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When ‘Jesus’ Came to Hong Kong: The remarkable story of the first European football star in Asia

When ‘Jesus’ Came to Hong Kong: The remarkable story of the first European football star in Asia

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When Scottish footballer Derek Currie was made an offer to travel to Hong Kong to play against the one sportsman he had dreamed of meeting on the field, he couldnt say no. From apprentice printer in Glasgow to playing football against Pelé in the Far East, singing with Stevie Wonder and shadow-boxi...

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Product ID:	9789887674801
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	When 'Jesus' Came to Hong Kong
Subtitle:	The remarkable story of the first European football star in Asia
Authors:	Author: Derek Currie
Page Count:	404
Subjects:	Memoirs, Memoirs
Description:	When Scottish footballer Derek Currie was made an offer to travel to Hong Kong to play against the one sportsman he had dreamed of meeting on the field, he couldnt say no. From apprentice printer in Glasgow to playing football against Pelé in the Far East, singing with Stevie Wonder and shadow-boxing with Marvelous Marvin Hagler, Currie enjoyed a magical life as one of the first three European professional footballers in Asia. He was quickly nicknamed Jesus by Hong Kong football fans. Here he traces the early development of professional football in the then-British colony through his own career: the games, the places and the characters he met along the way. Given a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, he didnt think twice travelling 6,000 miles across the world to pursue his dream of professional football. In the years that followed, he met international stars from music, showbusiness, boxing and horse racing. Here in words and pictures is his amazing story if not for the photographic proof you could be forgiven for thinking it might be a fairy tale! It isnt.
Imprint Name:	Blacksmith Books
Publisher Name:	Blacksmith Books
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2023-03-20

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Weight	506 g
Dimensions	140 × 215 × 29 mm