Darren Collier

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Darren Collier
Personal information
Full name Darren Collier [1] [2]
Date of birth (1967-12-01) 1 December 1967 (age 56) [3]
Place of birth Stockton-on-Tees, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) [4]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1984–1986 Middlesbrough 0 (0)
1987–1993 Blackburn Rovers 27 (0)
1993–1995 Darlington [3] [5] 44 (0)
1995–1996 Sing Tao
1996–1998 Berwick Rangers 17 (0)
Billingham Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Darren Collier (born 1 December 1967) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Blackburn Rovers and Darlington, [5] in the Hong Kong First Division League for Sing Tao, [6] and in the Scottish League for Berwick Rangers. He was born in Stockton-on-Tees, [3] and began his professional football career on a non-contract basis with Middlesbrough. [5]

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