Neil Mochan
Neil Mochan | ||
Personnel | ||
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birthday | April 6, 1927 | |
place of birth | Larbert , Falkirk , Scotland | |
date of death | August 28, 1994 | |
Place of death | Falkirk , Scotland | |
position | striker | |
Juniors | ||
Years | station | |
19 ?? - 1944 | Dunipace Thistle | |
Men's | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
1944-1951 | Greenock Morton | 82 (57) |
1951-1953 | Middlesbrough FC | 38 (13) |
1953-1960 | Celtic Glasgow | 193 (82) |
1960-1963 | Dundee United | 70 (32) |
1963-1964 | Raith Rovers | 18 | (4)
National team | ||
Years | selection | Games (goals) |
1954 | Scotland | 3 | (0)
Stations as a trainer | ||
Years | station | |
1965 | Celtic Glasgow | |
1 Only league games are given. |
Neil Mochan (born April 6, 1927 in Larbert , Falkirk , † August 28, 1994 in Falkirk ) was a Scottish football player on the position of a striker .
Life
Club player
Mochan began his footballing career in the youth division of his home club Dunipace Thistle . At the age of 17, he moved to Greenock Morton in 1944 , where he stayed until 1951. Between 1951 and 1953 he was under contract with England Middlesbrough FC and then returned to Scotland, where he worked for Celtic Glasgow until 1960 . With the Celts he won the Scottish Football Championship and the Cup competition in the 1953/54 season and the Scottish League Cup in the seasons 1956/57 (3-0 against Partick Thistle ) and 1957/58 (7-1 against arch rivals Glasgow Rangers ) .
In November 1960 Mochan moved to promoted Dundee United and in the 1963/64 season he ended his active career in the service of the Raith Rovers .
National player
1954 completed Mochan three international appearances for the Scottish national team . He made his debut on May 19, 1954 in a friendly against Norway (1: 1) and then completed both Bravehearts' games at the 1954 World Cup against Austria (0: 1) and Uruguay (0: 7).
Other activities
After his active career, he returned to Celtic FC, where he worked for a long time as an assistant coach and temporarily as head coach.
successes
Web links
- Neil Mochan in the database of National-Football-Teams.com (English)
- The Herald Scotland: Neil Mochan (English; article from August 29, 1994 on the occasion of his death)
- Neil Mochan on the Celtic Wiki
Individual evidence
- ↑ profile during dressing (English)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Mochan, Neil |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | scottish soccer player and coach |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 6, 1927 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Larbert , Falkirk , Scotland |
DATE OF DEATH | August 28, 1994 |
Place of death | Falkirk , Scotland |