Aaron Black (Irish footballer)

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Aaron Black
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-12-19) 19 December 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth Larne, Northern Ireland
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Larne
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2000–2004 Ayr United 37 (1)
2004–2005 W Connection ? (?)
2005–2006 Glenavon 35 (4)
2006–2008 Larne 35 (13)
2008–2010 Crusaders 56 (9)
2010–2011 Coleraine 19 (1)
2011 Ballymena United 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:50, 20 August 2011

Aaron Black (born 19 December 1983) is a Northern Irish former professional footballer.

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Biography

Aaron started his career at Ayr United. After being released he was due to join Inverness Caledonian Thistle, until financial difficulties arose causing the deal to fall through. Aaron then turned his sights to foreign fields and with the help of ex-Rangers player and Trinidadian international Russell Latapy a deal was sealed with the island's top team, W Connection. [1]

In 2005, he returned to Northern Ireland to play for Glenavon and Larne, before moving to Crusaders where he was a member of the Irish Cup winning team of 2009, scoring one of the goals in the semi-final against Institute. On 5 May 2010, Aaron signed a two-year deal with Coleraine. [2]

After an injury ravaged year, he signed for local rivals Ballymena United.[ citation needed ] He played one game for the Braidmen, in which he was sent off in the 49th minute against old club Glenavon. [3] He never played for the club again and was released shortly after.

Honours

Crusaders

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References

  1. ↑ "W Connection". socawarriors.net.
  2. ↑ "Crues march into final". 4 April 2009 – via news.bbc.co.uk.
  3. ↑ "Ballymena Utd 3-3 Glenavon" – via www.bbc.co.uk.
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