John Collins

Collins is my kind of footballer: cerebral, durable, and quietly essential. A nineteen-year career carrying him from Hibernian and Celtic to Monaco, Everton and Fulham speaks to a midfielder who could read the game and adapt anywhere. The Aquarian breadth of vision suited that role perfectly. But the moment that stays with me is his goal against Brazil in the opening match of the 1998 World Cup, the sort of nerve that defines a career. Fifty-eight Scotland caps confirm the substance. Moving into management afterward felt natural for someone who clearly thinks about the game. I have real affection for craftsmen like him.

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Name (English)

John Collins

Name (Japanese)

ジョン・コリンズ

Reading

じょん・こりんず

Born

January 31, 1968 (age 58)

Origin

Galashiels, United Kingdom

Height

175 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Monkey

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Collins%20(footballer%2C%20born%201968)
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B3%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BA%20(%E3%82%B5%E3%83%83%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC%E9%81%B8%E6%89%8B)
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q720921

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

September 25, 2026

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