David Weir

David Weir
For other uses, see David Weir (disambiguation).
David Weir
Personal information
Full name David Weir
Date of birth 10 May 1970 (1970-05-10) (age 41)
Place of birth Falkirk, Scotland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Centre back
Club information
Current club Rangers
Number 3
Youth career
1986–1990[1] University of Evansville
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1992–1996 Falkirk 133 (8)
1996–1999 Heart of Midlothian 76 (8)
1999–2007 Everton 235 (10)
2007– Rangers 143 (4)
National team
1997– Scotland 69 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 06 November 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).

David Weir (born 10 May 1970) is a Scottish association footballer who plays for Scottish Premier League club Rangers and is a Scottish internationalist, as a centre back.

Weir began his professional career with Falkirk after having attended the University of Evansville in the United States. After four seasons with the Bairns, Weir then moved on to Heart of Midlothian where he won the 1998 Scottish Cup. He joined Everton in 1999 and spent seven years with the club, becoming club captain under two different managers. Weir then moved to Rangers in 2007 and became club captain after Barry Ferguson was stripped of the role in April 2009.

Weir won his first cap for the Scotland national football team in 1997. He retired from international football in 2002 under Berti Vogts but returned when Walter Smith took charge. He is Scotland's sixth-most capped player, having won 69 caps.[2]

Contents

Club career

Early career

Weir attended Woodlands High School in Falkirk [3] before he was scouted by the University of Evansville during a schools festival in Grantham, Lincolnshire. He moved to America on a scholarship from 1986 to 1990.[1] Whilst in Evansville he was converted from a centre back to a striker due to his lack of pace.[1] Weir excelled in this position, scoring 28 goals in 27 matches during his final senior year. This form lead to him being named an NCAA All-American in 1990.[1]

Falkirk

Upon returning from the United States, Weir trained with Celtic however he did not sign a professional contract. In 1992, he joined then Scottish First Division side Falkirk and went on to make 134 appearances for the club and score eight goals. He was part of the side which won promotion to the Scottish Premier Division. Weir also won the 1993 Scottish Challenge Cup on 12 December, playing in the side that defeated St. Mirren 3–0 at Fir Park in Motherwell.

Hearts

On 30 June 1996, Weir moved to Premier Division side Heart of Midlothian. He made his debut for the club in a League Cup match against Stenhousemuir on 14 August 1996 and scored his first goal three days later. Weir netted Hearts second goal in a 3–2 win over Kilmarnock. His first sending off was in an infamous game against Rangers at Ibrox on 14 September 1996. Rangers won the match 3–0 but Hearts had four players ordered off in a twenty minute spell.[4][5]

Weir won his second career honour, the 1998 Scottish Cup, by beating Rangers 2–1 in the final at Celtic Park. He left Tynecastle mid-way through the following season when he was purchased by Everton for £250,000. Weir played 116 games in all for Hearts and scored twelve goals.

Everton

Weir joined Everton on 16 February 1999 and made his debut in a league match against Middlesbrough the next day.[6] He had a very successful time with the Merseyside club playing regularly for eight years, making 269 appearances (scoring 10 goals in the process), playing in European competition, becoming club captain under two different managers – Walter Smith and David Moyes – and winning the bulk of his Scotland caps on the strength of his performances for the Toffees.

Rangers

On 16 January 2007, Weir signed for Rangers on an initial six-month deal after Everton released him from his contract early. He teamed up again with former manager Walter Smith.[7] He made his Rangers debut against Dunfermline Athletic on 21 January 2007.[8] His performances for the Glasgow club were enough to secure a one-year contract. After his man-of-the-match performance against St. Mirren on 8 April 2007, he revealed that he may remain at Rangers for the 2007–08 season after discussing the issue with his family. His agent met with Rangers on 19 April to discuss a possible extension to his contract, which was due to expire at the end of that season. Weir signed a one-year extension to his deal, keeping him at Rangers until the summer of 2008.[9]

He scored his first Rangers goal against FK Zeta in a UEFA Champions League qualifier, on 31 July 2007.[10] Weir was highly praised for his endurance during the 2007–08 season as Rangers chased The Quadruple. Despite being in his late 30s, he managed sixty appearances that season and produced some outstanding performances alongside Carlos Cuéllar in the centre of defence. Weir won his third and fourth trophies of his career in 2008, as Rangers claimed Scottish Cup and League Cup glory. On 3 July he signed a further one-year contract extension to his deal.[11] He was appointed Rangers' captain on 3 April 2009 after Barry Ferguson had been stripped the role following an incident whilst on international duty. Weir won the League and Cup double in season 2008–09 with Rangers and signed a further one-year contract extension which saw playing into his forties.[12][13] In March 2010, Weir won the Player of the month award for February[14] and followed this up with the Clydesdale Bank Premier League Player of the Year award for the 2009-10 season.[15] On 7 May 2010 it was announced Weir had also won the Scottish Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year Award, the oldest player ever to receive this accolade - just three days before his 40th birthday.[16] Soon afterwards, Weir agreed another one-year contract which saw him play on into his forties.[17] He became the third oldest player ever to compete in the UEFA Champions League on 14 September 2010 in Rangers' 0-0 away draw with Manchester United at Old Trafford and he became the joint oldest outfield player in Champions League history when he played against Bursaspor in December 2010, aged 40 years 211 days.[18] Weir captured his third league title with Rangers as captain on the week of his 41st birthday when Rangers defeated Kilmarnock 5-1 on the last day of the season beating Cetlic to the title by a single point.

On 26 May 2011 it was annoucned that Weir was to be inducted into the Rangers F.C. Hall of Fame. He has become the first ever player to be inducted into the Hall of Fame whilst under contract at the club.[19] On 17 July 2011, Weir signed a new one-year deal with Rangers.[20]

International career

Weir earned his first cap for Scotland in a 1–0 defeat to Wales on 27 May 1997.[21] He scored his one and only goal for Scotland in a World Cup qualifier against Latvia at Hampden Park on 6 October 2001.[22]

Although he retired from international football in 2002, after receiving criticism from the then-manager Berti Vogts due to his performance in Scotland's Euro 2004 qualifying match against the Faroe Islands,[23][24] he returned to international football when Walter Smith was appointed as manager in December 2004.

Weir is a member of the Scotland national football team roll of honour, having won his 50th Scotland cap against Lithuania on 6 September 2006, in which he captained his country to a 2–1 win.[25] He has captained Scotland four times.[26][27][28][29]

On 24 August 2010, Weir was recalled to the Scotland squad at the age of 40 for the Euro 2012 qualifying matches against Lithuania and Liechtenstein in September 2010.[30] Weir became the oldest ever Scottish football internationalist when he played against Lithuania on 3 September 2010 aged 40.[31][32]

International goals

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 October 2001 Hampden Park, Glasgow  Latvia 2–1 2–1 2002 World Cup qualification

Career statistics

As of 11.00, 16 May 2011
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Scotland League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
1992–93 Falkirk Premier Division 30 1 - - - 30 1
1993–94 Division One 37 3 - - - 37 3
1994–95 Premier Division 32 1 - - - 32 1
1995–96 34 3 1 0 - - 35 3
1996–97 Heart of Midlothian Premier Division 34 6 3 1 4 1 2 0 43 8
1997–98 35 1 5 1 2 1 - 42 3
1998–99 Premier League 23 1 1 0 3 0 4 0 31 1
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
1998–99 Everton Premier League 14 0 1 0 - - 15 0
1999-00 35 2 5 0 2 0 - 42 2
2000–01 37 1 1 0 1 0 - 39 1
2001–02 36 4 5 0 1 0 - 42 4
2002–03 31 1 1 0 2 0 - 34 1
2003–04 10 0 - 2 0 - 12 0
2004–05 34 1 2 0 1 0 - 37 1
2005–06 33 1 4 0 1 0 4 0 42 1
2006–07 5 0 - 1 0 - 6 0
Scotland League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
2006–07 Rangers Premier League 14 0 - - 4 0 18 0
2007–08 37 2 3 0 3 0 18 1 61 3
2008–09 36 2 5 0 4 0 2 0 47 2
2009–10 38 0 5 0 3 0 5 0 51 0
2010–11 37 0 3 0 3 0 10 0 53 0
2011-12 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Total Scotland 387 18 26 2 22 2 46 1 481 25
England 235 10 19 0 11 0 4 0 269 10
Career total 622 28 45 2 33 2 50 1 750 35

Honours

Falkirk

Heart of Midlothian

Rangers

Personal awards

  • Scottish Premier League Player of the Year (1): 2010[15]
  • Scottish Premier League Player of the Month (1): February 2010[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "How Davie Weir wowed the Yanks". News of the World. 4 April 2010. http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/scottish/scottish_sport/772766/Fred-Schmalz-reveals-Gers-ace-was-too-slow-to-be-a-defender.html. 
  2. ^ "International Roll of Honour". Scottish Football Association. http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_football_players.cfm?page=138. Retrieved 17 June 2009. 
  3. ^ http://www.sol.co.uk/forthvalley/woodlands-hs/
  4. ^ "Rangers 3 (1) – 0 (0) Hearts". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/results3.sd?gameid=241789. Retrieved 14 September 2012. 
  5. ^ "Hearts face inquiry into Ibrox fracas". Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/hearts-face-inquiry-into-ibrox-fracas-1363509.html. Retrieved 16 September 2010. 
  6. ^ "Weir flies south". BBC Sport. 16 February 1999. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/scottish_league/280417.stm. 
  7. ^ "Weir complete switch to Rangers". BBC Sport. 16 January 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6262693.stm. 
  8. ^ "Dunfermline 0–1 Rangers". BBC Sport. 21 January 2007. http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/6277399.stm. 
  9. ^ "Weir signs one-year deal at Ibrox". BBC Sport. 20 April 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6562919.stm. 
  10. ^ "Rangers 2–0 FK Zeta". BBC Sport. 31 July 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6922795.stm. 
  11. ^ "Veteran duo seal new Ibrox deals". BBC Sport. 3 July 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7487125.stm. 
  12. ^ "Weir poised for new Rangers deal". BBC Sport. 1 June 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/8077300.stm. 
  13. ^ "Weir not pondering his retirement". BBC Sport. 4 July 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/8134602.stm. 
  14. ^ a b "Rangers' Weir wins February award". BBC Sport. 8 March 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/8555925.stm. 
  15. ^ a b "Rangers duo win Clydesdale manager and player awards". BBC Sport. 19 April 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/8630065.stm. 
  16. ^ a b "Rangers captain David Weir wins writers' award". BBC Sport. 7 May 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/8667560.stm. 
  17. ^ "David Weir agrees new Rangers contract". BBC Sport. 30 June 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/8777141.stm. Retrieved 22 September 2011. 
  18. ^ Pattullo, Alan (December 7, 2010). "David Weir joins lofty company as oldest player to grace Champions League". The Scotsman. http://sport.scotsman.com/sport/David-Weir-joins--.6651998.jp. Retrieved February 22, 2011. 
  19. ^ "Weir Revels in Hall of Fame Honour". Sporting Life. http://www.sportinglife.com/football/scottishpremier/news/story_get.cgi?STORY_NAME=soccer/11/05/26/SOCCER_Rangers_Weir.html&TEAMHD=scotspremiership&BID=425. Retrieved 31 August 2011. 
  20. ^ "Rangers captain David Weir signs one-year deal at Ibrox". BBC Sport. 17 July 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14177444.stm?. Retrieved 11 August 2011. 
  21. ^ "Scotland v Wales". Scottish FA. 14 November 2007. http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/match_details.cfm?matchid=57898. 
  22. ^ "Scots out with a whimper". BBC Sport. 6 October 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2002/1576720.stm. Retrieved 21 September 2011. 
  23. ^ "Lucky Scots scrape draw in Faroes". BBC Sport. 7 September 2002. http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/scotland/2232138.stm?dynamic_vote=ON#vote_vogts_07_09_2002. 
  24. ^ "Weir: I was right to quit Scotland". Scotsman. 27 November 2002. http://sport.scotsman.com/football/Weir-I-was-right-to.2381553.jp. 
  25. ^ "Lithuania v Scotland". Scottish FA. 14 November 2007. http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/match_details.cfm?matchid=58167. 
  26. ^ "Lithuania vs Scotland Match Report". Scottish FA. http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/international_fixture_details.cfm?page=32&matchID=58167. Retrieved 31 August 2011. 
  27. ^ "Scotland vs Faroe Islands Match Report". Scottish FA. http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/international_fixture_details.cfm?page=32&matchID=62498. Retrieved 31 August 2011. 
  28. ^ "Japan vs Scotland Match Report". Scottish FA. http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/international_fixture_details.cfm?page=32&matchID=55680. Retrieved 31 August 2011. 
  29. ^ "Bulgaria vs Scotland Match Report". Scottish FA. http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/international_fixture_details.cfm?page=32&matchID=55681. Retrieved 31 August 2011. 
  30. ^ "Scotland recall for 40-year-old Weir". ESPN Soccernet. 24 August 2010. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=817106&sec=euro2012&cc=5739. 
  31. ^ "David Weir set for Scotland milestone". BBC Sport. 3 September 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/scotland/8955170.stm. 
  32. ^ "Lithuania v Scotland Match facts". The Guardian. 3 September 2010. http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/match/3118708. 

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