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| '''Ian Rush''' (born ], ]) is a ] footballer. He played for '''],''' and is their all-time highest goalscorer. In two spells with the club, Rush scored 346 goals in 658 league games, having joined them from ''']''' in ]. Ian scored a record 44 ''']''' goals (39 for Liverpool). In his three FA Cup Final appearences he scored 5 times. He also scored a record 25 goals against Liverpool's local rivals . | '''Ian Rush''' (born ], ]) is a ] footballer. He played for '''],''' and is their all-time highest goalscorer. In two spells with the club, Rush scored 346 goals in 658 league games, having joined them from ''']''' in ]. Ian scored a record 44 ''']''' goals (39 for Liverpool). In his three FA Cup Final appearences he scored 5 times. He also scored a record 25 goals against Liverpool's local rivals ]. | ||
| In the summer of ], he was transferred to the Italian giants, ''']''' in ], although, as part of the deal, he did not join the club until a year later, allowing him to spend a final season with Liverpool. His time at Juventus was less than successful, scoring only seven times in 29 games. After one season, he was back at ], rejoining in the summer of ]. | In the summer of ], he was transferred to the Italian giants, ''']''' in ], although, as part of the deal, he did not join the club until a year later, allowing him to spend a final season with Liverpool. His time at Juventus was less than successful, scoring only seven times in 29 games. After one season, he was back at ], rejoining in the summer of ]. | ||
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Ian Rush (born October 20, 1961) is a Welsh footballer. He played for Liverpool F.C., and is their all-time highest goalscorer. In two spells with the club, Rush scored 346 goals in 658 league games, having joined them from Chester City in 1980. Ian scored a record 44 FA Cup goals (39 for Liverpool). In his three FA Cup Final appearences he scored 5 times. He also scored a record 25 goals against Liverpool's local rivals Everton.
In the summer of 1987, he was transferred to the Italian giants, Juventus in Serie A, although, as part of the deal, he did not join the club until a year later, allowing him to spend a final season with Liverpool. His time at Juventus was less than successful, scoring only seven times in 29 games. After one season, he was back at Anfield, rejoining in the summer of 1988.
He once famously described his stay in the north of Italy as like being "in a foreign country".
He also played for Wales for whom he scored 28 goals in 76 games. Unfortunately for the man from North Wales, he never got the chance to play in a major tournament for his country. Though in 1991 he scored the winning goal in an European Championship qualifier against "West Germany
Later in his career he played for Leeds United, Newcastle United, Sheffield United,Wrexhamand also Sydney Olympic He was appointed manager of Football League Two team Chester City F.C. in August 2004 having removed himself from the unofficial shortlist for the post of manager of the Welsh national team in November 2004. He resigned from his post at Chester in April 2005 citing disagreements with the Chairman as the reason for his departure.
In 2005, at the age of 43, Ian Rush considered coming out of retirement to play for TNS, after the Welsh side were drawn against Liverpool for their opening round Champions League qualifying match.
Ian Rush was mentioned in a famous British milk television commercial. The advert featured two boys with strong Scouse accents in Liverpool Football Club shirts. After a game of football they talk about milk. The dialogue ran as follows:
- Boy 1: "Do you want a drink?"
- Boy 2: "Got any lemonade?"
- Boy 1: "If you want!" (he takes a bottle of milk from the fridge)
- Boy 2: "Milk.....Ugh!"
- Boy 1: "It's what Ian Rush drinks."
- Boy 2: "Ian Rush?"
- Boy 1: "Yeah, an' he says if I don't drink lots of milk, when I grow up I'm only gonna be good enough to play for Accrington Stanley!"
- Boy 2: "Accrington Stanley? ... Who are they??!"
- Boy 1: "Exactly!"
- Boy 2: "Gimmie some!"
- Boy 1: "Gerroff!"
Honours and Awards
- League Championships (First Division): 5
- 1981/82 1982/83 1983/84 1985/86 1989/90
- FA Cup: 3
- 1986 1989 1992
- League Cup: 5
- 1981 1982 1983 1984 1995
- European Cup: 1
- 1984
- Charity Shield: 4
- 1982 1986 (shared) 1989 1990 (shared)
- PFA Players' Player of the Year: 1
- 1984
- PFA Young Player of the Year: 1
- 1983
| Preceded byKenny Dalglish | Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year 1984 |
Succeeded byNeville Southall |
| Preceded byKenny Dalglish | PFA Players' Player of the Year 1984 |
Succeeded byPeter Reid |
| Preceded bySteve Moran | PFA Young Player of the Year 1983 |
Succeeded byPaul Walsh |