Английская Википедия:Davie Dodds

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David Dodds (born 23 September 1958) is a Scottish former footballer who played for Dundee United, Aberdeen and Rangers in the 1980s. With United, he was a Scottish League champion in 1983 and was in their winning 1980 Scottish League Cup Final-winning team, scoring in the match. During his playing career he scored over 100 League goals. He earned two Scotland caps.

Early life and career

Dodds was born and brought up in Dundee and lived close to the city's two football stadia, regularly attending both Dundee United and Dundee fixtures.[1] He started his playing career at Celtic Boys Club, aged 9, where he was played at left-back.[2][1] However, at the age of 14 he signed schoolboy forms with local club Dundee United. Developing into a promising striker, he turned professional with United in 1975, but was initially part-time while also serving an apprenticeship as a painter and decorator, his father's occupation.[1]

Club career

Dundee United

Dodds left Hillside Boys Club in December 1972 and signed a S form with Dundee United. He began playing for the reserves in a short period of time and, in 1975, acquired a professional deal with United.[3] He made his first team debut for United against Arbroath in August 1976, scoring twice in a 3–1 victory, but it took several years for him to fully establish himself as a first team regular. During the 1977–78 season, he played several games for Arbroath on loan.[1][3][4]

Dundee United at this time were developing into one of the strongest sides in Scotland. Despite playing in some of the earlier rounds, Dodds missed out on the Scottish League Cup final in 1979 when the club lifted their first ever major trophy, but the following year he was part of the side that defeated city rivals Dundee in the final to retain the cup. He scored United's first goal in a 3–0 victory at Dundee's Dens Park ground.[1]

By this time Dodds was featuring regularly in the side and forming a profitable attacking partnership, as a 'target man' alongside the diminutive Paul Sturrock.[1] In 1982–83 they were part of the United side that lifted the Scottish League title for the first time,[5] with Dodds contributing 22 goals. The following season saw Dodds star in the club's run to the European Cup semi-finals.[1] He would also finish on the losing side in two Scottish Cup finals with United, in 1981 and 1985.[6]

Despite this run of success, Dodds was becoming unsettled at Dundee United. Despite the efforts of manager Jim McLean to keep the player at Tannadice, he left the club at the end of his contract in 1986.[3]

Later career

In summer 1986, Dodds joined Swiss club Neuchâtel Xamax,[7] whom he had played against for Dundee United in the previous season's UEFA Cup campaign. United received a fee of £180,000. However, personal problems (his wife's postnatal depression)[1] led to the player seeking a move back to Scotland within months, and he was brought to Aberdeen by Alex Ferguson,[7] although within weeks the manager who signed him had moved on.[1] Dodds' most significant contribution during his spell at Pittodrie was finding the net twice in the 1988 Scottish League Cup Final at Hampden Park, but opponents Rangers pulled ahead in the final minutes to win the contest 3–2.[8][9]

As he moved into his thirties, he was featuring in the Dons' first team only infrequently, but in late 1989 he was then signed for Rangers,[10] reigning Scottish champions and Dodds' boyhood favourites.[1] The move was surprising given that Rangers manager Graeme Souness had previously likened Dodds to 'a basketball player' when he played against them for Aberdeen.Шаблон:Citation needed Having been brought to Ibrox primarily as squad cover, Dodds played only a small number of first team matches, sometimes filling in within the defence or midfield, before retiring from playing in 1991. Rangers retained his registration, and due to injuries and foreign player restrictions he was named among the substitutes for a UEFA Champions League match at home to Olympique Marseille in November 1992.[11]

International career

Dodds scored on his international debut for Scotland in a 2–0 win over Uruguay in September 1983.[12]

Coaching career

After retiring as a player, Dodds was appointed to Rangers' coaching staff – as first team coach – and continued to be employed there until 1997, being part of the backroom staff under manager Walter Smith, his former teammate at Dundee United, during many of the club's successes in the period (six league titles, three Scottish Cups and five League Cups). After parting company with the club he decided not to seek further employment in football coaching.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[13][14][15][16][17]
Club Seasons League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dundee United 1975–76 Scottish Premier Division 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1976–77 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0 4 2
1977–78 10 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 12 2
1978–79 27 10 1 0 0 0 2 0 30 10
1979–80 21 6 1 0 4 2 4 0 30 8
1980–81 24 14 7 5 7 2 2 2 40 23
1981–82 35 14 5 2 9 3 8 3 57 22
1982–83 36 22 1 0 10 5 8 1 55 28
1983–84 33 15 4 1 9 7 8 3 54 26
1984–85 26 8 6 4 4 3 4 1 40 16
1985–86 31 12 5 0 5 0 4 1 45 13
Total 243 102 31 12 53 25 40 11 367 150
Arbroath (loan) 1977–78 Scottish First Division 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
Neuchâtel Xamax 1986–87 Swiss Super League 1 0 - - - - - - 1+ 0+
Aberdeen 1986–87 Scottish Premier Division 25 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 28 4
1987–88 23 9 5 4 2 2 0 0 30 15
1988–89 23 4 4 0 5 3 2 0 34 7
1989–90 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Total 72 17 12 4 8 5 2 0 94 26
Rangers 1989–90 Scottish Premier Division 14 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 4
1990–91 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 6 1
1991–92 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1992–93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 17 4 2 0 0 0 2 1 21 5
Career total 339 124 45 16 61 30 44 12 489 182

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[18]
National team Year Apps Goals
Scotland 1983 2 1
Total 2 1

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dodds goal

List of international goals scored by Davie Dodds
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 21 September 1983 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland Uruguay 2–0 2–0 Friendly

Honours

Dundee United
Aberdeen
Rangers

References

Шаблон:Reflist

External links

Шаблон:Dundee United F.C. Hall of Fame

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  1. ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 1,5 1,6 1,7 1,8 1,9 Шаблон:Cite web
  2. ↑ EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY: former Rangers star Davie Dodds takes a trip down his memory laneШаблон:Dead link Evening Times, 17 January 2003; Accessed 24 August 2006
  3. ↑ 3,0 3,1 3,2 Шаблон:Cite web
  4. ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
  5. ↑ The rise and fall of Jim McLean Шаблон:Webarchive BBC Sport, 15 October 2000
  6. ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
  7. ↑ 7,0 7,1 Scots across the Channel Шаблон:Webarchive The Independent, 1 January 1995
  8. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  9. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  10. ↑ Aberdeen v Rangers Connections Шаблон:Webarchive RedWeb (Aberdeen FC), 21 January 2009
  11. ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
  12. ↑ Perfect start to Scots build-up Glasgow Herald (Google News), 22 September 1983
  13. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  14. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  15. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  16. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  17. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
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