Scot Gemmill
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Scot Gemmill[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 January 1971[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Scotland U21 (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1990 |
Nottingham Forest | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1999 | Nottingham Forest | 245 | (21) |
| 1999–2004 | Everton | 97 | (5) |
| 2004 | → Preston North End (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 2004–2006 | Leicester City | 17 | (0) |
| 2006 | Oxford United | 1 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 |
New Zealand Knights | 20 | (0) |
| Total | 387 | (27) | |
| International career | |||
| 1991–1992[2] | Scotland U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 1994–1995[3] |
Scotland B | 2 | (0) |
| 1995–2003 | Scotland | 26 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2016 | Scotland U17 | ||
| 2016– | Scotland U21 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Scot Gemmill (born 2 January 1971) is a Scottish football coach and former professional player, who is the head coach of the Scotland under-21 team.
As a player, he was a
Following retirement, Gemmill has worked as a coach for Oxford United, before taking up a role initially with the Scotland U17 team.
Club career
Gemmill started his career at
Gemmill established himself as a regular player in
By the end of the
At the start of
International career
Gemmill was part of the Scotland squads for the Euro 96 and 1998 World Cup but failed to make an appearance in either, a situation he described for the latter as "bittersweet" and "heartbreaking".[8]
He won 26 caps for Scotland and scored one goal, against a Hong Kong League XI in a Reunification Cup match in 2002. Gemmill played his last game for Scotland in April 2003, in a 2–0 home friendly defeat to Austria, as a half-time substitute.
Coaching career
His first steps in to coaching were as a player/coach under
In March 2014, he was appointed as head coach of the Scotland U17 team for the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[9] Gemmill was appointed Scotland U21 head coach in September 2016.[10]
Personal life
He is the son of Scottish former international footballer Archie Gemmill.
Career statistics
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1995 | 4 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2000 | — | ||
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.[12]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 23 May 2002 | Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong | Hong Kong League XI | 4–0 | 4–0 | HKSAR Reunification Cup |
Honours
Nottingham Forest
- Football League First Division: 1997–98
- 1991–92
- 1991–92
Individual
References
- ^ a b c "Scot Gemmill". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 May 2019.
- ^ Scotland U21 player Scot Gemmill, FitbaStats
- ^ Scotland B player Scot Gemmill, FitbaStats
- ^ "A photographic encyclopedia of footballers, athletes, golfers, tennis player, rugby players and cricketers - Home".
- ^ "Preston 1–0 Bradford". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 April 2004. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
- ^ "A photographic encyclopedia of footballers, athletes, golfers, tennis player, rugby players and cricketers - Home".
- ^ "Knights stars face cream of the Bay". Hawke's Bay Today. NZ Herald. 15 June 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
- ^ Rattue, Chris (19 August 2006). "Star Q&A: Scot Gemmill". New Zealand Herald.
- ^ Smith, Andrew (20 March 2014). "Mark Wotte backs Scott Gemmill to flourish". The Scotsman. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ^ "Scotland U21: Coach Ricky Sbragia makes way for Scot Gemmill". BBC Sport. BBC. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2016.
- ^ Scot Gemmill at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ SFA profile
- ^ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 150.
External links
- Scot Gemmill Interview
- Official profile from Knights FC
- Scot Gemmill at Soccerbase
Scotland squads | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||
