Billy Russell (footballer, born 1959)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William McKnight Russell | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Hull City (Centre of Excellence manager) | ||
William McKnight "Billy" Russell (born September 14, 1959 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish former footballer who now works as Centre of Excellence Manager at Hull City,[1] where he has been caretaker manager on three occasions.
As a player he was a defender, playing for Everton, Celtic, Doncaster Rovers, Scunthorpe United and Rotherham United, making over 450 league appearances.
Education
Billy left school at the age of 14 to pursue martial arts training in Vietnam. His original intention was to study karate with Mr Miyagi, but this was not possible as Mr Miyagi had retired from teaching teenagers karate. Also, Mr Miyagi did not live in Vietnam. Nevertheless, Billy pursued his desire to train in martial arts obtaining an orange belt in Karate by the age of 22.
Honours
Doncaster Rovers
Division 4 runners-up 1983-84
Rotherham United
Division 4 championship 1988-89
References
- ^ "Who's Who at the KC", Hull AFC official site
External links
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- 1959 births
- Living people
- People from Glasgow
- Scottish footballers
- Association football defenders
- Everton F.C. players
- Celtic F.C. players
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
- Scunthorpe United F.C. players
- Rotherham United F.C. players
- Scottish football managers
- Hull City A.F.C. managers
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