| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Murdo Davidson MacLeod | ||
| Date of birth | (1958-09-24)24 September 1958 (age 67) | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Glasgow Amateurs | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1978 | Dumbarton | 90 | (9) |
| 1978–1987 | Celtic | 281 | (55) |
| 1987–1990 | Borussia Dortmund | 103 | (4) |
| 1990–1993 | Hibernian | 78 | (2) |
| 1993–1995 | Dumbarton | 66 | (1) |
| 1995–1997 | Partick Thistle | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 619 | (71) | |
| International career | |||
| 1978 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| 1985–1991 | Scotland | 20 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1993–1995 | Dumbarton | ||
| 1995–1997 | Partick Thistle | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Murdo Davidson MacLeod[2] (born 24 September 1958 inGlasgow) is a Scottish former professionalfootball player and manager. MacLeod, who played as amidfielder, made 20 appearances forScotland and played in the1990 World Cup Finals. He had a successful club career, mainly withDumbarton,Celtic,Borussia Dortmund andHibernian. He then became amanager during the mid-1990s, serving both Dumbarton andPartick Thistle. MacLeod then returned to Celtic as assistant manager, enjoying a successful season in tandem withWim Jansen. Since leaving Celtic as a result of Jansen's departure fromCeltic Park in 1998, MacLeod has worked as a football pundit for newspapers, radio and television.
MacLeod made his name withDumbarton in the mid-1970s. He earned selection by theScottish League in 1978, playing in a 1–1 draw against theItalian League.[3] MacLeod moved toCeltic later that year for a £100,000 transfer fee.[4] During his nine years atCeltic Park, MacLeod won fourleague titles, twoScottish Cups and oneLeague Cup. MacLeod scored a goal that helped Celtic win the league championship in1979, in a decisive match againstRangers. In 2000, Celtic supporters voted that it was the greatest ever goal scored in anOld Firm derby game.
MacLeod rejected a contract offer from Celtic in May 1987[5] and moved to German clubBorussia Dortmund a month later.[6] MacLeod played in 103 Bundesliga games during four years at theWestfalenstadion. He won theGerman Cup and Super Cup in 1989.[7][8] He returned to Scotland withHibernian, where he captained the club to a victory in the1991 Scottish League Cup Final.
MacLeod had to wait until late in his career before becoming aScotland regular. He made his debut appearance as a substitute againstEngland in the1985 Rous Cup.[9] He made his first starting appearance for Scotland in October 1986, aged 28.[9] MacLeod went on to win a total of 20 caps, playing in the1990 FIFA World Cup tournament.[10]
After a successful playing career, he returned toDumbarton as player-coach. He guided the club to promotion from theSecond Division with a last day win overStirling Albion in 1995. In the summer of 1995, MacLeod left theSons to manage Premier Division clubPartick Thistle. MacLeod's tenure atFirhill was unsuccessful, as the club were relegated at the end of the1995–96 season. He re-joinedCeltic as assistant coach underWim Jansen, where he helped the club win aleague andScottish League Cup double in1997–98, their only season in charge.[11]
MacLeod has written for theDaily Record and commentated on football forBBC Scotland andBBC Radio Scotland.[11] MacLeod has also worked as aScottish football analyst onNewstalk radio in Ireland. In 2012, he starred on theCBeebies show "My Story" with his grandsons, Murdo Jr. and Ross.[10]
MacLeod was admitted toGolden Jubilee Hospital inClydebank during January 2010 to have a heart operation.[11]
MacLeod endorsed theConservative Party in the2010 General Election, campaigning for their candidate in theArgyll & Bute constituency.[12] During the2014 Scottish independence referendum he was a supporter of theBetter Together campaign againstScottish independence.[13]
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Borussia Dortmund
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