Scott Booth
Scott Booth ( born December 16, 1971 in Aberdeen ) is a former Scottish football player who last played for FC Aberdeen, but was also active in the Bundesliga for Borussia Dortmund.
Career
Scott Booth began his professional career with FC Aberdeen, where he played for eight years. Previously, he was in the youth from Deeside Boys Club. He was born in Aberdeen quickly the fan favorite and they were several times shortly before the championship, but in the end you had to always be satisfied with second place.
In 1995, he played every game, to put it a violation before the Scottish League Cup final out of action so you had to play the final without him. But the FC Aberdeen still sat against FC Dundee 2-0. Two years later he left then the FC Aberdeen and moved to the Bundesliga to Borussia Dortmund. There he played along with his compatriot Paul Lambert. When winning the World Cup in 1997 by a 2-0 win against Cruzeiro, he was not. After half a year and only nine appearances followed by two loan periods in the Netherlands for FC Utrecht Vitesse Arnhem and. In both clubs he was able to secure a regular place.
In 1999 he then moved to the Netherlands for FC Twente Enschede. There he won the 2001 KNVB Cup.
In 2003 he moved back to his hometown club FC Aberdeen. There was the 04 not renewed in the season 2003 / 's top scorer with eight goals his team, his contract was at season's end for lack of understanding of the fans because of an injury. Booth then ended his career.
National
He made his international debut in 1993. Overall, he played 22 international matches and scored six goals. He was also a member of the squad for the European Football Championship in 1996 and for the FIFA World Cup 1998.
After his career end
Scott Booth began as a co-commentator and football expert at Setanta Sports, but in 2009 the company went into bankruptcy. He is currently freelancing at STV as a co- commentator working for Champions League games.
Achievements
- Scottish League Cup: 1995
- World Cup 1997
- KNVB Cup 2000 /01