Fergus Tiernan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Fergus Alexander Tiernan | ||
| Date of birth | 3 January 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Abeokuta, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2001 | Aberdeen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2004 | Aberdeen | 52 | (1) |
| 2004–2007 | Ross County | 44 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Dumbarton | 37 | (7) |
| 2009 | Queen's Park | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Fergus Tiernan (born 3 January 1982) is a former football midfielder who retired from the sport in 2009 at the age of 27.
Football career
[edit]Raised in Helensburgh, Tiernan began his career at Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen, and also had spells at Ross County and Dumbarton before his initial decision to retire in January 2009. He made a brief comeback with Queen's Park later in 2009 before changing his mind once again.
Career after football
[edit]Having become a firefighter after dropping out of full-time football, Tiernan found it difficult to accommodate his football and work commitments. He retired from professional football at the age of 27 in 2009.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Queen's Park star Fergus Tiernan calls it a day.. again". The Glaswegian. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
External links
[edit]- Fergus Tiernan at Soccerbase
- Profile at AFC Heritage Trust
Categories:
- 1982 births
- Living people
- People from Helensburgh
- Men's association football midfielders
- Scottish men's footballers
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Ross County F.C. players
- Dumbarton F.C. players
- Queen's Park F.C. players
- Scottish Premier League players
- Scottish Football League players
- Footballers from Argyll and Bute
- 21st-century Scottish sportsmen