McLaren started his career with Hearts in 1987 and made over 180 appearances for the Tynecastle club. He moved to Rangers in October 1994 in a £2m part-exchange deal, with Dave McPherson moving the opposite direction. He made his debut against Old Firm rivals Celtic on 30 October 1994 in a 3–1 win at Hampden Park.
He was forced to retire from football in 1998, aged 27, due to injury. His final appearance for Rangers was as captain in a 1–0 win over Dundee United in which Rangers secured their 9th title in row.[1]
On 2 March 1999, Rangers played English club Middlesbrough in a testimonial match for McLaren at Ibrox in front of 49,468 spectators. McLaren scored a penalty in a 4–4 draw.
Internationaledit
McLaren also won 24 caps for Scotland. He was named in the squad for UEFA Euro 1992, but did not feature in any matches. He was forced to miss UEFA Euro 1996 through injury, being replaced by Derek Whyte in the squad.[2]
Post football careeredit
McLaren became an ambassador for charity Football Aid and a regular pundit on Rangers TV.[3]
Referencesedit
^"Knee injury forces young Rangers defender into an early retirement The game is finally over for McLaren". The Herald. The Herald (Glasgow). 14 May 1998.
^"SCOTLAND SQUAD FOR EURO 96". The Independent. 29 May 1996. from the original on 8 April 2016.
^Halliday, Stephen (28 March 2016). "Where are they now? Rangers' 9-in-a-row clinching team". The Scotsman.
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alan, mclaren, alan, james, mclaren, born, january, 1971, edinburgh, scottish, former, footballer, played, heart, midlothian, rangers, personal, informationfull, namealan, james, mclarendate, birth, 1971, january, 1971, place, birthedinburgh, scotlandposition,. Alan James McLaren born 4 January 1971 in Edinburgh is a Scottish former footballer who played for Heart of Midlothian and Rangers Alan McLarenPersonal informationFull nameAlan James McLarenDate of birth 1971 01 04 4 January 1971 age 52 Place of birthEdinburgh ScotlandPosition s DefenderSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1987 1994Heart of Midlothian182 6 1994 1998Rangers78 5 International career1992 1995Scotland24 0 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Football career 1 1 Club 1 2 International 2 Post football career 3 References 4 External linksFootball career editClub edit McLaren started his career with Hearts in 1987 and made over 180 appearances for the Tynecastle club He moved to Rangers in October 1994 in a 2m part exchange deal with Dave McPherson moving the opposite direction He made his debut against Old Firm rivals Celtic on 30 October 1994 in a 3 1 win at Hampden Park He was forced to retire from football in 1998 aged 27 due to injury His final appearance for Rangers was as captain in a 1 0 win over Dundee United in which Rangers secured their 9th title in row 1 On 2 March 1999 Rangers played English club Middlesbrough in a testimonial match for McLaren at Ibrox in front of 49 468 spectators McLaren scored a penalty in a 4 4 draw International edit McLaren also won 24 caps for Scotland He was named in the squad for UEFA Euro 1992 but did not feature in any matches He was forced to miss UEFA Euro 1996 through injury being replaced by Derek Whyte in the squad 2 Post football career editMcLaren became an ambassador for charity Football Aid and a regular pundit on Rangers TV 3 References edit Knee injury forces young Rangers defender into an early retirement The game is finally over for McLaren The Herald The Herald Glasgow 14 May 1998 SCOTLAND SQUAD FOR EURO 96 The Independent 29 May 1996 Archived from the original on 8 April 2016 Halliday Stephen 28 March 2016 Where are they now Rangers 9 in a row clinching team The Scotsman External links editAlan McLaren at Soccerbase nbsp Alan McLaren at the Scottish Football Association nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to association football in Scotland about a defender born in the 1970s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alan McLaren amp oldid 1164308801, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
