Derek Currie
Personal information
Date of birth (1949-02-08) 8 February 1949
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
0000–1966 Dumbarton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1967 Third Lanark
1967–1970 Motherwell
1970–1972 Hong Kong Rangers
1972–1980 Seiko
1976 → San Antonio Thunder (loan)
1980 Bulova
1980–1982 Eastern
International career
Hong Kong
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Derek Currie was one of the first of three professionals to play in Asia when Hong Kong introduced professional football in 1970.[1][2] Currie arrived in September 1970 along with fellow Scotsmen, Walter Gerrard and Jackie Trainer. Currie was also the first overseas professional to win the top goalscoring award in 1972 in Hong Kong. In 1978, he became the first professional to play for the Hong Kong National side and was followed by fellow professional, David Anderson and both competed for Hong Kong in the Asian Cup qualifying in Bangkok in 1979. By scoring against Sri Lanka, Currie was the first overseas professional to score in an International for the Hong Kong National side. During a three-month spell in San Antonio for the San Antonio Thunder in the NASL, Currie scored the official first goal in the Bicentennial League against St. Louis All-Stars, He scored both goals in their 2-1 win at the Alamo Stadium. Currie retired in 1982, playing his final farewell game against German side, VfB Stuttgart in Hong Kong.

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