Gary Smith (footballer, born 1971)

Gary Smith (born 25 March 1971) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Gary Smith
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-03-25) 25 March 1971
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1991 Falkirk 70 (0)
1991–1996 Aberdeen 141 (1)
1996–1997 Rennes 14 (0)
1997–2000 Aberdeen 67 (1)
2000–2006 Hibernian 158 (1)
2006–2007 Cowdenbeath 10 (0)
2006–2007 → Dundee (loan) 21 (1)
Total 481 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Club career

Smith was born in Glasgow, Scotland. He began his professional career at Falkirk, making his debut in 1989. He was snapped up by Aberdeen in 1991 and played in three cup finals for the Dons. He scored an own goal in the 1992 Scottish League Cup Final, which ultimately led to Rangers winning the trophy.[1]

In 1996, he left for French club Rennes (Heart of Midlothian winger Allan Johnston making the same move), before returning to Aberdeen in 1997. He signed for Hibernian in 2000 and despite falling out of favour with manager Franck Sauzée, re-established himself as a regular in the team under Bobby Williamson. After a solid spell at Hibs, Smith was allowed to leave Easter Road for Cowdenbeath in 2006. He was then loaned to Dundee from Cowdenbeath after he was passed over for the managerial position.[2]

International career

Smith was called up to the senior Scotland squad by Andy Roxburgh in 1993 but was ultimately never capped at that level.[3]

Honours

Falkirk

Aberdeen

Hibernian

References
  1. McKinney, David (26 October 1992). "Football: Smith's slip gives Rangers the prize". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  2. Dundee get veteran defender Smith, BBC Sport.
  3. "Roxburgh introduces new generation in the wake of Lisbon fiasco". heraldscotland.com. 11 May 1993. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
  4. McKinney, David (27 November 1995). "Dodds and Shearer end Aberdeen's wait". The Independent. London. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  5. McKinney, David (31 May 1993). "Scottish up Final: Rangers continue to reign supreme". The Independent. London. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
  6. Celtic lift cup to complete Treble BBC Sport, 26 May 2001
  7. Livingston lift CIS Cup, BBC Sport, 14 March 2004
  • Gary Smith at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  • Gary Smith at Soccerbase
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