John Mark Colquhoun (born 14 July 1963) is a Scottish

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who played for Stirling Albion,

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, Hearts,

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, Millwall and

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Playing history

A slightly-built but very pacy

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, Colquhoun was a popular and prolific goalscorer for his hometown club Stirling Albion. He was signed by

in 1983. He moved to Edinburgh club Hearts in 1985. Colquhoun helped the club achieve its best performances in many years, only losing the 1985–86 Scottish

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on goal difference thanks to a last day defeat at

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. He earned 2 international caps for Scotland, against Saudi Arabia and Malta, in 1988. Colquhoun played for Millwall and

in the early 1990s. He returned to Hearts in 1993. He scored the Hearts goal in the

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, a 5-1 defeat by

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. Colquhoun spent a month with Scottish First Division side

in 1997 and helped them win promotion. He retired at the end of the 1996–97 season, having played in over 450 league games and scored well over 100 league goals.

After playing football

Colquhoun was active in the players' union in Scotland during his playing career. After retiring from football, he was elected

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and served as a member of sportscotland, the sports funding body for Scotland. He is now a football agent.Ryan Gauld set to sign for Sporting Lisbon
''The Scotsman''. He was also a regular guest on STV's '' Scotsport''.

References

External links

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Hearts ProfileKey Sports Management
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