Allan Russell
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Allan John Russell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 13 December 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990-1997 | Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997-1999 | Hibernian | ||
| 1999–2003 | Hamilton Academical | 65 | (34) |
| 2003–2005 | St Mirren | 51 | (25) |
| 2005 | Macclesfield Town | 13 | (4) |
| 2005–2006 | Mansfield | 18 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | Forest Green Rovers | 19 | (7) |
| 2007 | Partick Thistle | 14 | (3) |
| 2007–2008 | Airdrie United | 32 | (34) |
| 2008–2010 | Kilmarnock | 25 | (8) |
| 2010–2011 | Carolina RailHawks | 28 | (9) |
| 2012–2014 | Orange County Blues FC | 70 | (8) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of September 11, 2014. | |||
Allan John Russell (born 13 December 1980 in Glasgow) is a retired Scottish professional footballer. He's now the founder/owner of Superior Striker© an independent striker specific business, widely recognised as the world's number one striker coach. Alongside this, Allan Russell is currently the England national football team striker coach.
Career
Scotland and England
Russell began his career in 1999 with Hamilton Academical, making over sixty league appearances over a four-year period. In 2003, Russell began a two-year spell with St Mirren before moving to English side Macclesfield Town in early 2005. Russell's stay at Macclesfield lasted only a few months and he moved on to Mansfield Town at the start of the 2005–06 season.
Russell returned to Scotland with Partick Thistle in January 2007. At Partick he scored once; his goal coming in a 1-0 win over Livingston.[2] Russell began the 2007–08 season with Airdrie, where a December 2007 Player of the Month award and his goalscoring form – by February 2008 he had already scored more than any previous season – attracted interest from Scottish Premier League sides Kilmarnock and Dundee United.[3][4]
In May 2008, Russell netted the Scottish Football League Second Division Player of the Year award having scored 28 goals in a record breaking season and was eventually signed by Scottish Premier League side Kilmarnock signing a two-year deal.[5] He left Kilmarnock after the expiry of his contract in 2010.[6]
United States
Russell signed for Carolina RailHawks on 23 July 2010.[7] He stayed with the club through the 2011 season winning the 2010 and 2011 NASL league Championships. He then signed with Los Angeles Blues of the USL Pro Division on 8 December 2011, who later changed franchise name to Orange County Blues.
Russell has captained Orange County Blues for the last two years, playing both as a defensive midfielder and as a striker.[8]
Superior Striker
Allan Russell has rapidly established himself as the world’s number one striker specific coach. Using proven methods strategised with his Superior Striker© program, Allan currently coaches and mentors a number of the world's top strikers/attackers including Martin Braithwaite, Eder Lopes, Andre Gray, Saido Berahino, Ashley Fletcher, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Tomer Hemed, Jacob Murphy, Josh Murphy, Junior Hoilett, Mason Bennett, Conor Washington, Marley Watkins, Martyn Waghorn, Jacques Zoua, Simeon Jackson, Cameron McGeehan & Jack McKay.[9]
England national football team
As of March 2017, Allan Russell joined the England national football team coaching set up as their Striker Coach proving his expertise & knowledge to the Senior Squad.[10]
References
- ↑ "Allan Russell". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ↑ "Livingston 0-1 Partick Thistle". BBC. 17 February 2007. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
- ↑ "Killie fail in deadline-day bids". BBC Sport. 1 February 2008. Archived from the original on 8 February 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2008.
- ↑ Marwick, Bill. "Russell catches Levein's eye with two-goal display". The Scotsman. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
- ↑ "Kilmarnock seal Russell transfer". BBC News. 14 May 2008. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
- ↑ Wilson, Fraser (25 June 2010). "Allan Russell backs Mixu Paatelainen to fix Kilmarnock". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ↑ "RailHawks Acquire Scottish Forward". Carolina RailHawks FC. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 29 July 2010.
- ↑ "Blues Sign Scottish Striker". United Soccer Leagues. 8 December 2011. Archived from the original on 27 May 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2012.
- ↑ http://www.superiorstriker.com/
- ↑ http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4578682/Gareth-Southgate-hires-Scot-England-s-attacking-coach.html
External links
- Allan Russell at Soccerbase
