Gordon Durie
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gordon Scott Durie[1] | ||
Date of birth | 6 December 1965 | ||
Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1981–1984 | East Fife | 81 | (26) |
1984–1986 | Hibernian | 47 | (14) |
1986–1991 | Chelsea | 123 | (51) |
1991–1993 | Tottenham Hotspur | 58 | (11) |
1993–2000 | Rangers | 125 | (44) |
2000–2001 | Heart of Midlothian | 16 | (3) |
Total | 450 | (149) | |
National team | |||
1987–1998 | Scotland | 43 | (7) |
Teams managed | |||
2012 | East Fife | ||
2014–2015 | Rangers (assistant) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Gordon Scott Durie (born on 6 December, 1965 in Paisley) is the Scottish former professional footballer, a utility player who usually played as a striker. He played for East Fife, Hibernian, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Rangers and Hearts. He was also capped 43 times by Scotland. After retiring as a player in 2001, in 2010, he became a coach and manager, working for East Fife and Rangers as an assistant.
Playing career[]
Durie started his senior career with East Fife, and he then moved to Hibernian in 1984;[2] while still in his teens, he played on the losing side in the 1985 Scottish League Cup Final with Hibs,[3] who sold him to Chelsea for £400,000 in 1986.[4]
His spell with Chelsea from 1986 to 1991, yielded 63 goals in total from 153 appearances, and they won the Football League Second Division in 1989.[5] in 1991, Durie moved to Tottenham Hotspur for a £2.2 million fee.[6] Durie scored on his debut in a 3–2 away win at The Dell versus Southampton. He was also their first goalscorer in the Premier League, in a 2–2 home draw with Crystal Palace on 22 August 1992.[7]
The most successful period of his career came while playing for Rangers after transferring to Ibrox in November 1993,[6] with a major role in winning the last four of their 'nine in a row' of Scottish league championships and playing a handful of matches in two later title wins.[8] Durie scored a hat-trick in the 1996 Scottish Cup Final to help Rangers beat Hearts 5–1[9][10] and collected runners-up medals in the competition in 1994 and 1998; he was a Scottish League Cup winner in 1998.[8]
Durie left Rangers at the end of the 1999–2000 season after 179 appearances and 52 goals.[8][11] After turning down an offer from Australia, Durie signed for Hearts in September 2000.[11] He stayed there for the rest of the 2000–01 season, after which he retired from playing.
International career[]
Durie made his international debut for Scotland on 11 November, 1987, in a 1–0 against Bulgaria.[12] He was capped 43 times in all, scoring seven goals.[12] He was one of Scotland's bright spots in their team at Euro '96. And Durie scored the second goal in a 2–0 win against Latvia that clinched qualification for the 1998 FIFA World Cup.[13] The last time he played for the Scottish team was during that World Cup, in a 3–0 defeat against Morocco.[12]
Coaching career[]
Durie was appointed assistant manager of East Fife in November 2010.[14] On 1 March, 2012, he was made caretaker manager at Bayview following the departure of John Robertson.[15] Durie took the job on a longer term basis, but then suffered from ill health.[16] He resigned in November 2012, due to this illness.[17]
Durie joined the Rangers coaching staff in July 2013, to work with the reserve and under-20 teams.[18] He was promoted to a first team coaching role in December 2014, following the departure of manager Ally McCoist.[19] Durie left Rangers in July 2015, as new manager Mark Warburton made changes to the coaching staff.[20]
Personal life[]
His son, Scott, was a youth player at Rangers and signed for East Fife in 2010.[21]
Durie was declared bankrupt in 2016.[22]
Career statistics[]
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.[12]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 6 September 1989 | Maksimir Stadion, Zagreb | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–3 | WCQG5 |
2 | 1 May 1991 | Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | ECQG2 |
3 | 11 September 1991 | Wankdorf Stadion, Bern | ![]() |
1–2 | 2–2 | ECQG2 |
4 | 13 November 1991 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | ![]() |
3–0 | 4–0 | ECQG2 |
5 | 26 May 1996 | Veteran's Stadium, New Britain CT | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
6 | 11 October 1997 | Celtic Park, Glasgow | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | WCQG4 |
7 | 12 November 1997 | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St Etienne | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
References[]
- ^ "Gordon Durie". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
- ^ (Hibernian player) Durie, Gordon, FitbaStats
- ^ Stylish Dons complete Fergie's set, The Glasgow Herald, 28 October 1985
- ^ McPartlin, Patrick (3 December 2020). "Hibs and Sevilla: The forgotten feisty friendlies of the 1980s". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ Chelsea FC Player Profile: Gordon Durie, Stamford-Bridge.com
- ^ a b A £1.2m spur as Rangers get the Durie's verdict, The Glasgow Herald, 22 November 1993
- ^ "Tottenham Hotspur VS Crystal Palace Match overview Premier League 92/93". Archived from the original on 3 February 2013.
- ^ a b c (Rangers player) Durie, Gordon, FitbaStats
- ^ Dick, David (19 May 1996). "Laudrup shatters Hearts". The Independent. London. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ "The elite players who scored cup final hat-tricks". The Scotsman. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Durie leads Hearts to victory". BBC Sport. 1 October 2000. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d Gordon Durie at the Scottish Football Association
- ^ Scotland: Seven times qualification has been on the line at home, BBC Sport, 5 October 2015
- ^ "Gordon Durie makes East Fife return as coach". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 November 2010.
- ^ "East Fife caretaker". Greg Maxwell (Forth One). 1 March 2012.
- ^ Smith, Craig (17 October 2012). "East Fife chief says supporters needed 'now more than ever'". The Courier. DC Thomson. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
- ^ "Gordon Durie leaves East Fife manager's job due to illness". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 November 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
- ^ "Gordon Durie joins Ibrox coaching staff". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ McLaughlin, Chris (23 December 2014). "Rangers: Gordon Durie to replace Ian Durrant in backroom team". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ Jack, Christopher (4 July 2015). "Warburton reshapes Rangers backroom staff as Durie and Henry depart". Evening Times. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
- ^ "East Fife sign defender Scott Durie from Rangers". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
- ^ "Former Dundee, Celtic and Scotland goalkeeper Rab Douglas declared bankrupt". The Courier. DC Thomson. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
External links[]
- Gordon Durie at Soccerbase
- Gordon Durie at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
- Gordon Durie at National-Football-Teams.com
- International Appearances at londonhearts.com Scotland section
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