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Rangers pay emotional tribute to Andy Goram following sad passing

Rangers pay emotional tribute to Andy Goram following sad passing

RANGERS have paid an emotional tribute to club legend Andy Goram following his sad passing. 

The former goalkeeper has died aged 58 following a short battle with cancer.

The Ibrox club confirmed the tragic news this afternoon, with tributes flooding in from various clubs and fans since.

Goram was officially voted by Rangers fans as the club's greatest ever goalkeeper in a poll conducted in 1999.

He was a true fans' favourite and was adored by all of a Light Blues persuasion. 

Goram would also play for Motherwell and Queen of the South.

The impressive shot stopper also earned 43 caps for Scotland during his career.

Now, Rangers have released a poignant video to pay tribute to 'The Goalie'. 

Lasting almost four-minutes, the clips show some of Goram's best moments in a Rangers jersey, as well as short interview highlights of him expressing what it meant to him to play for Rangers.

Rangers announcement in full reads: "Rangers Football Club are today deeply saddened to announce the death of our legendary goalkeeper, Andy Goram, following a short battle with cancer.

"Goram, 58, made 260 appearances for Gers between 1991 and 1998. In that time, he won five league titles, three Scottish Cups and two League Cups.

"His performances in the inaugural UEFA Champions League in 1992/93 were outstanding, as Gers defeated English champions Leeds United to qualify for the tournament, before coming within a whisker of reaching the final.

"Goram was also something of an Old Firm specialist, and as the decade progressed and clashes between the two became more and more important, he was often the difference between the two sides with some astonishing saves.

"In a 1999 supporters’ poll, he was voted the Greatest Rangers Goalkeeper of all time, and after retirement, was still a regular face around Ibrox on matchdays and still wowed the crowd with some memorable appearances in legends teams.

"Born in Bury, Goram began his career at Oldham Athletic before moving north to play with distinction for Hibernian from 1987 to 1991 prior to his big move to Ibrox.

"After Rangers, he was to feature for Notts County, Sheffield United, Motherwell for three seasons, Manchester United, where he helped the Red Devils claim the Premier League in 2001; Hamilton Accies, Coventry, another spell at Oldham, Queen of the South and then lastly Elgin City.

"Indeed, his spell at Palmerston with Queens saw him become the first player to complete the set of Scottish medals when he claimed a Challenge Cup medal to go alongside winners’ prizes in the Scottish top flight, Scottish Cup and League Cup.

"Internationally, Goram won 43 caps for Scotland and was the first-choice goalkeeper for both Euro 92 and Euro 96 in Sweden and England respectively for the Scots.

"He is a member of the Scottish Football Hall of Fame, and was named both the Scottish PFA and Football Writers’ Player of the Year in 1992/93 – arguably the strongest campaign in Rangers’ history.

"Goram also won international caps for Scotland as a cricketer, and remains the only person to have played a first-class international match at cricket as well as a major international football match for Scotland.

"The thoughts of the directors, management, players and staff are today with Andy’s family, and would ask that their privacy is respected at this sad time. Funeral details will be communicated in due course."

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