Scott Higgins
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Scott Higgins | ||
| Date of birth | 9 June 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Cairns, Australia | ||
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1993 | QAS | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Canberra Cosmos | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Brisbane Strikers | 67 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Brisbane Roar | 17 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Falkirk | 57 | (0) |
| 2007 | Maccabi Herzliya | 15 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Adelaide United | 6 | (0) |
| 2008 | Wellington Phoenix | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Gold Coast United | 23 | (0) |
| Total | 196 | (0) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011–2012 | Gold Coast United (GK Coach) | ||
| – | Coomera Colts Soccer Club (Assistant) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 October 2011. | |||
Scott Higgins (born 9 June 1976 in Cairns, Queensland, Australia) is a former goalkeeper. His career saw him play in three different continents, Australia, Europe and the Middle East.
Biography
Club career
He started his professional footballing career in the NSL with Canberra Cosmos and later returning to Queensland with Brisbane Strikers.
In the relaunched A-League, he secured a deal with Queensland Roar in 2005, before moving to Europe in June 2006 to join Scottish Premier League club Falkirk. His career was set to take of with some fantastic displays for Falkirk but unfortunately a difference of opinion with Falkirk boss John Hughes ended his stay in Scotland, the "Bairns" in a good position at sixth in the SPL and through to the semi finals of the League Cup. Before departing Scotland Higgins stated it was a boyhood dream to play against his much loved Glasgow Celtic at Park Head on December 23, 2006. Higgins played a key role at keeping Celtic at bay and was a stand out for the Bairns, saying after the game "no one can take that away from me, I loved every minute of it and knowing my family was here and my best mate Barry who is a mad hoops fan was sitting watching back in Australia makes me very proud" however they eventually went down one nil. He departed Scotland on 24 January 2007 to join Israeli side Maccabi Herzliya.[1]
Herzliya
When Higgins joined Herzliya, he became the first Australian in Israeli football. With some stellar performances he led his club to the Toto Cup final, a first ever for the club,[2] where they defeated Hapoel Kfar Saba 2–1 at the National Stadium in Ramat Gan.
Unfortunately, despite helping Herzliya to lift the Toto Cup and avoid relegation from the Israeli Premier League, Higgins left the club in late May 2007 as the club moved to secure the Macedonian national team keeper, Jane Nikolovski, as a replacement in a deal that ultimately fell through.
A-League
On returning to Australia, he was signed by Adelaide United on a short term contract as cover for injured goalkeeper Daniel Beltrame for the start of the 2007–08 season.[3]
In December 2008, Higgins signed a four-game contract with the Wellington Phoenix as cover for Mark Paston. He has not yet made an appearance for the Phoenix. He was released half way through his contract, as Paston became match-fit earlier than expected. He never got any game time with the Phoenix.
Miron Bleiberg, football director of new A-League club Gold Coast United has announced that Higgins will be signed by the club for the 2009–10 season. On 30 September 2008 he was announced along with goalkeeper Jess Vanstrattan as Gold Coast United's inaugural signings.[4]
Coaching career
At the conclusion of the 2010-11 A-League season Higgins retired and joined the staff at GCU as Goalkeeping coach.[5]
References
- ↑ "Higgins quits Falkirk for Israel". BBC Sport. 24 January 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-22.
- ↑ Glass, Adam (22 May 2007). היגינס: יש לי הרגשה שהרצליה לא ירצו אותי (in Hebrew). One.co.il. Retrieved 2007-05-22.
- ↑ "Keeper joins Adelaide on short term contract". 18 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
- ↑ Lewis, D (30 September 2008). "Gold Coast United unveil a real keeper in Vanstrattan". Gold Coast News. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
- ↑ http://www.goldcoastunited.com.au/default.aspx?s=aleague_team