006      |clubs6 = → [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]] (loan)   |caps6  = 2   |goals6  = 0
| years7  = 2007–2009 |clubs7 = [[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]]                      |caps7  = 62  |goals7  = 2
| years8  = 2009–2011 |clubs8 = [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]                |caps8  = 20  |goals8  = 2
| years9  = 2010      |clubs9 = → [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]] (loan)                 |caps9  = 19  |goals9  = 1
| years10 = 2012–2017  |clubs10 = [[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]]                    |caps10 = 110  |goals10 = 5
| totalcaps = 297 | totalgoals = 15
| nationalyears1 = 1998–1999 | nationalteam1  = [[Republic of Ireland national under-19 football team|Republic of Ireland U18]]
| nationalcaps1  =           | nationalgoals1 =
| nationalyears2 = 2002–2003 | nationalteam2  = [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]]
| nationalcaps2  = 13        | nationalgoals2 = 1
| manageryears1  = 2020–2023
| managerclubs1  = [[Cork City F.C.|Cork City]]
| manageryears2  = 2023–2024
| managerclubs2  = [[Republic of Ireland women's national football team|Republic of Ireland women]] (assistant)
| manageryears3  = 2025–
| managerclubs3  = [[Kerry F.C. (Ireland)|Kerry]]
| club-update    = 
| ntupdate       = 
}}

'''Colin Healy''' (born 14 March 1980) is an Irish [[Association football|football]] manager and former player.<ref>[http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/former-celtic-midfielder-colin-healy-10246818 Former Celtic midfielder Colin Healy retires from football]‚ dailyrecord.co.uk, 18 April 2017</ref> He was appointed manager of [[Cork City F.C.|Cork City FC]] in late 2020,<ref name="manager2020">{{cite web|url = https://www.corkcityfc.ie/home/2020/12/24/colin-healy-appointed-head-coach/| website = corkcityfc.ie | title = Colin Healy appointed Head Coach | date = 24 December 2020 | accessdate = 6 November 2021 }}</ref> and held the post until May 2023.<ref name="echo2023">{{cite web|url = https://www.echolive.ie/corksport/arid-41131123.html | website = echolive.ie | publisher = The Echo | title = Colin Healy steps down as Cork City manager | date = 3 May 2023 | accessdate = 5 May 2023 }}</ref> He has been the manager of [[League of Ireland First Division]] club [[Kerry F.C. (Ireland)|Kerry FC]] since May 2025.

He started his senior career at [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]], spending five years with the Scottish club before joining English side [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]] in 2003, where he spent three years. He returned to Scotland in 2006 to sign for [[Livingston F.C.|Livingston]]. After a short spell with Livingston he returned to England to join [[Barnsley F.C.|Barnsley]]. After leaving Barnsley in 2007, he joined Irish side Cork City, where he spent two years before joining English side [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]]. He spent two years with Ipswich before returning to the Republic of Ireland to sign for former club Cork City. Healy represented the [[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] at youth and senior level. He made his senior debut for his country in 2002, going on to win 13 caps, scoring once.