Neil Murray (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neil Murray | ||
| Date of birth | 21 February 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1989–1996 | Rangers | 63 | (3) |
| 1996–1997 | Sion | 35 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Lorient | 16 | (2) |
| 1999 | Dundee United | 8 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Mainz 05 | 11 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → Grimsby Town (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2002 | Falkirk | 8 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Ayr United | 23 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1992–1996 | Scotland U21[1] | 16 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Neil Murray (born 21 February 1973 in Bellshill) is a Scottish former football player. Murray is best known for playing for Rangers in the early 1990s, but he also played in Switzerland, France, Germany and England.
Career
Murray began his career with Rangers, where he won the domestic treble in 1992/93. Murray left Ibrox in 1996, moving to Swiss side Sion winning the Swiss League and Cup double before moving to French club Lorient a year later. Following his spells abroad, Murray returned to Scotland for a short spell at Dundee United, before moving back to the continent with German side Mainz 05. During his two years there, he had a short loan spell with English side Grimsby Town, and came back to Scotland permanently in 2002, signing for Falkirk. Murray played out the next season with Ayr United, which was to be his last in professional football.
Murray represented the Scotland national under-21 football team.[2]
Murray later worked alongside ex-Rangers player Kevin Drinkell for a sports management company.[3] He also worked as a co-commentator for Setanta Sports coverage of the Bundesliga. Murray was appointed chief scout by Rangers in 2011.[4]
Honours
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FIFA U-16 World Championship Runner-up: 1
- 1989
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Scottish Cup: 1
- Scottish Cup Runner-up: 1
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Swiss Cup: 1
- 1997
See also
References
- ↑ "Neil Murray". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
- ↑ Paul, Ian (17 February 1993). "Scotland Under-21s 3, Malta Under-21s 0". The Herald (Herald & Times Group). Retrieved 29 August 2012.
- ↑ Guy Dixon (1 October 2006). "110sport sets sights on English football stars". Scotland on Sunday.
- ↑ McCarthy, David (20 June 2011). "New Rangers scout Brian Rice excited to join Ally McCoist's Ibrox revolution". Daily Record (Trinity Mirror). Retrieved 29 March 2013.