Ian Murray (footballer)
Murray training at an open session staged at Easter Road, August 2009.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ian William Murray | ||
| Date of birth | 20 March 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Utility player | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Asker (assistant coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Dundee United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2005 | Hibernian | 141 | (13) |
| 2000–2001 | → Alloa Athletic (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Rangers | 43 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Norwich City | 9 | (0) |
| 2008–2012 | Hibernian | 112 | (0) |
| 2012 | Brechin City (trialist) | 1 | (0) |
| 2012–2015 | Dumbarton | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 2002–2006 | Scotland | 6 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012–2015 | Dumbarton | ||
| 2015 | St Mirren | ||
| 2017– | Asker (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ian William Murray (born 20 March 1981 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish football player and coach, who was is the assistant manager of Asker.
During his playing career, Murray played for Hibernian, Alloa Athletic (on loan), Rangers and Norwich City. He also represented Scotland six times between 2002 and 2006. His versatility meant that he was deployed in a variety of roles in his career, including centre back, full back and midfielder. Murray stated that he preferred to play at centre back or central midfield.
Murray started his career with Hibs, and captained the club during the 2004–05 season. Murray signed for Rangers under freedom of contract in 2005, but he was troubled with injuries during his time at Ibrox club and was eventually diagnosed with a form of arthritis. He was released by Rangers in August 2007 and signed for Norwich City, but fell out of favour there after a managerial change. He returned to Hibs in January 2008, and was made vice captain of the team in July 2009.
Murray left Hibs in May 2012 and was appointed player/manager of Dumbarton later that year. After two-and-a-half years in charge of Dumbarton, Murray was appointed manager of St Mirren on 22 May 2015. He resigned from this position in December 2015.
Murray made his debut for Hibs against Dundee Utd on 22 January 2000 and he scored his first goal for the club in his second appearance, a 4–1 win against Dunfermline. Murray missed most of the 2003–04 season due to a knee injury. After returning from injury, Murray was made captain of Hibs in the 2004–05 season and formed a defensive partnership with Gary Caldwell.
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