Fergus Tiernan

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Fergus Tiernan
Personal information
Full name Fergus Alexander Tiernan
Date of birth (1982-01-03) 3 January 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Abeokuta, Nigeria
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1998–2001 Aberdeen
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2004 Aberdeen 52 (1)
2004–2007 Ross County 44 (0)
2006–2009 Dumbarton 37 (7)
2009 Queen's Park 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Fergus Tiernan (born 3 January 1982) is a former football midfielder who retired from the sport in 2009 at the age of 27.

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Football career

Raised in Helensburgh, Tiernan began his career at Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen, and also had spells at Ross County and Dumbarton before his initial decision to retire in January 2009. He made a brief comeback with Queen's Park later in 2009 before changing his mind once again.

Career after football

Having become a firefighter after dropping out of full-time football, Tiernan found it difficult to accommodate his football and work commitments. He retired from professional football at the age of 27 in 2009. [1]

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References

  1. "Queen's Park star Fergus Tiernan calls it a day.. again". The Glaswegian. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2010.