Michael McIndoe
Michael McIndoe ( born December 2, 1979 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish football player. The most left-sided midfielder applicable B- choice players in the " Bravehearts " is usually after a series of shorter exposures in British professional football currently for the English second division club Coventry City under contract.
Sports career
At the age of 18 years collected McIndoe the English third division side Luton Town first professional experiences, debuted on 31 August 1998 in a 3-1 away win at Wigan Athletic as a substitute for the second half and was until the end of 1999 with 19 starting assignments in 39 league games a reserve player at the " Hatters ". After half a year without any match practice, he joined in July 2000 free transfer to Hereford United. In the fifth- highest division in England although he was at first one of the performers, but increasing financial difficulties at the " Bulls " made sure that he had already moved on in February 2001 in the Football Conference for 25,000 pounds to rivals Yeovil Town. There he was with his speed on the left wing is an important factor that the club after winning the FA Trophy in the 2002/03 season as Conference champions, the rise in the professional game operation of the Football League succeeded. He had twelve hits this season one for a midfielder comparatively high strike rate. Immediately following this success McIndoe asked for a release for a change of club and hired a short time later for 50,000 pounds at fourth league competitors Doncaster Rovers.
In the " Rovers " he succeeded in 2004, the second rise in a row. In addition, McIndoe was again second best scorer of his club and was also elected to the " team of the season 2003/ 04". In the third-tier Football League One, he contributed twelve league goals for relegation and made in the subsequent season even up to the Premier League up a name for himself from the penalty spot first in the League Cup 's first goal in a 3-0 victory against Aston Villa achieved and even after just four minutes against Arsenal met - the duel went the equalizer of the " Gunners " in stoppage time ultimately lost on penalties. He also ran through his performances more and more into the focus of the Scottish national team; the increased ambitions he underpinned by a short loan deal with the second division Derby County, where he completed eight Championship matches between March and April 2006.
The search for a new club located at the second division newcomer Barnsley FC seemingly an end. However, the good performance in the Football League Championship, he used quickly as a springboard, which promoted him in the fall of 2006 by means of a release clause to ambitious Premier League rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers - he played there initially on loan and signed for the year 2006/ 07 for a transfer fee in the amount of 250,000 pounds a contract. Next at high speed, he signed in July 2007 at the second division promoted Bristol City a new contract, which was instrumental for McIndoe, again with Gary Johnson - his former coach from Yeovil - together. As in the previous year, with the " Wolves ", he also reached with the " Robins " In 2008 a place in the play-off games and missed by a tight 0-1 against final opponents Hull City narrowly promotion to the Premier League. After another year, the speculation about a possible transfer to Sheffield United for £ 500,000 multiplied - up to this potential Neuklub publicly known, with Kyel Reid and Keith Treacy to have better players at this position. Nevertheless, McIndoe was on August 4, 2009 with the also located in the second division Coventry City a new employer.
Achievements
- FA Trophy: 2002