Doug Considine is a Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 former football player.

Playing career

Doug Considine was born in Edinburgh

Edinburgh

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...

 in 1957. He joined Aberdeen from Highland League

Highland Football League

The Press & Journal Highland Football League is a league of football clubs operating not just in the Scottish Highlands, as the name may suggest, but also in the north-east lowlands...

 club Huntly

Huntly F.C.

Huntly F.C. are a senior football club currently playing in the Highland League in Scotland.They were founded in 1928 and play their football at Christie Park, 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 only 26.

Personal life

Considine's son Andrew Considine

Andrew Considine

Andrew "Andy" Considine is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen...

 currently plays for Aberdeen

Aberdeen F.C.

Aberdeen Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen...

 as a defender.

External links

• Independent profile