Graeme James Souness (/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.His managerial career began when he joined Rangers, leading them to three Scottish titles, before joining Liverpool, this time as manager. He went on to become manager of Galatasaray, Southampton, Torino, Benfica, Blackburn Rovers, and Newcastle United.Souness now does media work and divides his time working as a pundit for RTÉ, ESPN, Sky Sports and Al Jazeera Sports.
Won 54 Scotland caps between 1974 and 1986, 27 of them as captain, scoring 4 goals.
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Replaced Bobby Robson as manager of Newcastle United football club September 6th 2004
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Managerial career so far: 1986-1991 Glasgow Rangers FC; 1991-1994 Liverpool FC; 1995-1996 Galatasaray; 1996-1997 Southampton FC; 1997 Torino Calcio 1906; 1997-1999 FC Benfica; 2000-2004 Blackburn Rovers FC; 2004- Newcastle United FC.
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Playing career: 1968-1972 Tottenham Hotspur FC; 1972-1978 Middlesbrough FC; 1978-1984 Liverpool FC; 1984-1986 UC Sampdoria; 1986-1987 Glasgow Rangers FC.
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Title
Year
Status
Character
beIN Sports: Euro 2016
2016
TV Mini-Series
Himself
Alan Hansen: Player and Pundit
2014
TV Movie documentary
Himself
A Question of Sport
2008
TV Series
Himself
Match of the Day
2004-2006
TV Series
Himself
BBC News 24
2006
TV Series
Himself
Match of the Day 2
2004-2005
TV Series
Himself
Breakfast
2004
TV Series
Himself
Soccer AM
2004
TV Series
Himself
On the Ball
2004
TV Series
Himself
Dream Team
2003
TV Series
Himself
David Beckham: Close Up
2002
TV Movie documentary
Himself
The Premiership
2001
TV Series
Himself (2001-)
Match of the Eighties
1997
TV Series
Himself - Liverpool 1978-84 / Himself / Himself - Liverpool 1977-84
Turnstyle
1997
TV Series
Himself
English Premier League Football
1992
TV Series
Himself - Analyst
Scotland: The World Cup Story 1990
1990
Video documentary
Himself
Boys from the Blackstuff
1982
TV Mini-Series
Himself
The Big Match
1979
TV Series
Himself - Liverpool
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Dream Debuts
2015
TV Movie
Himself
The Story of Football
2002
Video documentary
Himself
Match of the Seventies
1996
TV Series
Himself
Clash of the Titans
1996
TV Series documentary
Himself
Soccer's Hard Men
1992
Video documentary
Himself
Liverpool in Europe: The Official History
1991
Video
Himself - Midfielder
Liverpool: Greavsie's Six of the Best Matches from the 80s