Charlie Nicholas

Charlie Nicholas
Personnel
Surname	Charles Nicholas
birthday	December 30, 1961
place of birth	Glasgow ,  Scotland
size	178 cm
position	striker
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1980-1983	Celtic Glasgow	74 (48)
1983-1988	Arsenal FC	151 (34)
1988-1990	Aberdeen FC	78 (30)
1990-1996	Celtic Glasgow	145 (42)
1996	Clyde FC
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
1983-1989	Scotland	20 (5)
1 Only league games are given.

Charles "Charlie" Nicholas (born December 30, 1961 in Glasgow ) is a former Scottish football player .

life and career

Nicholas started his career at Celtic Glasgow . The Scot came under contract with the Greens in 1980. In the 1982/1983 season Nicholas was so successful that he was named Player of the Year in Scotland. In June 1983 he was signed by Arsenal FC . The transfer fee was £ 800,000. Because of the way he lived, he was also called Champagne Charlie in London. After relatively unsuccessful years in London, he moved to Aberdeen FC in 1988 . After just two years, he got where he started: at Celtic Glasgow. In 1996 he ended his career after an interlude at FC Clyde . Internationally, he played 20 times for the Scottish national football team and scored five goals. Nicholas took part in the Soccer World Cup in Spain in 1982 and was eliminated with just one draw with the team in the group stage. Today he is a columnist for various newspapers and an analyst for Sky Sports.

successes

• 1 × Scottish Footballer of the Year (1983)
• 1 × best Scottish young player of the year (1981)
• Participation in the 1982 World Cup in Spain with Scotland
• 2 × Scottish champion with Celtic Glasgow ( 1981 , 1982 )
• 2 × Scottish Cup winners 1 × with Celtic Glasgow (1995), 1 × with FC Aberdeen (1990)
• 1 × Scottish league cup winner with FC Aberdeen (1990)
• 1 × English league cup winner with Arsenal FC (1987)

Web links

• Charlie Nicholas in the Internet Movie Database (English)