Jantzen Stuart Derrick (born 10 January 1943) is an English former professional

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who played as a

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and winger.

Career

Derrick started his career with

Bristol City Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...

, playing 259 matches and scoring 31 goals. He spent the 1970–71 season on loan to

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they ...

. In 1971, Derrick joined

Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris, Paris SG or simply PSG is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. As Fr ...

; he would go on to play three matches for them before heading to

Bath City Bath City Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Bath, Somerset, England. The club is affiliated to the Somerset FA and currently competes in the National League South, the sixth tier of English football. The club have ...

, where he would put an end to his career in 1975.

Personal life

Jantzen Derrick was born in

Bristol Bristol () is a city, ceremonial county and unitary authority in England. Situated on the River Avon, it is bordered by the ceremonial counties of Gloucestershire to the north and Somerset to the south. Bristol is the most populous city in ...

on 10 January 1943. Later in his life, he would work as a

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vendor in Bristol.

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* 1943 births Living people English men's footballers Footballers from Bristol Men's association football forwards Bristol City F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players Bath City F.C. players English Football League players Ligue 1 players English expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in France English expatriate sportspeople in France {{England-footy-forward-1940s-stub