Garry Lawrence O'Connor (born May 7, 1983) is a Scottish professional footballer who currently plays for Lokomotiv Moscow in the Russian Premier League. He is also a regular member of the Scotland squad. May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Motto: (Latin for No one provokes me with impunity)1 Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official language(s) English, Gaelic, Scots2 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen of the UK Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Lokomotiv Moscow (FC Lokomotiv Moskva, Russian: Футбольный клуб Локомотив Москва [1]) is a Russian football club based in Moscow. ... The Russian Premier League is the top division of Russian football teams. ... First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Scotland 11 - 0 Ireland (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 February 1901) Worst defeat Uruguay 7 - 0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First...

Early career in Scotland

Born in Edinburgh, O'Connor began his career with local club Hibernian, signing in May 1999. He made his initial breakthrough under manager Bobby Williamson in 2001. His excellent strike rate at such a young age caught the eye of then Scotland manager Berti Vogts and he won his first cap against South Korea in 2002. Edinburgh (pronounced ; Dùn Èideann () in Scottish Gaelic) is the capital of Scotland and its second-largest city. ... For the Maltese football club see Hibernians F.C. Hibernian Football Club (informally known as Hibs) is a Scottish football club from Edinburgh. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Bobby Williamson (born Glasgow, 1961-08-13) is a football manager, most recently of the Plymouth Argyle football team, from where he dismissed by the directors on 6 September 2005 after a poor start to the 2005/2006 football season. ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... Berti Vogts (6. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ...

Following a period in which he struggled to fulfill the promise he had initially shown, the arrival of manager Tony Mowbray at Hibs led to improved form for both O'Connor and the team as a whole. Hibs' impressive 2004-05 campaign (in which they finished third in the SPL) led to speculation that many of their talented young players would move abroad, or to the Old Firm. With O'Connor firmly establishing himself in the Hibs team, he won a recall to the Scotland squad and once again began to be linked with a move away from the club. Tony Mowbray, (born 22 November 1963), is a former professional football player, who is now a football manager. ... The 2004-05 season was the 108th season of competitive football in Scotland. ... The Scottish Premier League (SPL) is the top division within the current structure of football in Scotland. ... The name Old Firm is a collective term for the Glaswegian football clubs, Rangers and Celtic. ...

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He has been capped eight times by Scotland at International level, and scored his first goal for the Tartan Army in a 2-2 draw with Austria in August 2005. First international Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Largest win Scotland 11 - 0 Ireland (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 February 1901) Worst defeat Uruguay 7 - 0 Scotland (Basel, Switzerland; 19 June 1954) World Cup Appearances 8 (First in 1954) Best result Round 1, all European Championship Appearances 2 (First...

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Move to Moscow

On 26 February 2006, it was reported that O'Connor was set to join Lokomotiv Moscow for approximately £1.6 million. This offer was subsequently accepted by Hibernian, with Tony Mowbray conceding that the personal terms on offer (including a reputed weekly wage of £16,000) were "life-changing for Garry and his family". On 6 March it was announced that the transfer had been agreed (BBC). February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Lokomotiv Moscow (FC Lokomotiv Moskva, Russian: Футбольный клуб Локомотив Москва [1]) is a Russian football and rugby league club based in Moscow. ... March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ...

On 22 March 2006, O'Connor scored for the first time for his new club, the opening goal in a 2-2 draw with Spartak Moscow in a Russian Cup tie. He opened the scoring for his side against Torpedo Moscow in a 4-1 win on 14 May. As of Round 17, he had scored 5 league goals and 1 cup goal in 18 matches he had played in (although only on the field for the full 90 minutes in 4 matches). March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in Leap years). ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... FC Spartak Moscow (Russian: Футбольный клуб «Спартак» Москва) is considered to be one of the greatest football teams in Soviet and Russian history. ... The Russian Cup (Кубок России) is a football competition held annually by the Football Union of Russia for professional football clubs. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ...

Controversy

After featuring in Scotland's 1-0 victory over France at Hampden Park on 7 October 2006, O'Connor and the rest of the team were given an evening off before reconvening ahead of the trip to Ukraine for another qualifying match. O'Connor failed to rejoin the squad and was axed from the travelling party by manager Walter Smith ^[1]. O'Connor subsequently issued an apology through his agent without revealing the exact cause of his failure to appear, while Smith's assistant Tommy Burns announced that O'Connor was unlikely to be frozen out of the squad permanently. O'Connor said that his wife was unhappy with life in Moscow and he had decided to stay with her rather than return to training.^[2] It was later revealed that O'Connor left the squad as his sister Kerry, a recovering drug addict, had attempted to commit suicide. ^[3] Hampden Park in Glasgow is Scotlands national football stadium. ... October 7 is the 280th day of the year (281st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Walter Smith OBE (born February 24, 1948 Lanark) is a former football player, but is better known as a football manager. ... Tommy Burns, born December 16, 1956 in Glasgow is a former professional football player and manager. ...

References

External links

• Garry O'Connor career stats at Soccerbase
• (ru) Russian Premier League player statistics for 2006 season