Ronnie Moran
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ronald Moran | ||
Date of birth | 28 February 1934 | ||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
Date of death | 22 March 2017 (aged 83) | ||
Position(s) |
Left-back | ||
Youth career | |||
Liverpool | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1952–1968 | Liverpool | 343 | (16) |
Managerial career | |||
1991 | Liverpool (caretaker) | ||
1992 | Liverpool (caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ronald Moran (28 February 1934 – 22 March 2017)
Having spent his entire playing career at the club, he then became a member of the
, and was the club's longest-serving employee when he retired in 1998.Playing career
Moran was born in
It was in season
He was rewarded for his service towards the latter part of the decade when he was handed the club captaincy. In
Injury problems then began to set in and he missed out to
Transition to coaching
In 1966 Moran was invited onto the coaching staff by Bill Shankly though he continued playing for Joe Fagan's reserves for a further two years, helping to bring on the younger players.
Coaching career
Moran formally retired from playing during the 1968–69 season and joined the coaching staff full-time, where he joined the
In 1971, he took charge of the reserve team and in
Moran, or Bugsy as he had become known, became a vital ingredient in the Liverpool success story with his shrewd knowledge of the game and the ability to get the best out of the players. In a spectacularly successful period for the club he was a fine, loyal servant working first under Shankly, Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan and then Kenny Dalglish, and later for Graeme Souness and Roy Evans.
In keeping with the
When Dalglish sensationally announced his resignation as manager in February 1991, Moran was installed as caretaker boss, a role he occupied for only ten games. His first game in charge was a 3–1 defeat away to Luton Town on 23 February 1991. He had placed on record an unwillingness to take the job on full-time and summarily stood down when Graeme Souness was duly appointed as Dalglish's successor in April 1991.
In April
Moran remained on the coaching staff under Souness and then under friend Roy Evans when he took over as manager in January 1994. Evans became the ninth manager Moran had worked under at the club in one capacity or another in his near half century of dedicated service, the full list being: George Kay, Don Welsh, Phil Taylor, Bill Shankly, Bob Paisley, Joe Fagan, Kenny Dalglish, Graeme Souness, Roy Evans.
Ronnie Moran finally announced his retirement from football and left Liverpool in 1998. Along with Bob Paisley, he had filled every role imaginable at the club from player, to physio, to coach and trainer, through to manager, and kit man.[6]
In March 2017, a book titled Mr Liverpool was released which detailed Moran's life at Liverpool FC.[7]
Moran died on 22 March 2017, at the age of 83.[8]
Honours
Player
Liverpool
- Football League First Division: 1963–64
- Football League Second Division: 1961–62
- FA Charity Shield: 1964
References
- ^ "Ronnie Moran RIP". Liverpool FC. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ Hunter, Andy (22 March 2017). "Ronnie Moran, Liverpool captain and boot room legend, dies aged 83". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ a b Maddock, David (22 March 2017). "Ronnie Moran was central to three decades of Anfield glory - he really was 'Mr Liverpool'". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ Hall, Andy (22 March 2017). "Liverpool mourn loyal servant and club legend Ronnie Moran". Diario AS. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Reuben Bennett" on www.qosfc.com
- ^ "Thompson: My mentor Ronnie Moran should be mentioned in same breath as Liverpool greats Shankly and Paisley". Liverpool Echo. 1 March 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "Mr Liverpool leaves a lasting legacy at Anfield". Belfast Telegraph. 22 March 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Ronnie Moran, famous Liverpool coach – obituary". The Telegraph. 23 March 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2017.