| Danny McGrain | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Fergus McGrain | |
| Date of birth | May 1, 1950 | |
| Place of birth | Finnieston, Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Celtic (Reserve Coach) | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Maryhill | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1970-1987 1987-1988 |
Celtic Hamilton Academical |
439 (4) 21 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1972-1982 | Scotland | 62 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| Arbroath | ||
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Daniel Fergus "Danny" McGrain (born in Glasgow May 1, 1950) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played for Celtic F.C. in defence. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered The Celtic Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the east end of Glasgow, which currently plays in the Scottish Premier League. He made 657 appearances scoring 8 goals. He was also a Scotland international. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association.
McGrain, a talented fullback described as a "footballing legend" [1], was selected for Celtic's all-time greatest XI. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring He is a member of the Scotland Football Hall of Fame, having won 62 caps. He played best as a right back.
In 1974, he was diagnosed as suffering from diabetes but was able to continue playing top-level football. Diabetes mellitus (ˌdaɪəˈbiːtiːz or /ˌdaɪəˈbiːtəs/ /məˈlaɪtəs/ or /ˈmɛlətəs/ often referred to simply as diabetes ( Ancient Greek: grc He played for Scotland in the 1974 World Cup, missed the 1978 World Cup because of injury, and was captain of Scotland at the 1982 World Cup. The 1974 FIFA World Cup, the tenth staging of the World Cup was held in West Germany from June 13 to July 7. The 1978 FIFA World Cup, the 11th staging of the World Cup was held in Argentina between June 1 and June 25. The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th staging of the World Cup was held in Spain from June 13 to July 11.
McGrain supported Rangers (Celtic's Glasgow rivals) as a boy. Rangers Football Club are an Association football team based in Glasgow Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom He wrote two autobiographies, one when his career was at its peak and another shortly after he retired. An autobiography, from the Greek αὐτός autos "self" βίος bios "life" and γράφειν graphein "to write" In both, McGrain (a Protestant) told how he had been spotted by someone doing some scouting for Rangers when he was still a boy but the scout did not recommend him to Rangers, wrongly assuming from his name that he was a Catholic and that Rangers would not sign him because of this. Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". In the first, he made some comments on Scotland's erratic performance in the 1978 World Cup, but said it could not all be blamed on the controversial manager Ally McLeod.
McGrain is currently assistant coach of the Celtic reserve team.
Honours
References
- Celtic: My Team, Danny McGrain 1978, ISBN 0-285-62369-9
- In Sunshine And In Shadow, Danny McGrain and Hugh Keevins, 1987, ISBN 0-85976-191-6
External links
| Preceded by Kenny Dalglish |
Celtic F.C. captain 1977-1987 |
Succeeded by Roy Aitken |
| Preceded by John Greig |
Scottish Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year 1977 |
Succeeded by Derek Johnstone |
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