Colin McCurdy

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Colin McCurdy
Personal information
Full name Colin Charles McCurdy [1]
Date of birth (1954-07-18) 18 July 1954 (age 68)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [2]
Position(s) Striker, defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1973–1976 Linfield
1975 → Cliftonville (loan)
1976–1977 Larne
1977–1978 Fulham 1 (0)
1978–1979 Philadelphia Fury 19 (7)
1978–1979 → Larne (loan)
1979–1981 Linfield
1981–1986 Crusaders
1982 → Northcote City (loan)
1986–1990 Bangor
International career
1980 Northern Ireland 1 (1)
Managerial career
1987 Bangor
2004–2006 Ottawa Fury
2009–2010 Bangor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Colin Charles McCurdy (born 18 July 1954) is a Northern Irish former football player and manager.

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Playing career

Born in Belfast, McCurdy played as a striker for Linfield, Cliftonville, Larne, Fulham, the Philadelphia Fury, Crusaders, Northcote City and Bangor. [1] [2] [3] [4] He also earned one cap for the Northern Ireland national team. [2] [3] [5]

Coaching career

He later worked in various coaching and management roles at Bangor, Glenavon, the Irish FA, the Eastern Ontario District Soccer Association, and the Ottawa Fury. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Colin McCurdy". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Colin McCurdy". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Profile". NIFG. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  4. ↑ "Profile". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Tom on the mark - at each end". Ireland's Saturday Night. 21 August 1982. p. 1.


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