John Collins (footballer, born 1968)

John Angus Paul Collins (born 31 January 1968) is a Scottish professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.

He started his coaching career as manager of Hibernian, winning the 2007 Scottish League Cup Final, but resigned later that year.

At youth level, he played for Hutchison Vale[6][7] between 1980 and 1984, captaining the side for four years, before signing as a professional with Hibernian.

Collins won the French championship in 1997 with Monaco,[14] who then reached the semi-final of the 1997–98 UEFA Champions League,[14] defeating Manchester United in the quarter-final before losing to Juventus.

[18] He retired from international football after the aggregate defeat in the UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying play-offs by England in November 1999.

[15] After retiring from club football in 2003, Collins spent time in Monaco with his family, while also obtaining coaching qualifications including the UEFA Pro Licence.

Collins led Hibernian to their first national trophy in over 15 years, when they defeated Kilmarnock 5–1 in the 2007 Scottish League Cup Final.

[20] On 20 December 2007, Collins resigned from Hibernian with immediate effect, citing a disagreement with the Hibs board about the budget to bring in new players.

[19] Collins had also said in October 2007 that he had "no intention" of breaking his contract with Hibs, after turning down a possibility of becoming Queens Park Rangers manager.

[29] He left the club on 28 February 2013, after Collins disagreed with a decision to remove Gareth Evans from first team coaching.