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Gordon Scott Durie (born 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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gordon Scott Durie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||
| 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) | |
| International career | |||
| 1987–1998 | Scotland | 43 | (7) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012 | East Fife | ||
| 2014–2015 | Rangers (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Durie started his senior career with East Fife, and he then moved to Hibernian in 1984;[3] while still in his teens, he played on the losing side in the 1985 Scottish League Cup Final with Hibs,[4] who sold him to Chelsea for £400,000 in 1986.[5]
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.[6] in 1991, Durie moved to Tottenham Hotspur for a £2.2 million fee.[7] 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.[8]
The forward then joined boyhood favourites Rangers in November 1993[7] and Durie played 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.[9] Durie scored a hat-trick in the 1996 Scottish Cup Final to help Rangers beat Hearts 5–1[10][11] and collected runners-up medals in the competition in 1994 and 1998; he was a Scottish League Cup winner in 1998.[9]
Durie left Rangers at the end of the 1999–2000 season after 179 appearances and 52 goals.[9][12] After turning down an offer from Australia, Durie signed for Hearts in September 2000.[12] 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.[13] He was capped 43 times in all, scoring seven goals.[13] 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.[14] The last time he played for the Scottish team was during that World Cup, in a 3–0 defeat against Morocco.[13]
Durie was appointed assistant manager of East Fife in November 2010.[15] On 1 March 2012, he was made caretaker manager at Bayview following the departure of John Robertson.[16] Durie took the job on a longer-term basis, but then suffered from ill health.[17] He resigned in November 2012, due to this illness.[18]
Durie joined the Rangers coaching staff in July 2013, to work with the reserve and under-20 teams.[19] He was promoted to a first team coaching role in December 2014, following the departure of manager Ally McCoist.[20] Durie left Rangers in July 2015, as new manager Mark Warburton made changes to the coaching staff.[21]
His son, Scott, was a youth player at Rangers and signed for East Fife in 2010.[22]
Durie was declared bankrupt in 2016, due to a failed investment in a film production company.[23][24]
International goals
- Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.[13]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 September 1989 | Maksimir Stadion, Zagreb |  Yugoslavia | 1–0 | 1–3 | WCQG5 |
| 2 | 1 May 1991 | Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle |  San Marino | 2–0 | 2–0 | ECQG2 |
| 3 | 11 September 1991 | Wankdorf Stadion, Bern |  Switzerland | 1–2 | 2–2 | ECQG2 |
| 4 | 13 November 1991 | Hampden Park, Glasgow | San Marino | 3–0 | 4–0 | ECQG2 |
| 5 | 26 May 1996 | Veteran's Stadium, New Britain CT |  United States | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly |
| 6 | 11 October 1997 | Celtic Park, Glasgow |  Latvia | 2–0 | 2–0 | WCQG4 |
| 7 | 12 November 1997 | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, St Etienne |  France | 1–1 | 1–2 | Friendly |
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