Colin John Curran (born 21 August 1947)
including date of birth is an Australian former football (soccer)
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defender of Irish descent. He was a member of the Australian
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1974 FIFA World Cup
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squad in West Germany and represented Australia
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34 times between 1970 and 1979. He scored Australia's first World Cup goal, an own goal
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, against East Germany.
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1947 births
Living people
Soccer players from Newcastle, New South Wales
Australian people of Irish descent
Australian men's soccer players
Australia men's international soccer players
Australian expatriate sportspeople in England
National Soccer League (Australia) players
1974 FIFA World Cup players
Newcastle KB United players
Men's association football defenders
20th-century Australian sportsmen
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