Scott Booth

Scott Booth

Personal information
Full name	Scott Booth
Date of birth	16 December 1971 (1971-12-16)
Place of birth	Aberdeen, Scotland
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
1987–88	Deeside Boys Club
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1988–1997	Aberdeen	162	(43)
1997–1999	Borussia Dortmund	9	(1)
1998	→ FC Utrecht (loan)	14	(5)
1999	→ Vitesse (loan)	18	(4)
1999–2003	FC Twente	103	(21)
2003–2004	Aberdeen	21	(8)
Total		327	(82)
National team
1993–2001	Scotland	22	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Scott Booth (born 16 December 1971 in Aberdeen) is a former Scottish football player. He began his career at Aberdeen as a teenager in 1990, before moving to Germany in 1997 to play for Borussia Dortmund. After a spell in the Netherlands, he returned to Aberdeen in 2003 before retiring a year later. He now works as a pundit for BBC Sport.

Career

Booth started his career at his home town club of Aberdeen where he played up front for about nine years. Seen as a favourite by the Aberdeen fans, Booth was part of the Aberdeen side that came so close to winning the League title on the final day of the Scottish Premier League 1990–91 season. He played in every game of Aberdeen's 1995 Scottish League Cup campaign until an injury ruled him out of the final, in which Aberdeen beat Dundee 2–0. Less than two years later he left Pittodrie for a surprise move to Borussia Dortmund in Germany.

The success of fellow Scot Paul Lambert was perhaps one of the reasons behind the move. Nevertheless, he never really got a look-in with the then-European champions, even though he got a brief taste of Champions League football. He is also notable for being the first Scot to win the Intercontinental Cup.

Booth moved on loan to Dutch club FC Utrecht in 1998, in order to secure his place in the Scotland squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. A year later he moved to Vitesse on loan, after which he left Borussia Dortmund permanently. Booth then signed for FC Twente in the Netherlands. He was to become a favourite in the Netherlands, playing there for the next four years and picking up a winner's medal when Twente won the 2001 KNVB Cup after a penalty shoot-out.

Booth rejoined Aberdeen in the summer of 2003. He was Aberdeen's top scorer in the 2003–04 season, but was hit by injury. He retired from football aged 32 at the end of his contract in 2004.

International career

Booth was a member of Scotland's Euro 1996 and 1998 World Cup squad. He won 22 caps for Scotland, scoring six goals.

International goals

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	19 May 1993	Kadrioru Stadium, Tallinn	Estonia	3–0	3–0	1994 World Cup qualifier
2.	12 October 1994	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Faroe Islands	2–0	5–1	Euro 1996 qualifier
3.	16 November 1994	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Russia	1–0	1–1	Euro 1996 qualifier
4.	6 September 1995	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Finland	1–0	1–0	Euro 1996 qualifier
5.	15 November 1995	Hampden Park, Glasgow	San Marino	2–0	5–0	Euro 1996 qualifier
6.	25 April 2001	Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium, Bydgoszcz	Poland	1–1	1–1	Friendly

Commentator

After retiring from football, Scott Booth began a career in broadcasting. He worked as a match co-commentator and pundit for Setanta Sports until its UK broadcasting operation went into administration. He has also worked for STV as a match co-commentator for Champions League matches. Booth now works for BBC Radio Scotland as an analyst on their award winning radio show Sportsound and commentates for ESPN.

Coach

Booth was appointed by the Scottish Football Association as Scotland under-15 assistant manager in December 2011.

Honours

Aberdeen

• Scottish Premier Division Runner-up 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94
• Scottish Cup Runner-up 1992–93
• Scottish League Cup Winner 1995–96, Runner-up 1992–93

Borussia Dortmund

• UEFA Super Cup Runner-up 1997
• Intercontinental Cup Winner 1997

FC Twente

• KNVB Cup Winner 2000–01
• Johan Cruijff Shield Runner-up 2001

External links

• Scott Booth career stats at Soccerbase