Gordon Scott Durie was born on 6 December 1965 and is a Scottish former professional football player and coach.
14 Facts About Gordon Durie
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Gordon Durie was a utility player who usually played as a striker for East Fife, Hibernian, Chelsea, Tottenham Hotspur, Rangers and Hearts.
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Gordon Durie's spell with Chelsea from 1986 to 1991, yielded 63 goals in total from 153 appearances, and they won the Football League Second Division in 1989.
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The forward then joined boyhood favourites Rangers in November 1993 and Gordon Durie played a major role in winning the last four of their 'nine in a row' of Scottish league championships and playing a handful of matches in two later title wins.
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Gordon Durie was capped 43 times in all, scoring seven goals.
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Gordon Durie was one of Scotland's bright spots in their team at Euro '96.
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Gordon Durie was appointed assistant manager of East Fife in November 2010.
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Gordon Durie took the job on a longer-term basis, but then suffered from ill health.
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Gordon Durie resigned in November 2012, due to this illness.
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Gordon Durie joined the Rangers coaching staff in July 2013, to work with the reserve and under-20 teams.
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Gordon Durie was promoted to a first team coaching role in December 2014, following the departure of manager Ally McCoist.
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Gordon Durie left Rangers in July 2015, as new manager Mark Warburton made changes to the coaching staff.
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Gordon Durie's son, Scott, was a youth player at Rangers and signed for East Fife in 2010.
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Gordon Durie was declared bankrupt in 2016, due to a failed investment in a film production company.