Craig Moore

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Craig Andrew Moore (born December 12, 1975 in Sydney, New South Wales), is a defender from Australia, who plays for Queensland Roar.

[edit] Club career

Upon leaving the AIS, Moore chose Glasgow Rangers as his new club over fellow suitors Arsenal FC, preferring the chance offered by the former of more first team appearances.

Moore, a product of the Rangers youth system, became an important player in Rangers' defence up until 2004 (although he did spend most of the 1998–99 season at Crystal Palace, where he was also highly successful, despite the Eagles' relegation).

Moore was the captain of the "Olyroos", the Australian Olympic Football Team at the 2004 Olympics at Athens, Greece, when they managed to reach the quarter-finals. However, his involvement angered Rangers manager Alex McLeish as it forced him to miss the start of the Scottish league season. As a result Moore was stripped of the club captaincy and was forced to the fringes of the team and was sold to Borussia Mönchengladbach in January 2005 where he teamed up with former Rangers manager Dick Advocaat. Over his two spells with the Ibrox club, Moore made 250 appearances and scored 17 goals.

When Advocaat was sacked after a short time in charge, Moore left the Borussia Mönchengladbach after a falling out with club management.

On July 30, 2005 he signed a two year deal at Newcastle United to play for the first time in the English Premiership.

Moore made his competitive Newcastle debut on March 22, 2006 against Chelsea in the FA Cup Quarter-Finals, becoming the first Australian to play for Newcastle. His actual first game came at home to Yeading in which he scored one of five goals. Injuries ruined Moore's Newcastle career, and he only made 8 premiership appearances in the 2005-06 season. Moore was then injured in November 2006 and was ruled out for several months. He returned but struggled to get back into the team, with Peter Ramage, Steven Taylor, and Titus Bramble keeping him out. After Titus Bramble's dip in form, Moore returned to the first team. Moore made 17 premiership appearances in the 2006-07 season.

On 16 May 2007 it was announced that Moore's contract would not be renewed, and he was released by the club. He made 31 appearances for Newcastle but never scored.

[edit] Queensland Roar

It was rumoured on July 25, 2007 that Moore had signed with Queensland Roar in his native home state of Queensland, Australia, to become the Roar's marquee signing for the 2007/2008 Hyundai A-League Season and the 2008-2009 season.^[1][2]

This was confirmed with an announcement by Queensland and Moore on July 25, 2007 with Moore signing to be Queensland's marquee player for 2 years.

Moore's career with the Roar did not start well. He was sent off in the 69th minute in the first game of the season against Adelaide United for a second yellow card. Although Queensland were trailing at the time 2-1 came back to level the score at 2-2 and hold on for a draw.^[3][4]

[edit] International career

Moore represented the Socceroos in the 2006 FIFA World Cup. He scored a penalty kick against Croatia in the 39th minute of the game, enabling Australia to progress to the second round. As of 2008, he has made 40 appearances for Australia, scoring three goals. Moore announced his international retirement on February 6, 2008 after Australia's 3-0 win over Qatar in their first FIFA World Cup Qualifier at Telstra Dome.

[edit] Honours

With Rangers FC:

• SPL Championship: 1993–1994, 1994–1995, 1995–1996, 1996–1997, 1999–2000, 2002–2003
• Scottish Cup: 1995–1996, 1999–2000, 2001–2002, 2002–2003
• Scottish League Cup: 1993–1994, 1996–1997, 2001–2002, 2002–2003

Personal Honours:

• Queensland Roar Gary Wilkins Medal: 2007-2008
• Queensland Roar Player's Player of the Year: 2007-2008

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Queensland Roar profile
• Oz Football profile
• Craig Moore career stats at Soccerbase

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