Gordon McQueen

Gordon McQueen ( born June 26, 1952 in Kilbirnie ) is a former Scottish footballer.

Playing career

In his school days he was first goalkeeper before it was converted into a defender. He began his career at Scottish club FC St. Mirren. Quick recognized the talent scouts what qualities the big man possessed and 1973, he moved to Leeds United, where he has been established as the successor of Jack Charlton. A year later, he had made ​​the breakthrough at Leeds and at the same time with this team won the championship. He formed a perfect pairing with Norman Hunter. For Leeds, he played a total of 171 league games in which he scored 19 goals.

But in the following years he was at Leeds, although a "bank", the team played but not as good. In the Scottish national team, however, it was not perfect for McQueen. Although he came in 1975 to 1981 to a total of 30 caps (5 goals) and also belonged to the team at the World Championships in 1974 and 1978, but he did not for one minute at the championships used.

After the World Cup in Argentina, he decided to accept an offer from Manchester United, the declared enemy of Leeds United. With this club he celebrated several successes. He won with his team the Cup 1983 final against Brighton & Hove Albion. 1985 with now 33 years he ended his active career. 184 games ( 20 goals ) he had completed for ManUnited.

Later he coached the second team of FC Middlesbrough, without putting but as a coach appreciable accents. Most recently, he was employed by the television company Sky Sports.