Paul Curran (association footballer)

Paul Curran (born 5 October 1966) is a football manager and former player. He was born in Derry, Northern Ireland. Throughout his playing career, Curran represented several clubs, including Ards F.C., Finn Harps F.C., Derry City F.C., and Dundalk F.C.

Finn Harps
During the 1986–87 League of Ireland First Division season, Curran made 26 appearances for Finn Harps.

Derry City
Later, he served as the captain of Derry City F.C., where he participated in the team's treble-winning 1988–1989 season. Curran scored twice as the League of Ireland XI beat the Welsh Football League 2–0 in Porthmadog in October 1994.

His 500th career appearance came on 1 February 1999 against Finn Harps - his only former team. He would score a goal in the game. Curran holds the record for the second-highest number of appearances for Derry City ever, a total of 512. He would make his final appearance for Derry City at the end of 1999.

Ards
Curran would sign go on to sign a 3 year contract with Ards in November 1999.

Curran debuted for Ards on 13 November 1999 against Larne in a 2-2 draw. He would go on to score 12 goals across 122 appearances for the club.

His last appearance for the club came on 29 October 2002 at Windsor Park during a County Antrim Shield match.

Dundalk
In 2003, Curran gained managerial experience with Dundalk, where he was assistant manager to Trevor Anderson and also had a short spell as caretaker manager.

Larne
In mid-2004, Curran signed for Larne F.C. He would go on to Captain the Inver Park side in the 2005 Irish Cup final.

On 26 November 2006, Curran was appointed as the club's manager.

Family
As of 2022, his son Ryan Curran plays for Cliftonville F.C. in the NIFL Premiership.

Honours

 * League of Ireland Premier Division: 2
 * Derry City F.C. 1988–89, 1996–97
 *  FAI Cup: 2
 * Derry City F.C. 1989, 1995
 * League of Ireland Cup: 4
 * Derry City F.C. 1988/89, 1990/91, 1991/92, 1993/94