has represented Wales at international level. He made his debut on 9 February 2005 during a 2–0 win over Hungary in the first match of John Toshack's second spell as Wales' manager. His last cap came on 22 August 2007 during a 1–0 friendly win over Bulgaria. Two months after the match, Collins withdrew from the Wales squad to face Germany and Slovakia in the qualifying round of UEFA Euro 2008. Having previously fallen out with Toshack over being left on the bench during a friendly match with Paraguay in March 2006, Following the resignation of Toshack and the appointment of Brian Flynn as Wales caretaker manager, Collins, who had not been called up since 2007, was selected in the Wales squad for the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches in October 2010. His first call-up as a Forest player was in the squad to face Belgium and Serbia in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. However, Collins turned the call-up down and said, "Playing for Wales has always meant a great deal, it's a massive honour to play for your country, but at my age I feel I would be better served to stay with Forest to train and prepare for the demanding fixtures in the Championship. I'm grateful to Chris [Coleman] for considering me but I feel it's important I focus on Forest now." Career statistics International Source: Honours Chester City Football Conference: 2003–04 Sunderland Football League Championship: 2004–05, 2006–07 Stoke City FA Cup runner-up: 2010–11 Individual North East player of the Year: 2009 References External links Danny Collins profile at the Grimsby Town F.C. website BBC profile for Danny Collins 1980 births Living people Sportspeople from Chester English people of Welsh descent Association football defenders Welsh footballers Wales international footballers England semi-pro international footballers Premier League players English Football League players National League (English football) players Northern Premier League players Welsh cricketers Wales National County cricketers Mold Alexandra F.C. players Chester City F.C. players Vauxhall Motors F.C. players Sunderland A.F.C. players Stoke City F.C. players Ipswich Town F.C. players West Ham United F.C. players Nottingham Forest F.C. players Rotherham United F.C. players Grimsby Town F.C. players Buckley Town F.C. players