Complex sentence: As a player he was a central defender starting out with English club Oxford United before moving onto Hibernian where he spent eight years, playing 83 times including an appearance in the League Cup Final defeat to Rangers in 1993.
Split into simpler sentences: As a player he was a central defender starting out with English club Oxford United before moving onto Hibernian. He played in 83 league games, and made an appearance in the Scottish League Cup Final defeat to Rangers in 1993.