Alan McInally explained

Alan McInally
Fullname:Alan Bruce McInally
Birth Date:10 February 1963
Birth Place:Ayr, Scotland
Position:Striker
Years1:1980–1984
Clubs1:Ayr United
Caps1:93
Goals1:32
Years2:1984–1987
Clubs2:Celtic
Caps2:65
Goals2:17
Years3:1987–1989
Clubs3:Aston Villa
Caps3:59
Goals3:18
Years4:1989–1993
Clubs4:Bayern Munich
Caps4:40
Goals4:10
Years5:1993–1994
Clubs5:Kilmarnock
Caps5:8
Goals5:0
Totalcaps:265
Totalgoals:77
Nationalyears1:1989–1990
Nationalteam1:Scotland
Nationalcaps1:8
Nationalgoals1:3

Alan Bruce McInally (born 10 February 1963) is a Scottish former professional footballer, sports reporter and pundit.

As a player he was a striker for Ayr United, Celtic, Aston Villa, Bayern Munich and Kilmarnock.[1] He is now a regular reporter and occasional pundit on Sky Sports Soccer Saturday.

Club career

Ayr-born McInally variously went by the nicknames of Rambo and Big Mac and he is the son of Jackie McInally, who played in Kilmarnock's title-winning side of 1965, scoring 11 goals.[2] [3] He won his first medal in the 1985–86 season, when Celtic won the title on goal difference from Hearts, although he played only 16 games (with one goal scored).[4] In his third and last season at the club (1986–87), he scored 15 goals in his 38 league games.

He then moved to English club Aston Villa, helping them win promotion in 1988. He was transferred in 1989 to German giants Bayern Munich, where he stayed for four years. In his first season at Bayern he made 31 appearances and scored 10 goals as he helped them win the 1989–90 Bundesliga.[5]

International career

During this period he appeared in eight international games for Scotland and was selected for their 1990 FIFA World Cup squad.

Honours

Celtic

Aston Villa

Bayern Munich

1989–90[7]

Media career

After playing for Kilmarnock during the 1993–94 season, McInally retired from playing football. He has since worked in the media, most notably for the Sky Sports show Soccer Saturday.[8] He also commentated on the FIFA 19 video game.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alan McInally . worldfootball.net . 20 May 2012.
  2. Web site: Kilmarnock FC Hotshots 1964–65 . killiefc.com . 9 April 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120511080753/http://www.killiefc.com/Season%201964-65/65%20Hotshots.htm . 11 May 2012 . dead .
  3. Web site: Alan McInally . scotzine.com . 9 April 2013.
  4. Web site: McInally, Alan . fitbastats.com . 9 April 2013.
  5. Web site: Best of the British at Bayern Munich: Alan McInally . ESPN . 15 January 2015 . 10 November 2019 . Mark . Lovell.
  6. Web site: McInally, Alan . fitbastats.com . 9 April 2013.
  7. Web site: Best of the British at Bayern Munich: Alan McInally . ESPN . 15 January 2015 . 10 November 2019 . Mark . Lovell.
  8. Web site: Villa Noise: GT tribute, McInally memories and Beckenbauer exclusive . Paul . Brown . Aston Villa FC . 18 January 2017 . 28 May 2017.
  9. Web site: Who are the commentators in FIFA 19?. 18 September 2018.