Garry O'Connor
O'Connor in pre-season with Birmingham City, 2009
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Garry Lawrence John O'Connor | ||
| Date of birth | 7 May 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Selkirk (player/caretaker manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Salvesen Boys Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2006 | Hibernian | 138 | (46) |
| 2000 | → Peterhead (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 33 | (7) |
| 2007–2011 | Birmingham City | 52 | (9) |
| 2010 | → Barnsley (loan) | 4 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Barnsley (loan) | 5 | (2) |
| 2011 | Barnsley | 13 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Hibernian | 33 | (12) |
| 2012 | Tom Tomsk | 6 | (1) |
| 2014 | Greenock Morton | 11 | (1) |
| 2014–2016 | Selkirk | (18) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004 | Scotland U21 | 5 | (2) |
| 2002–2009 | Scotland | 16 | (4) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015–2016 | Selkirk | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 June 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16:39, 31 December 2013 (UTC) |
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Garry Lawrence John O'Connor (born 7 May 1983) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays for and temporarily managed Lowland League club Selkirk until the appointment of Ian Fergus. He has previously played for Hibernian, Peterhead, Lokomotiv Moscow, Barnsley, Tom Tomsk, Birmingham City, Greenock Morton and represented Scotland.
O'Connor began his career with Hibernian, where his performances in 2002 earned him selection for Scotland as an 18-year-old, and he later earned a lucrative transfer to Lokomotiv Moscow. He scored a winning goal in the 2007 Russian Cup final for Lokomotiv. O'Connor struggled to settle in Russia, and he returned to the United Kingdom later that year by signing for Birmingham City. O'Connor struggled to hold a place in the Birmingham side due to injuries, and he spent most of the 2010–11 season with Barnsley. He then returned to Hibernian for the 2011–12 season, scoring 12 goals in 33 league appearances. O'Connor signed for Russian club Tom Tomsk in July 2012, but was released after making only six appearances.
Born in Edinburgh, O'Connor made his Hibernian debut under manager Alex McLeish in April 2001 as a substitute against Dundee, his only appearance that season. O'Connor made just four appearances before Christmas in the following season. After the departure of Alex McLeish to Rangers and the appointment of new manager Franck Sauzée, O'Connor featured more regularly in the first team. He scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw with Celtic in February 2002. Although Sauzée was sacked later that month, O'Connor continued to feature in the first team under Sauzée's successor Bobby Williamson. O'Connor went on to score a further seven goals that season, including goals in five consecutive games between March and April.
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