Please answer the following question: Facts: - clubs: finn harps derry city ards dundalk larne - caps: 18 ? 100 ? ? - position: defender - managerclubs: larne - years: 1986 2003 -- 2004 2004 -- 2005 -- 1987 1987 -- 1999 1999 -- 2003 - height: 5 ft 11 in m 2 on - birth date: 5 october 1966 - fullname: paul curran - name: paul curran - birth place: derry , northern ireland - manageryears: 2006 -- 2007 - goals: 1 ? 11 2 ? Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of paul curran -lrb- footballer -rrb- .
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paul curran -lrb- born 5 october 1966 -rrb- is a football manager and former player .he was born in derry , northern ireland .on 26 november 2006 curran was appointed manager of larne f.c. .the dundalk based former larne captain had led the inver park side to the 2005 irish cup final and premier division safety that season .during a distinguished playing career , curran played for periods of time with ards f.c. , finn harps f.c. and derry city f.c. of the league of ireland , where he was team captain and won the '' treble '' in 1988 -- 1989 , as well as playing for dundalk f.c. .he holds the record for the second-highest number of appearances for derry city ever , a total of 518 appearances .his 500th appearance came in january 1999 .he made a total of 26 appearances for finn harps in the 1986 -- 87 league of ireland season .curran scored twice as the league of ireland beat the welsh football league 2-0 in porthmadog in october 1994 -lsb- http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1994/1027/pg021.html#ar02101:46f10b49112249e10b4bd12258225f59b270] .at ards he scored 12 goals in 122 total appearances making his irish league debut at home to larne on the 12th of november 1999 .his last game was 29 october 2002 at windsor park in a county antrim shield game .he gained managerial experience with dundalk , where he was assistant manager to trevor anderson for three years , and also had a short spell as caretaker manager .he won the player of the year at oriel park in 2003 .his son , ryan , currently plays for derry city making his debut in the ea sports cup -lsb- http://www.loi.ie/index.php/matchzone/other-competitions/ea-sports-cup/3604-ea-sports-cup-quarter-final-ucd-0-derry-city-3] .