Neil McCann

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Neil McCann
Personal information
Full name Neil Docherty McCann
Date of birth November 8, 1974 (age 32)
Place of birth    Greenock, Scotland
Height ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Nickname Terry
Playing position Winger
Club information
Current club Hearts
Number 7
Youth clubs
1991-1993 Dundee
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1993-1996
1996-1998
1998-2003
2003-2006
2006-present
Dundee
Hearts
Rangers
Southampton
Hearts
079 0(5)
074 (19)
113 (19)
040 0(0)
019 0(0)   
National team2
1998-2005 Scotland 026 0(3)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 23:46, 27 March 2007 (UTC).
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 22 September 2006.
* Appearances (Goals)

Neil Docherty McCann (born 8 November 1974 in Greenock, Scotland) is a professional footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League club Heart of Midlothian and has made 26 appearances for Scotland.

McCann started his career with Dundee before moving on to Hearts in 1996. He helped the Tynecastle side win the Scottish Cup in 1998, their first trophy in 36 years, before moving to Rangers later that year. He famously scored two goals against Rangers' arch-rivals Celtic on 2 May 1999, to clinch the SPL title.

He made his debut for Scotland on 5 September 1998, as a late substitute for Ally McCoist in a 0-0 draw away to Lithuania. His first appearance in the starting line-up was on 31 March 1999 in a 2-1 home defeat to the Czech Republic. He scored 3 goals for Scotland, including 2 in consecutive matches in September 2003 during the qualifying rounds for Euro 2004. He continued to play regularly for Scotland until November 2005.

He joined Southampton on 5 August 2003, for £1.5 million, but a series of injuries made it difficult for him to maintain his place in the team. On 17 January 2006, he rejoined former club Hearts after his contract with Southampton was terminated by mutual consent.

He sustained a serious injury while playing in his first match since returning to Hearts. He returned from injury for the UEFA Champions' League qualifier against Široki Brijeg of Bosnia.

[edit] Honours

With Heart of Midlothian

With Rangers

[edit] International goals

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 2 September 2000 Skonto Stadions, Riga, Latvia Latvia 1-0 1-0 2002 WC Qualifying
2 6 September 2003 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland Faroe Islands 1-0 3-1 UEFA Euro 2004 Qual.
3 10 September 2003 Westfalenstadion, Dortmund, Germany Germany 1-2 1-2 UEFA Euro 2004 Qual.

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Heart of Midlothian F.C. - Current Squad

1 Gordon | 2 Neilson | 3 Fyssas | 5 Tall | 6 Barasa | 7 McCann | 8 Aguiar | 9 Jankauskas | 11 Pospíšil | 12 Bednář | 13 Banks | 14 Bešlija | 16 Mikoliūnas | 18 Česnauskis | 20 Berra | 21 Gonçalves | 22 Elliot | 23 Wallace | 24 Ivaškevičius | 25 Karipidis | 26 Žaliūkas | 27 Velička | 28 Brellier | 34 Kingston | 36 Neill | 37 Driver | 38 Lithgow | 40 Jónsson | 41 J. Armstrong | 42 Glen | 43 Kurskis | 44 Klimek | 45 Pilibaitis | 46 Kančelskis | 47 Mackle | 53 Park | 57 Kostadinov |  Copil | Interim Head Coach: Korobochka


Persondata
NAME McCann, Neil
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Scottish footballer
DATE OF BIRTH November 8, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH Greenock, Scotland
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH