Kevin Gallacher

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Kevin William Gallacher (born November 23, 1966 in Clydebank, Scotland) is a former professional footballer and now a sports pundit. He is the grandson of former Celtic forward Patsy Gallacher.

[edit] Career

Gallacher started his Scottish League career with Dundee United, where he spent seven years as part of a successful team under the guidance of Jim McLean. He appeared in Dundee United's UEFA Cup Final in 1987 where they lost on aggregate to IFK Göteborg. He won his first Scotland cap against Colombia in 1987 during this period. He moved to Coventry City in 1990 and became a fans favourite for three years.

He then joined Blackburn Rovers in March 1993, where he was also a firm favourite.

Unfortunately, two broken legs (the second sustained in his first game after the original injury) restricted him to just one Premier League game in 1994-95, when Blackburn were league champions. His only league game of the season came against Crystal Palace, and he in when he scored a crucial goal in a 2-1 win.

He moved on to Newcastle United after Blackburn's relegation in 1999 to become Bobby Robson's first signing. Spells at Preston North End, Sheffield Wednesday and Huddersfield Town followed before hanging up his boots in 2002, ending a career which had seen him score a total of 106 goals in 430 games in the English and Scottish leagues.

He is now a radio and TV pundit in Scotland and for BBC Radio 5 Live.

Gallacher won 53 caps for Scotland. He represented Scotland at Euro 92, Euro 96, and the 1998 FIFA World Cup. He scored 9 goals for his country. He has recently received critical acclaim for his book, Tartan Turmoil: The Fall & Rise of Scottish Football, a semi-autobiographical look at the problems faced by Scottish football.

[edit] International goals

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	May 19, 1993	Kadriorg Staadion, Tallinn	Estonia	1-0	3-0	WCQG1
2	October 13, 1993	Stadio Olimpico, Rome	Italy	1-2	1-3	WCQG1
3	April 2, 1997	Celtic Park, Glasgow	Austria	1-0	2-0	WCQG4
4	April 2, 1997	Celtic Park, Glasgow	Austria	2-0	2-0	WCQG4
5	April 30, 1997	Ullevi Stadion, Gothenburg	Sweden	1-2	1-2	WCQG4
6	September 7, 1997	Pittodrie, Aberdeen	Belarus	1-0	4-1	WCQG4
7	September 7, 1997	Pittodrie, Aberdeen	Belarus	3-0	4-1	WCQG4
8	October 11, 1997	Celtic Park, Glasgow	Latvia	1-0	2-0	WCQG4
9	October 11, 2000	Maksimir Stadion, Zagreb	Croatia	1-1	1-1	WCQG6

[edit] Statistics

Additional sources: [1], [2], [3]

[edit] External links

• Kevin Gallacher career stats at Soccerbase
• Kevin Gallacher profile at scottishfa.co.uk
• Independent profile
• International stats at Londonhearts.com

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