Garry O'Connor
Garry Lawrence John O'Connor[1] (born 7 Mey 1983) is a Scots perfaisional fitbawer. He played fae Hibernian, Peterhead, Lokomotiv Moscow, Barnsley, Tom Tomsk, Birmingham City, Greenock Morton an representit Scotland.
 O'Connor in pre-saison wi Birmingham City, 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fou name | Garry Lawrence John O'Connor | ||
| Date o birth | 7 Mey 1983 | ||
| Place o birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Hicht | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playin poseetion | Striker | ||
| Hauflin career | |||
| Salvesen Boys Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2006 | Hibernian | 138 | (46) |
| 2000 | → Peterhead (lend) | 4 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 33 | (7) |
| 2007–2011 | Birmingham City | 52 | (9) |
| 2010 | → Barnsley (lend) | 4 | (1) |
| 2010 | → Barnsley (lend) | 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) | |
| Naitional team‡ | |||
| 2004 | Scotland U21 | 5 | (2) |
| 2002–2009 | Scotland | 16 | (4) |
| Teams manisht | |||
| 2015–2016 | Selkirk | ||
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* Senior club appearances an goals coontit for the domestic league anerly an correct as o 30 Juin 2015 ‡ Naitional team caps an goals correct as o 16:39, 31 December 2013 (UTC) | |||
Personal life
eeditIn August 2020, BBC Scotland made a documentary aboot him cawed "Playin the Game- Garry O'Connor". The programme charts O'connor's career an explores his troubles wi substance abuse, mental health issues an early retirement from football. Whilst bein interviewit fae the programme, O’Connor said he haed considerit suicide taewards the end o his playin career, citin the love ae his family an his responsibility taewards his bairns as motivation for seekin help throuch mental health counsellin [2].
In 2011 Garry wis arrested fae haeing coke on him ootside the Harp and Castle pub oan Leith Walk in Edinburgh[3].
References
eedit- ↑ "Statistics" (PDF). Premier League. Retrieved 3 August 2010.[deid airtin]
- ↑ "Garry O'Connor: I feel I could have achieved a bit more". scotsman.com. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ↑ https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/ex-hibs-striker-garry-oconnor-arrested-cocaine-charge-after-derby-crunch-1598804