Doug Considine
Scottish footballer (born 1957)
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Doug Considine (born 15 May 1957) is a Scottish former footballer. As a squad player he was a Scottish League winner at Aberdeen in 1980. A year later in 1981, he moved to Dunfermline Athletic in pursuit of first team football. Two seasons later, he retired as a footballer aged 26.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 May 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1981 | Aberdeen | 32 | (0) |
| 1981–1983 | Dunfermline Athletic | 52 | (5) |
| Total | 84 | (5) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Doug Considine was born in Edinburgh in 1957. He joined Aberdeen from Highland League club Huntly in 1978 and spent three seasons at Pittodrie, where he was part of the team which won the Scottish Premier Division in 1980, playing fifteen times in the league that season.
He left Aberdeen in 1981 to join Dunfermline, where he remained until 1983, when he retired aged 26.[1]
Honours
Personal life
Considine's son Andrew Considine[1] is also a former professional footballer. His brother Iain Considine is a cofounder of the law firm Aberdein Considine.[5]
Considine ran a dry cleaning business in Banchory following his retirement from football.[6]