Stuart McCall
McCall (2007)
Andrew Stuart Murray McCall ( born June 10, 1964 in Leeds ) is a former Scottish footballer, who has coached the end of December 2010 FC Motherwell and since January 2013 assistant coach of the Scottish national football team.
Playing career
McCall was trained in the youth academy of Bradford City and debuted on August 28, 1982 against Reading FC, where he ran aground on the City Legend Ces Podd. He was part of the team that could win the first place in the Third Division in the season 1984/85. However, this was overshadowed by a major fire disaster, through the McCall's father also was seriously injured. McCall publicly criticized the failure of Bradford to have the grandstand not better secured, when more viewers interested by the good table location for the games.
As was missed in the 1987/88 season in the last game of the ascent to a point, it was inevitable that the two talented young players McCall and John Hendrie left the club. McCall joined in June 1988 for £ 850,000 to Everton. In Goodison Park, he got off to a rather bad start, but could in the FA Cup final in 1989 to show his skills. After his Einwechselung he forced through two gates the extension. However, this feat faded in the face of the game of Liverpool's Ian Rush, who also met twice and Liverpool secured the victory.
In the season 1991/92 McCall joined the Glasgow Rangers, where he came to prominence. In summer 1998, he moved back to Bradford and led the team as captain for promotion to the Premier League. The relegation the following season is also to a large extent the merit McCall, whose tireless work in midfield was a key element in the fight against relegation.
2001 Bradford, however, rose again and McCall's contract, which expired at the end of next season, was not renewed by the then manager Nicky Law. In McCall's testimonial match against his "great love " Glasgow Rangers over 21,000 spectators came to the Valley Parade stadium. This summer, McCall moved to Sheffield United, where he occupied an important place in spite of his biblical for a professional player age of 39 years in the first team and reserve team as manager of Sheffield led to winning the league.
Coaching career
In 2005 he ended his active career and was at Sheffield United's assistant manager Neil Warnock of. On 22 May 2007, he took over as coach at Bradford City, where he was released in early February 2010. End of December 2010, he took over as coach at the Scottish first division club FC Motherwell. End of January 2013 he became the new assistant coach Gordon Strachan at the Scottish national football team, but also continued to train the FC Motherwell.
International appearances
McCall 1984 she received on the same day invitations from the English and the Scottish Under-21 and decided after much hesitation, for the English selection. However, he was always to be found there on the bench. He decided around for some time and ran in March 1988 for the first time for Scotland - ironically against England.
The highlight of McCall's career, the World Cup can be viewed in Italy in 1990, where he scored a goal against Sweden. He also played in Euro 96 for Scotland, but not at the World Cup 1998. Overall, he ran 40 times for Scotland and scored a goal.