15 Facts About Tommy Coyne

Thomas Coyne was born on 14 November 1962 and is a former football player and manager.

Tommy Coyne played for several clubs, mostly in Scotland, including Clydebank, Dundee United, Dundee, Celtic and Motherwell.

Tommy Coyne was the top goalscorer of the Scottish Premier Division three times, a feat he achieved with three clubs.

Tommy Coyne played international football for the Republic of Ireland, qualifying due to his Irish ancestry.

Tommy Coyne was raised in Govan as a supporter of Celtic and attracted the attention of their scouts in his teens, though no move materialised.

Tommy Coyne had already turned down Dundee United in the hope of joining Celtic.

Tommy Coyne has stated that he would never have signed for Rangers, whose stadium was very close to his home and school, as he was a Catholic, which contravened their signing policy of the time.

However, Tommy Coyne failed to reproduce his Clydebank form at Tannadice and scored only 9 goals in 62 league games, though he did score a few goals in the UEFA Cup, one of which came in the club's run to the 1987 final.

Tommy Coyne again failed to carry on his scoring form at the start of his Celtic career and did not score for the remainder of the season.

Tommy Coyne left for Dundee in 1998, where he was loaned out to Falkirk.

Tommy Coyne made his international debut at the age of 31 on 25 March 1992 against Switzerland in a friendly played at Lansdowne Road, Dublin.

Tommy Coyne waited just 27 minutes before scoring his first international goal.

Tommy Coyne had been suffering from post-natal depression following the birth of their third son.

Tommy Coyne temporarily stopped playing football and had to return to Scotland to seek support from relatives in caring for his young children.

Tommy Coyne has a third son from his first marriage and two younger children with his second wife Anita.