Alan Bruce McInally (born 10 February 1963) is a Scottish former professional

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, sports reporter and pundit. As a player he was a striker for Ayr United,

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, Bayern Munich and

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. He is now a regular reporter and occasional pundit on ''

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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. 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). In his third and last season at the club (1986–87), he scored 15 goals in his 38 league games. He then moved to English club

, helping them win promotion in 1988. 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.

International career

During this period he appeared in eight international games for

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and was selected for their

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squad.

Honours

Celtic * Scottish League Championship: 1985–86 Aston Villa *

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runner-up: 1987–88 Bayern Munich *

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: 1989–90

Media career

After playing for

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''. He also commentated on the ''

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'' video game.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:McInally, Alan 1963 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Footballers from Ayr Men's association football forwards Scotland men's international footballers Scottish Football League players English Football League players Bundesliga players 1990 FIFA World Cup players Celtic F.C. players Aston Villa F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players FC Bayern Munich footballers Scottish expatriate men's footballers Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany Scottish expatriate sportspeople in West Germany