Vincent "Vince" Mennie (born 19 May 1964) is a Scottish–German former professional

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who played as a

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for 1. FC Köln. He was the first Scot to play in the Bundesliga. He also played for Dundee, Falkirk, Forfar Athletic and

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Career

In Germany

Born in Dortmund in the German state of

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, Mennie was a tough midfield player. He was the first Scotsman to play in the Bundesliga where he began his senior career. He was also the first Scot to score there. He played 29 first team league games for a club North Rhine-Westphalia club, FC Köln from 1983. During his third season he transferred to Scotland.

In Scotland

Aged 21, his first club in Scotland was Dundee where he made 64 league appearances between seasons from 1985-86 to 1988-89. During season 1988-89 he joined Falkirk for whom he played in seven league games. The season after he played in one league game for Forfar Athletic.

Return to Germany

After his brief period at Forfar he returned to play for another club in North Rhine-Westphalia, Wuppertaler SV. At the time Wuppertaler SV were playing in the Amateur Oberliga Nordrhein (III) in the regionalised third tier of German football.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mennie, Vince 1964 births Living people Footballers from Dortmund German men's footballers Scottish men's footballers German people of Scottish descent Men's association football midfielders Scottish Football League players Bundesliga players 1. FC Köln players Dundee F.C. players Falkirk F.C. players Forfar Athletic F.C. players Wuppertaler SV players German expatriate men's footballers German expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland