Gordon Scott Durie (born 6 December 1965) is a Scottish former professional

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player and coach. He was a utility player who usually played as a striker for East Fife, Hibernian, Chelsea,

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and Hearts. He was also

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43 times by

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. After retiring as a player in 2001, in 2010, he became a coach and manager, working for East Fife and

as an assistant.

Playing career

Durie started his senior career with East Fife, and he then moved to Hibernian in 1984; while still in his teens, he played on the losing side in the 1985 Scottish League Cup Final with Hibs, who sold him to Chelsea for £400,000 in 1986. His spell with Chelsea from 1986 to 1991, yielded 63 goals in total from 153 appearances, and they won the

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in 1989. in 1991, Durie moved to

for a £2.2 million fee.A £1.2m spur as Rangers get the Durie's verdict
The Glasgow Herald, 22 November 1993 Durie scored on his debut in a 3–2 away win at The Dell versus

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. He was also their first goalscorer in the

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, in a 2–2 home draw with

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on 22 August 1992. The forward then joined boyhood favourites Rangers in November 1993 and Durie played a major role in winning the last four of their 'nine in a row' of

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and playing a handful of matches in two later title wins.(Rangers player) Durie, Gordon
FitbaStats Durie scored a hat-trick in the 1996 Scottish Cup Final to help Rangers beat Hearts 5–1 and collected runners-up medals in the competition in

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and

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; he was a

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winner in

. Durie left Rangers at the end of the 1999–2000 season after 179 appearances and 52 goals. After turning down an offer from Australia, Durie signed for Hearts in September 2000. He stayed there for the rest of the 2000–01 season, after which he retired from playing.

International career

Durie made his international debut for

on 11 November 1987, in a 1–0 against

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. He was

43 times in all, scoring seven goals. He was one of Scotland's bright spots in their team at

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. And Durie scored the second goal in a 2–0 win against

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that clinched qualification for the

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. The last time he played for the Scottish team was during that World Cup, in a 3–0 defeat against

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Coaching career

Durie was appointed assistant manager of East Fife in November 2010. On 1 March 2012, he was made caretaker manager at Bayview following the departure of John Robertson. Durie took the job on a longer-term basis, but then suffered from ill health. He resigned in November 2012, due to this illness. Durie joined the

coaching staff in July 2013, to work with the reserve and under-20 teams. He was promoted to a first team coaching role in December 2014, following the departure of manager

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. Durie left Rangers in July 2015, as new manager

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made changes to the coaching staff.

Personal life

His son, Scott, was a youth player at

and signed for East Fife in 2010. Durie was declared bankrupt in 2016, due to a failed investment in a film production company.

Career statistics

International goals

:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.''

Honours

Individual *

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: 1988–89 Second Division

References

External links

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International Appearances
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