- Colin Cameron (footballer)
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Colin Cameron Personal information Full name Colin Cameron Date of birth 23 October 1972 Place of birth Kirkcaldy, Scotland Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) Playing position Midfielder Club information Current club Cowdenbeath Youth career 1988–1990 Raith Rovers Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1990–1996 Raith Rovers 152 (32) 1991–1992 → Sligo Rovers (loan) 9 (4) 1996–2001 Heart of Midlothian 157 (48) 2001–2006 Wolverhampton Wanderers 168 (23) 2006 → Millwall (loan) 5 (0) 2006–2007 Coventry City 24 (2) 2007–2008 Milton Keynes Dons 29 (3) 2008–2010 Dundee 23 (0) 2009 → Arbroath (loan) 3 (0) 2010– Cowdenbeath 33 (2) National team‡ 1999–2004 Scotland 28 (2) Teams managed 2011- Cowdenbeath * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11:16, 25 October 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 February 2009Colin Cameron (born 23 October 1972 in Kirkcaldy) is a Scottish professional footballer, currently with Cowdenbeath in a player/manager role.
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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Career
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 Raith 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.
Heart of Midlothian
Cameron joined Hearts in a £400,000 exchange deal, with John Millar joining Raith as a make weight. 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.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
At Wolverhampton Wanderers, 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.[2] 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,[3] but he was not offered a new contract and moved to fellow Championship team Coventry City on a free transfer in June 2006.
Later clubs
Cameron signed a one-year deal with Coventry City[4] 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 two league games in the New Year, before being told he would be released.[5]
He had trials with League Two club Milton Keynes Dons, managed by his former Wolves team-mate 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 League Two title in that season. However, he was not retained by the club after this campaign.
Cameron returned to his native Scotland in July 2008, signing for Dundee,[6] at the time managed by anoher former Wolves team-mate, Alex Rae. After being plagued by constant knee trouble, Cameron's debut for the club came in a closed door game against Albion Rovers at Cliftonhill which Dundee won 2–1. In early November, Cameron again injured his left knee and had to spend around four months on the sidelines following a subsequent operation. To help to get him back to full fitness for his long awaited return to the Dundee first team and to aid his recovery from the trouble, new manager Jocky Scott confirmed on 8 January 2009 that Cameron had joined Second Division side Arbroath on a month's loan deal. Upon his return to Dundee Cameron scored his first goal for the club against Stranraer in the Scottish League Cup.[7] He was released by the club on 4 May 2010 along with eight other players.[8]
He was then signed up for the 2010–11 season by new Cowdenbeath manager Jimmy Nicholl as his assistant, but also to continue in a playing role.[9] On 6 June 2011 Cameron was named the new manager of Cowdenbeath after Jimmy Nicholl left for Kilmarnock.
Honours
- Raith Rovers
- Scottish First Division: 2
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- 1992–93, 1994–95
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- 1994–95
- Hearts
- Scottish Cup: 1
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- 1997–98
- Wolves
- Football League First Division Playoffs: 1
- Milton Keynes Dons
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- 2007–08
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- 2007–08
References
- ^ "Sign Him Up!! 90% want Cameron offered contract". sportsnetwork.net. 2006-04-12. http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s115/st94494.htm.
- ^ "Sign Him Up!! 90% want Cameron offered contract". sportsnetwork.net. 2006-04-12. http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s115/st94494.htm.
- ^ "Sign Him Up!! 90% want Cameron offered contract". sportsnetwork.net. 2006-04-12. http://www.sportnetwork.net/main/s115/st94494.htm.
- ^ "Coventry sign midfielder Cameron". BBC Sport. 2006-06-29. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/coventry_city/5130258.stm.
- ^ "Dowie declines to keep Cameron on". BBC Sport. 2007-04-25. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/coventry_city/6591317.stm.
- ^ "Dundee complete Cameron transfer". BBC Sport. 2008-07-15. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee/7508709.stm.
- ^ "Dundee 5–0 Stranraer". BBC. 1 August 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/8177194.stm. Retrieved 21 February 2010.
- ^ "Dundee aim to axe 16 from squad". BBC Sport. 4 May 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/dundee/8659495.stm. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ "Colin Cameron becomes Cowdenbeath player/assistant". BBC Sport. 2 July 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/cowdenbeath/8770216.stm. Retrieved 2 July 2010.
External links
Cowdenbeath F.C. – current squad GK Bejaoui · GK Flynn · DF Adamson · DF Armstrong · DF Bennett · DF Brett · DF Byrne · DF Cowan · DF Droudge · DF Linton · DF Mbu · DF O'Brien · MF Cameron · MF Mackay · MF Makel · MF Miller · MF Morton · MF Ramsay · MF Robertson · MF Winter · FW Coult · FW Ferguson · FW McKenzie · FW Naismith · FW Stewart · Manager: Cameron
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