Alan McInally

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Alan McInally
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Personal information
Full name Alan Bruce McInally [1]
Date of birth (1963-02-10) 10 February 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth Ayr, Scotland
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1980–1984 Ayr United 93 (32)
1984–1987 Celtic 65 (17)
1987–1989 Aston Villa 59 (18)
1989–1993 Bayern Munich 40 (10)
1993–1994 Kilmarnock 8 (0)
Total265(77)
International career
1989–1990 Scotland 8 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan Bruce McInally (born 10 February 1963) is a Scottish former professional footballer, sports reporter and pundit.

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As a player he was a striker for Ayr United, Celtic, Aston Villa, Bayern Munich and Kilmarnock. [2] He is now a regular reporter and occasional pundit on Sky Sports Soccer Saturday .

Club career

Ayr-born McInally variously went by the nicknames of Rambo and Big Mac and he is the son of Jackie McInally, who played in Kilmarnock's title-winning side of 1965, scoring 11 goals. [3] [4] He won his first medal in the 1985–86 season, when Celtic won the title on goal difference from Hearts, although he played only 16 games (with one goal scored). [5] In his third and last season at the club (1986–87), he scored 15 goals in his 38 league games. [5]

He then moved to English club Aston Villa, helping them win promotion in 1988. [6] He was transferred in 1989 to German giants Bayern Munich, where he stayed for four years. In his first season at Bayern he made 31 appearances and scored 10 goals as he helped them win the 1989–90 Bundesliga. [7]

International career

During this period he appeared in eight international games for Scotland and was selected for their 1990 FIFA World Cup squad.

Honours

Celtic

Aston Villa

Bayern Munich

Media career

After playing for Kilmarnock during the 1993–94 season, McInally retired from playing football. He has since worked in the media, most notably for the Sky Sports show Soccer Saturday . [6] He also commentated on the FIFA 19 video game. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ "Alan McInally". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Alan McInally". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Kilmarnock FC Hotshots 1964–65". killiefc.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "Alan McInally". scotzine.com. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  5. 1 2 3 "McInally, Alan". fitbastats.com. Retrieved 9 April 2013.
  6. 1 2 3 Brown, Paul (18 January 2017). "Villa Noise: GT tribute, McInally memories and Beckenbauer exclusive". Aston Villa FC. Retrieved 28 May 2017.
  7. ↑ Lovell, Mark (15 January 2015). "Best of the British at Bayern Munich: Alan McInally". ESPN. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  8. ↑ Lovell, Mark (15 January 2015). "Best of the British at Bayern Munich: Alan McInally". ESPN. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  9. ↑ "Who are the commentators in FIFA 19?". 18 September 2018.
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