Ian Rush

Where is Ian Rush now?

Arguably one of the top strikers in the English game during the 1980’s and 1990’s, Ian Rush finally called time on his career at the age of 38 after a brief spell playing in Australia.

Starting his professional career in 1978 with Chester City, he went onto make 825 first-team appearances over a 22-year period for eight teams including a spell in Italy with Juventus but he is arguably best know for his time with Liverpool where he won the the First Division title five times, the FA Cup three times, the League Cup five times and the European Cup twice.

In addition to his team trophies he won numerous indiviudal awards including the PFA Young Player of the Year in 1983 and the PFA Player of the Year, First Division Golden Boot and European Golden Boot in 1984.

On the international front he was an important member of the Wales national side winning 73 caps and scoring 28 goals between 1990 to 1996.

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Upon retiring from playing Rush embarked on a coaching career and worked as a striker coach on a part-time basis for Liverpool until 2004 when he joined former side Chester City as manager. However, his tenure only lasted until April 2005 when he resigned after a fallout with the board.

Since leaving his coaching role at Chester, Rush has been involved in many different things including media work as a pundit for ESPN and Sky Sports. He has also released a book Rush: The Autobiography which you can purchase from Amazon.

He still maintains strong ties with Liverpool and has worked as an ambassador for the club’s soccer schools as well as working with their commercial team to help develop and support partnerships with other global sponsors and brands.

In Septermber 2022 he was appointed as football advisor and ambassador for The Football Association of Wales with a mission of promoting Welsh football domestically and internationally.

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Ian Rush: Premier League Statistics

NationalityWelsh
PositionForward
Appearances176
Goals48
Yellow Cards12
Red Cards0
Premier League Teams Played forLeeds United, Liverpool, Newcastle United

Statistics courtesy of www.premierleague.com

Last Updated on 17 September 2022 by Admin