Background
He was born in Derry, Northern Ireland.
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. His 500th appearance came in January 1999. He made a total of 26 appearances for Finn Harps in the 1986-1987 League of Ireland season.
Curran scored twice as the League of Ireland beat the Welsh Football League 2-0 in Porthmadog in October 1994.
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.