Colin Cameron

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Colin Cameron
Personal information
Full name Colin Cameron
Date of birth October 23, 1972 (1972-10-23) (age 35)
Place of birth    Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Milton Keynes Dons
Number 10
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1990–1996
1991–1992
1996–2001
2001–2006
2006
2006–2007
2007–		 Raith Rovers
→ Sligo Rovers (loan)
Hearts
Wolves
→ Millwall (loan)
Coventry City
Milton Keynes Dons		 152 (32)
00? 0(?)
157 (48)
168 (23)
005 0(0)
024 0(2)
023 0(8)   
National team
1999–2004 Scotland 028 0(2)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 20:36, 27 February 2008 (UTC).
* Appearances (Goals)

Colin Cameron (born 23 October 1972 in Kirkcaldy) is a professional footballer, who currently plays for Milton Keynes Dons. He is also known by the nickname 'Mickey'.

Cameron is famous for being part of the Raith Rovers side that won the Scottish League Cup in 1995, leading to the team's first and only foray in Europe, which included the memorable ties against German giants Bayern Munich. He also won two First Division championships with Raith, and won the Scottish Cup with Hearts in 1998.

He has been capped 28 times for Scotland, scoring twice (against Lithuania and San Marino). He made his international debut on April 28, 1999, in a 1-0 friendly win in Germany and featured in (unsuccessful) qualifying campaigns for the 2000 and 2004 European Championships and 2002 and 2006 World Cups.

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[edit] Raith Rovers

Cameron was brought up in the Links area of Kirkcaldy, very close to Stark's Park, the ground of Raith Rovers. He attended Balwearie High School in Kirkcaldy until December 1988 and then joined Raith Rovers. Cameron spent most of the 1991-92 season on loan to Irish side Sligo Rovers, before becoming a regular in the Rovers side. He was part of the team who famously defeated Celtic on penalties to win the 1994-95 League Cup. The following season, he played in both legs of the subsequent European ties against eventual UEFA Cup winners Bayern Munich. Tasting two titles (and a relegation in-between), Cameron made just over 150 league appearances for Rovers before leaving in March 1996.

[edit] Heart of Midlothian

Cameron joined Hearts in a £400,000 exchange deal, with John Millar joining Raith as a makeweight. Like his previous club, Cameron made just over 150 league appearances, becoming club captain before heading to England in August 2001 with Wolves in a £1.75m deal. During his stay at Hearts, Cameron scored the opening penalty against Rangers in the 1998 Scottish Cup final, which Hearts went on to win 2-1.

[edit] Wolverhampton Wanderers

At Wolves, Cameron was a fans' favourite, mainly because of his effort and determination[1]. With 23 goals in 168 appearances, Cameron was not a regular goalscorer but contributed some important goals, including the goal that gave the club their first ever Premier League victory in a 1-0 success over Manchester City, and Wolves never lost a match in which he scored. He was a first choice player throughout almost all his time there as he helped the side win promotion to the top flight via the playoffs in 2003, and played for a season at that level before spending two further seasons in the second tier attempting to win promotion back.

By 2006, Cameron's time at Molineux was over, not featuring in manager Glenn Hoddle's future plans at the club[1]. He spent some time on loan to Millwall, before being recalled by Wolves - then in a faltering promotion campaign - and played in their final five games of the season. His performances gained him the support of many fans to remain at the club[1], but he was not offered a new contract and moved to fellow Championship team Coventry City on a free transfer in June 2006.

[edit] Recent clubs

Cameron signed a one-year deal with Coventry City[2] for the 2006-07 season. He appeared in most of Coventry's games in that season, although mostly as a substitute, scoring two league goals (both penalties), and one from open play in the FA Cup. He suffered an Achilles injury midway through the campaign and managed only 2 league games in the New Year, before being told he would be released[3]. He had trials with League Two club Milton Keynes Dons, managed by his former Wolves teammate Paul Ince, and signed a contract for the 2007-08 season, establishing himself as a regular first team player and helping the Dons to lift both the Football League Trophy and the Football League Two title in that season.

[edit] Honours

[edit] Raith Rovers

1992-93, 1994-95
1994-95

[edit] Hearts

1997-98

[edit] Wolves

2002-03

[edit] MK Dons

2007-08
2007-08

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Sign Him Up!! 90% want Cameron offered contract, sportnetwork.net
  2. ^ BBC Sport website Coventry sign midfielder Cameron
  3. ^ BBC Sport website Dowie declines to keep Cameron on

[edit] External links

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