George Burley
| George Burley | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Surname | George Elder Burley | |
| birthday | June 3, 1956 | |
| place of birth | Cumnock , Scotland | |
| position | Defense | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1973–1985 | Ipswich Town | 394 (6) |
| 1985-1988 | Sunderland FC | 54 (0) |
| 1988-1989 | Gillingham FC | 46 (2) |
| 1989-1991 | Motherwell FC | 54 (0) |
| 1991-1993 | Ayr United | 67 (0) |
| 1993 | FC Falkirk | 1 (0) |
| 1993-1994 | Motherwell FC | 5 (0) |
| 1994 | Colchester United | 7 (0) |
| National team | ||
| Years | selection | Games (goals) |
| 1979-1982 | Scotland | 11 (0) |
| Stations as a trainer | ||
| Years | station | |
| 1991-1993 | Ayr United | |
| 1994 | Colchester United | |
| 1994-2002 | Ipswich Town | |
| 2003-2005 | Derby County | |
| 2005 | Heart of Midlothian | |
| 2005-2008 | Southampton FC | |
| 2008-2009 | Scotland | |
| 2010-2011 | Crystal Palace | |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
George Elder Burley (born June 3, 1956 in Cumnock ) is a retired Scottish football player . He coached the Scottish national team from January 2008 to November 2009 . Most recently he was the coach of the English second division club Crystal Palace . In 1982 he took part in the World Cup as a member of the Scottish national soccer team.
After failing to qualify for the 2010 World Cup and a 3-0 defeat in Wales , Burley was sacked on November 16, 2009. At the beginning of the Football League Championship 2010/11 he took over the coaching position at the English second division club Crystal Palace . After a less than successful season and a 3-0 defeat against Millwall FC , George Burley was released on January 1, 2011 at Crystal Palace.
Player career
Burley began his career at Ipswich Town . After 13 years and exactly 500 competitive appearances, he moved to Sunderland . He then went to Gillingham and Motherwell . At Ayr United he was hired as a player-coach, but then acted as a player at Falkirk in 1993 and again at Motherwell.
Burley won the FA Cup in 1978 with Ipswich and was subsequently also a Scottish national player. For the Bravehearts he ran a total of eleven times.
In 1972 he went to Ipswich and made his professional debut in 1973 against Manchester United at Old Trafford . In 1978 the Tractor Boys won 1-0 against favorites Arsenal in the FA Cup final. In 1981, when he won the UEFA Cup against AZ Alkmaar in Ipswich Town , he had to pass injured. In the league, Town was only second in the final sprint, while Aston Villa became English champions.
In 1985 Burley moved to Sunderland, and a year later to his Scottish homeland. His last stop was in Colchester, where he was a player-coach.
Web links
- George Burley in the database of weltfussball.de
- George Burley in the soccerbase.com database
Individual evidence
- ^ SID: International: Scottish Association puts Burley in front of the door. In: Focus Online . November 16, 2009, accessed October 14, 2018 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Burley, George |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Burley, George Elder |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | scottish soccer player and coach |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 3, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cumnock , Scotland |