Graeme Souness

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Graeme James Souness (pronounced /ˈsuːnɨs/) (born 6 May 1953) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager.

Souness was the captain of the successful Liverpool team of the early 1980s and player-manager of Rangers in the late 1980s as well as captain of the Scottish national team. He also played for Tottenham Hotspur, Middlesbrough and Sampdoria in a long career. Following his retirement from playing he worked as a manager, with Rangers, Liverpool, Southampton, Benfica, Galatasaray, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United.

Souness now does media work and divides his time working for RTE in Ireland, ESPN, Sky Sports and Al Jazeera Sports.

Souness was brought up in the Saughton Mains area of Edinburgh, and supported local side Hearts and Rangers. As with other tough-tackling Scottish midfielders such as Dave Mackay and Billy Bremner, journalists have regularly attributed Souness's rumbustious playing style to his modest upbringing. As a teenager Souness played for local boys' club North Merchiston.

Souness's career began as an apprentice at Tottenham Hotspur under Bill Nicholson. He signed professional forms as a 15 year-old in 1968. Frustrated at a lack of first team...

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