Colin Toal

Colin Toal
Personal information
Full name	Colm Joseph Toal
Date of birth	6 July 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth	South London, England
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Kunming City (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Tonbridge Angels
	Gravesend & Northfleet
1970–1971	Wimbledon
1971–1973	Maidstone United
1973–????	Berea Park
Managerial career
1978	Halmstads (assistant)
1990–1994	Trelleborg
1996–1997	Norrköping
1998–1999	China (assistant)
2000–2001	Copenhagen (assistant)
2001–2002	Udinese (assistant)
2002–2004	Shanghai 2000
2005–2006	Uzbekistan U20
2006	Panathinaikos (assistant)
2007–2014	India Football (technical director)
2015	Shanghai Football School (advisor)
2017	Minerva Punjab (technical director)
2024–	Kunming City
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Colm Joseph Toal (born 6 July 1948), often referred to as Colin Toal,^[1] is an English football administrator, manager, and former player who is currently the manager of Chinese Champions League club Kunming City. In his playing career, he was most prominently a forward for the English club Wimbledon, and also played at Tonbridge Angels, Gravesend & Northfleet, Maidstone United, and played with Roy Hodgson at South African club Berea Park.^[4] He managed IFK Norrköping in 1996.^[5] He became the technical director of Indian Football.^[6] He also worked with Halmstads in 1978,^[7] and Trelleborg, the China national football team, Copenhagen, Udinese, the Uzbekistan national under-20 football team, and Panathinaikos in the 1990s and 2000s.^[3]

In 2024, he was appointed as manager of Chinese Champions League club Kunming City.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Focus is to produce a Competitive National Team: Toal". www.the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 14 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
^ "AIFF THANKS COLM TOAL FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION". www.the-aiff.com. All India Football Federation. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "【第一集】昆明城市足球俱乐部主教练专访来了！在13个国家执教过的 Colm Toal说，他和昆明有个约定。" [[Episode 1] Kunming City Football Club Head coach interview! According to Colin Toal, who managed in 13 different countries, he has a promise with Kunming.]. www.douyin.com (in Chinese). Kunming City F.C. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
^ "Players: Colin Toal". www.historicaldons.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
^ "Colin Toal - Player Profile - Football". Eurosport British. Archived from the original on 25 August 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
^ "Exclusive Interview With The Technical Director Of Indian Football - Colin Toal - Goal.com". 26 October 2009. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
^ "HBK-Quiz - del 3". www.hbk.se (in Swedish). Halmstads BK. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2024.