Willie Miller
Willie Miller | ||
Personnel | ||
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Surname | William Ferguson Miller | |
birthday | May 2, 1955 | |
place of birth | Glasgow , Scotland | |
size | 178 cm | |
position | Defense | |
Men's | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
1972-1990 | Aberdeen FC | 558 (20) |
National team | ||
Years | selection | Games (goals) |
1975-1989 | Scotland | 65 (1) |
Stations as a trainer | ||
Years | station | |
1992-1995 | Aberdeen FC | |
1 Only league games are given. |
William Ferguson Miller , MBE (born May 2, 1955 in Glasgow ) is a former Scottish football player and football coach . He holds the club record for most games with 558 games. He is currently President of Aberdeen FC .
Active career
Aberdeen
In 1972, at the age of 17, Miller signed a contract with Aberdeen FC and became captain of the team four years later. Miller, who played in central defense, was, along with Alex McLeish, the main reason for Aberdeen's success in the 1980s, winning three Scottish Premier League and four Scottish FA Cups and the European Cup Winners' Cup in the 1982/83 season . After sustaining an injury during a Scottish team game, Miller retired in 1990
statistics
Club | season | league | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | All in all | |||||
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Games | Gates | Games | Gates | Games | Gates | Games | Gates | Games | Gates | ||
Aberdeen | 1972/73 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1973/74 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4th | 0 | 46 | 0 | |
1974/75 | 34 | 1 | 4th | 1 | 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2 | |
1975/76 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | |
1976/77 | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | |
1977/78 | 36 | 2 | 6th | 0 | 6th | 0 | 2 | 0 | 50 | 2 | |
1978/79 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 8th | 0 | 4th | 0 | 51 | 1 | |
1979/80 | 31 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 8th | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 2 | |
1980/81 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6th | 0 | 4th | 0 | 44 | 2 | |
1981/82 | 36 | 0 | 6th | 0 | 10 | 0 | 6th | 0 | 58 | 0 | |
1982/83 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 8th | 0 | 11 | 1 | 60 | 3 | |
1983/84 | 34 | 2 | 7th | 1 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 60 | 4th | |
1984/85 | 34 | 3 | 6th | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 3 | |
1985/86 | 33 | 1 | 6th | 1 | 6th | 0 | 6th | 1 | 51 | 3 | |
1986/87 | 36 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 2 | |
1987/88 | 42 | 3 | 6th | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4th | 0 | 57 | 3 | |
1988/89 | 22nd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 3 | |
1989/90 | 15th | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 22nd | 0 | |
1990/91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Entire career | 561 | 20th | 66 | 6th | 109 | 3 | 61 | 2 | 797 | 31 |
Scottish national team
Miller received 65 appearances for the Scottish national football team and scored one goal. In 2004 he was a founding member of the Scottish Football Hall of Fame .
Success as a player
- European Cup Winners' Cup : 1983
- UEFA Super Cup : 1983
- Scottish football champions : 1980 , 1984 , 1985
- Scottish Cup Winner : 1982 , 1983 , 1984 , 1986
- Scottish League Cup : 1977 , 1986 , 1990
- Drybrough Cup : 1980
Coaching career
In February 1992 Miller was introduced as the new coach of Aberdeen FC. However, he was fired after two second places in the league and after losing two cup finals in February 1995. In May 2004 he was introduced as the new president of Aberdeen FC.
Television career
He worked as a commentator and analyst for the BBC during the 1995 coaching period and when he returned as president in 2004
Web links
- Willie Miller in the database of transfermarkt.de
- Willie Miller in the database of weltfussball.de
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Miller, Willie |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Miller, William Ferguson (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | scottish soccer player and coach |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 2, 1955 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Glasgow , Scotland, United Kingdom |