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54 1986 1996 -- 1997 1997 1997 -- 1999 2000 -- 2004 -- 2004 -- 2006 1991 1991 -- 1994 1995 -- 1996 6 may 1953 1972 -- 1986 1986 -- 1991 1972 -- 1978 1978 1978 -- 1984 1984 0 10 176 6 247 56 50 0 2 22 1 38 8 3 200px 1974 -- 1986 souness.png graeme souness souness signing an autograph in april 2001 graeme james souness edinburgh , scotland scotland 1.80 m ftin on 539 73 4 tynecastle boys club tynecastle middlesbrough → west adelaide -lrb- loan -rrb- liverpool sampdoria rangers boys club → montreal olympique -lrb- loan -rrb- midfielder rangers united liverpool galatasaray southampton torino benfica blackburn rovers newcastle graeme souness

graeme souness

graeme james souness -lrb- ; born 6 may 1953 -rrb- is a retired scottish 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 bein sports .
