Ian Rush
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ian James Rush MBE | ||
| Date of birth | 20 October 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | St Asaph, Wales | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker (retired) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1979-1980 1980-1987 1987-1988 1988-1996 1996-1997 1997-1998 1998 1998-1999 1999-2000 |
Chester City Liverpool Juventus Liverpool Leeds United Newcastle United →Sheffield United (loan) Wrexham Sydney Olympic |
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| National team | |||
| 1980-1996 | Wales | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2004-2005 | Chester City | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Ian Rush (born 20 October 1961) is a former Welsh international football player, who notably played for Liverpool and Juventus.
He was a very successful striker, who set many goal-scoring records for Liverpool in particular.
When he retired from playing, he managed teams including Tranmere Rovers.
Club career statistics[change]
| Club performance | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| England | League | |||
| 1978/79 | Chester City | Third Division | 1 | 0 |
| 1979/80 | 33 | 14 | ||
| 1980/81 | Liverpool | First Division | 7 | 0 |
| 1981/82 | 32 | 17 | ||
| 1982/83 | 34 | 24 | ||
| 1983/84 | 41 | 32 | ||
| 1984/85 | 28 | 14 | ||
| 1985/86 | 40 | 22 | ||
| 1986/87 | 42 | 30 | ||
| Italy | League | |||
| 1987/88 | Juventus | Serie A | 29 | 7 |
| England | League | |||
| 1988/89 | Liverpool | First Division | 24 | 7 |
| 1989/90 | 36 | 18 | ||
| 1990/91 | 37 | 16 | ||
| 1991/92 | 18 | 4 | ||
| 1992/93 | Premier League | 32 | 14 | |
| 1993/94 | 42 | 14 | ||
| 1994/95 | 36 | 12 | ||
| 1995/96 | 20 | 5 | ||
| 1996/97 | Leeds United | Premier League | 36 | 3 |
| 1997/98 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 10 | 0 |
| 1997/98 | Sheffield United | First Division | 4 | 0 |
| 1998/99 | Wrexham | Second Division | 17 | 0 |
| Australia | League | |||
| 1999/00 | Sydney Olympic | National Soccer League | 2 | 1 |
| Country | England | 572 | 246 | |
| Italy | 29 | 7 | ||
| Australia | 2 | 1 | ||
| Total | 603 | 254 | ||
International career statistics[change]
| Wales national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1980 | 2 | 0 |
| 1981 | 3 | 0 |
| 1982 | 6 | 4 |
| 1983 | 6 | 3 |
| 1984 | 4 | 0 |
| 1985 | 4 | 4 |
| 1986 | 4 | 1 |
| 1987 | 5 | 2 |
| 1988 | 6 | 2 |
| 1989 | 3 | 0 |
| 1990 | 4 | 2 |
| 1991 | 6 | 1 |
| 1992 | 4 | 4 |
| 1993 | 6 | 4 |
| 1994 | 6 | 1 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 73 | 28 |
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