Greg Shields
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Greg Shields | ||
| Date of birth | 21 August 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Falkirk, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Carolina RailHawks | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gairdoch United | |||
| –1993 | Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1997 | Rangers | 7 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Dunfermline Athletic | 75 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | (2) |
| 2002 | → Walsall (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Kilmarnock (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Kilmarnock | 53 | (2) |
| 2004–2009 | Dunfermline Athletic | 129 | (4) |
| 2009–2010 | Carolina RailHawks | 30 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Partick Thistle (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | Carolina RailHawks | 10 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1996 | Scotland U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 June 2013. | |||
Greg Shields (born 21 August 1976 in Falkirk) is a Scottish former footballer who is currently assistant coach with Carolina RailHawks in the North American Soccer League.
Playing career
Early career
Shields started his career with Gairdoch United boys club. Shields made his debut in 1996 in UEFA Champions League tie against Ajax. He went on to make only a handful of appearances for the Glasgow club before a £200,000 move to Dunfermline Athletic.
England and Scotland
After 86 consecutive appearances for the 'Pars' he swapped west Fife for south London in a £600,000 move to Alan Curbishley's Charlton Athletic. After an impressive start at The Valley, Shields ran into some injury problems which eventually ruined his Charlton career. After a brief spell on loan at Walsall, Jim Jefferies brought him back home to Scotland at SPL side Kilmarnock. He quickly established himself in the Rugby Park side becoming captain in season 2002–03. This alerted his former employers Dunfermline Athletic who swooped to take him back during the January 2004 transfer window.
Dunfermline played in the Scottish Cup final that season but Shields was cup-tied after playing in an earlier round for Kilmarnock. Injury again wrecked most of the 2004–05 season.
United States
On 26 May 2009, Shields was poised to join Carolina RailHawks in the USA.[1] Carolina RailHawks announced on 16 July 2009 that they had signed Shields.[2]
Coaching career
Shields is currently assistant coach with the RailHawks,[3] as well as being a head coach with Capital Area RailHawks, Carolina RalHawks academy programme.[4]
References
- ↑ "Shields to leave Pars for America". BBC Sport. 26 May 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
- ↑ "Carolina signs Shields of Dunfermline". Carolina RailHawks News Release. 16 July 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
- ↑ "Greg Shields". Carolina RailHawks. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
- ↑ "Greg Shields". Capital Area RailHawks. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
External links
- Greg Shields career statistics at Soccerbase
- Carolina RailHawks bio
- Scotland U21 stats at Fitbastats