Dougie Freedman: Remains assistant manager at the Eagles
Crystal Palace have confirmed the appointment of former Scotland boss George Burley as the new manager at Selhurst Park.
The 54-year-old returns to club football with the Championship side after being sacked as national head coach last November.
He succeeds Paul Hart, who had replaced Neil Warnock at Selhurst Park after he went off to QPR.
Hart's short-term contract expired after, along with Dougie, they memorably kept the Eagles in the Championship on the final day of last season, an incredible effort after they were deducted ten points for going into administration.
And the good news is that former striker Dougie Freedman will stay on as Burley's No.2.
Dougie is a legend at Selhurst Park, memorably scoring the goal at Stockport which saved them once again from relegation back in 2001.
The Freedman Files
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Douglas Freedman | |
| Date of birth | 25 May 1974 (1974-05-25) | |
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Crystal Palace | |
| Job | Assistant Manager | |
| Youth career | ||
| 1992-1994 | Queens Park Rangers | |
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994-1995 1995-1997 1997 1997-1998 1998-2000 2000-2008 2008 2008-2010 | Barnet Crystal Palace → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) Wolverhampton Wanderers Nottingham Forest Crystal Palace → Leeds United (loan) Southend United | 47 (27) 93 (31) 2 (2) 27 (8) 70 (18) 237 (64) 11 (5) 26 (6) |
| National team2 | ||
2001-2002 | Scotland U21 Scotland | 8 (2) 2 (1) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2007-2008 | Crystal Palace (reserve team manager) | |
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(Player information supplied by Wikipedia, for the full article go here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dougie_Freedman)