Colin Cameron

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Colin Cameron
Personnel
Surname Colin Cameron
birthday October 23, 1972
place of birth Kirkcaldy ,  Scotland
position Midfield (central)
Juniors
Years station
1988-1990 Raith Rovers
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1990-1996 Raith Rovers 152 (32)
1991-1992 →  Sligo Rovers  (loan) 9 ( 04)
1996-2001 Heart of Midlothian 157 (48)
2001-2006 Wolverhampton Wanderers 168 (23)
2006 →  Millwall FC  (loan) 5 ( 00)
2006-2007 Coventry City 24 ( 02)
2007-2008 Milton Keynes Dons 29 ( 03)
2008-2010 Dundee FC 23 ( 00)
2009 →  FC Arbroath  (loan) 3 ( 00)
2010-2013 Cowdenbeath FC 69 ( 03)
2014-2015 Berwick Rangers 30 ( 01)
2016 Lochore Welfare
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1999-2004 Scotland 28 ( 02)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
2010-2011 Cowdenbeath FC (assistant coach)
2011-2013 Cowdenbeath FC
2014-2015 Berwick Rangers
2014-2019 Edusport Academy (assistant trainer)
2019– FC Airdrieonians (assistant coach)
1 Only league games are given.

Colin Cameron (born October 23, 1972 in Kirkcaldy ) is a former Scottish football player . and current trainer . The central midfielder completed more than 150 league games each for the Raith Rovers , Heart of Midlothian and Wolverhampton Wanderers .

Athletic career

Not far from Stark's Park - the home ground of the Raith Rovers - Cameron grew up in the East Scottish port town of Kirkcaldy. He attended Balwearie High School there and joined the Rovers junior division in December 1988. Before he became a regular there, however, he had gained his first experience in the 1991/92 season at Irish club Sligo Rovers . Back in his homeland, he was part of the team that surprisingly won the Scottish League Cup in the 1994/95 season after a final win on penalties against Celtic Glasgow . With the help of the associated qualification for the UEFA Cup , he faced the eventual winners FC Bayern Munich and completed both the first and second leg. After 152 league games, Cameron left the club in March, which was commuting between the first and second Scottish leagues, in the direction of Edinburgh , where he would play for Heart of Midlothian in the future .

The transfer fee for Cameron was £ 400,000; in addition, John Millar moved from the Scottish capital to the Raith Rovers. The newcomer continued to develop athletically at "Hearts", where he also played over 150 league games and was promoted to team captain. Biggest success was winning the Scottish FA Cup in 1998 , following a 2-1 final win over Glasgow Rangers . He then joined the English second division side Wolverhampton Wanderers in August 2001 for 1.75 million pounds .

During his time with the "Wolves", he developed into a crowd favorite due to his commitment and determined style of play in midfield center. With 23 goals in 168 league games, he was only moderately dangerous, but scored some significant goals, such as the 1-0 winning goal against Manchester City on October 4, 2003, which enabled the club to win the first Premier League in its history . In the almost five years in Wolverhampton he was almost always a regular player and largely responsible for the promotion of the first division in the 2002/03 season. After relegation and two unsuccessful new starts, Cameron's time with the Wolves was coming to an end, especially since coach Glenn Hoddle waived his services after the turn of the year 2005/06 and loaned him to league rivals Millwall FC for a month in March 2006 . After his return, Cameron played five more championship games for Wolverhampton Wanderers. However, there was no new contract and so Cameron hired in June 2006 for a free transfer to Coventry City .

While fulfilling his one-year contract with the "Sky Blues", Cameron was used in 24 league games during the 2006/07 season and scored two goals. The fact that it was only a short interlude was due to an Achilles tendon injury, as a result of which coach Iain Dowie announced that he would no longer work with Cameron. The next station was the Milton Keynes Dons , where Cameron met coach Paul Ince , who had been an ex-teammate with the "Wolves". With the "Dons" he won both the Football League Trophy and the fourth division championship title in the 2007/08 season , which qualified him for promotion to Football League One .

In July 2008 Cameron returned to Scotland and signed a new contract with FC Dundee - there, too, Alex Rae, a former teammate with the Wolves, had hired as coach. Stubborn knee problems, however, ensured that he was out of action for four months, in the meantime was loaned by coach Jocky Scott to the Scottish third division club FC Arbroath and left the club again at the end of the 2009/10 season. The next station was before the start of the 2010/11 season at Cowdenbeath FC , coached by Jimmy Nicholl , where Cameron took on the role of assistant coach in parallel to his active footballing duties. In June 2011 he replaced Jimmy Nicholl as head coach and was player-coach until November 2013. At the beginning of 2014 he took over the Berwick Rangers in the same function .

Scottish national team

Cameron made a total of 28 caps for the Scottish senior team between 1999 and 2004 . His only two goals came in the games against Lithuania and San Marino . He made his debut on April 28, 1999 against Germany , which surprisingly won 1-0. He then played a number of qualifying games for the Euro 2000 , the 2002 World Cup , the Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup ; however, it was never enough to participate in a final round.

successes

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ “Sign Him Up !! 90% want Cameron offered contract " (sportsnetwork.net)
  2. ↑ "Coventry sign midfielder Cameron" (BBC Sport)
  3. ↑ "Dowie declines to keep Cameron on" (BBC Sport)
  4. ↑ "Dundee complete Cameron transfer" (BBC Sport)
  5. ^ "Colin Cameron becomes Cowdenbeath player / assistant" (BBC Sport)
personal data
SURNAME Cameron, Colin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mickey
BRIEF DESCRIPTION scottish soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH October 23, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Kirkcaldy