Col Kitching

Biographical information

RolesNon-starter
SexMale
Full nameColin "Col"•Kitching
Used nameCol•Kitching
Born11 November 1933
Died12 March 2022
AffiliationsSt. Helens United, Ipswich (AUS)
NOC Australia

Biography

Colin Kitching was an Australian footballer. When Kitching was 18-years-old he scored 50 goals in one season for Bundamba. During the 1950s Kitching played in the Queensland State League for Bundamba, Blackstone, and St Helens before making a move to play for Hellenic in Brisbane. Kitching won five Queensland Premiership titles during the 1950s and 1960s.

In 1955 Kitching earned his first international cap when he played in two matches for Australia against South Africa. The following year Kitching was named in Australia’s squad for the football tournament at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics, but he did not play in any matches. Kitching earned his third and final international cap just after the Olympics in a match against India. In 1959 Kitching played in three matches for Australia against the Scottish club side Heart of Midlothian who toured Australia to play a series of friendlies. Playing for Queensland in 1961, Kitching scored eight goals in a friendly match against Fiji.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1956 Summer Olympics Football (Football) AUS Col Kitching
Football, Men (Olympic) Australia DNS