Full name Vincent Mennie 1982–1986 Koln Name Vince Mennie | Playing position Role Footballer Years Team Position Midfielder | |
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Date of birth (1964-05-19) 19 May 1964 (age 51) | ||
Place of birth Dortmund, West Germany | ||
Vincent "Vince" Mennie (born 19 May 1964) is a Scottish–German former footballer, who played as a midfielder for Köln for whom he was the first Scot to play in the Bundesliga. He also played for Dundee, Falkirk, Forfar Athletic and Wuppertaler SV.
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Career in Germany
Born in Dortmund in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, 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.
Career 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 were playing in the Amateur Oberliga Nordrhein (III) in the regionalised third tier of German football.