Ian Roger Gilzean (born 10 December 1969) is a Scottish former professional

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who played as a striker. Active in England, Scotland, and Ireland, Gilzean made over 250 career appearances, scoring nearly 100 goals. He is the son of Scottish international player

Alan Gilzean Alan John Gilzean (; 22 October 1938 – 8 July 2018) was a Scottish professional footballer, active from 1955 to 1975. A striker, Gilzean played most prominently for Dundee and Tottenham Hotspur, and also appeared in 22 international games for ...

Career

Born in

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, England, Gilzean began his career with the youth team of English team

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, before making his professional debut with Scottish team Dundee. Later on in his career, Gilzean played in England for

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and

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, in Scotland for

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and Montrose, and in Ireland for Sligo Rovers,

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, St Patrick's Athletic and in Northern Ireland for

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. Gilzean signed for Sligo Rovers on a three-year deal in July 1995 and scored on his

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debut on the opening day of the 1995–96 League of Ireland season. In September 1997 he joined

but after only 4 appearances he moved to St Patrick's Athletic, where he scored a hat trick on his debut at Sligo Rovers. He played twice against

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in the 1998–99 UEFA Champions League qualifying round. Days after the disappointment of losing to Celtic St Pats were involved in a 4 team tournament at

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. The Carlsberg Trophy pitted them against

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and

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where Gilzean scored a consolation goal as a tired St Pats lost 4–1. In October 1999, Gilzean moved to

. Gilzean scored the winning goal in the 2000

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Final.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gilzean, Ian 1969 births Living people Scottish footballers Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Sligo Rovers F.C. players Drogheda United F.C. players St Patrick's Athletic F.C. players Glentoran F.C. players Shelbourne F.C. players Elgin City F.C. players Montrose F.C. players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Scottish football managers Carnoustie Panmure F.C. managers Association football forwards League of Ireland players NIFL Premiership players Expatriate association footballers in the Republic of Ireland Anglo-Scots