# Ian Rush

Ian Rush is a Welsh footballer and manager, born on 20 October 1961 in St Asaph, Denbighshire, Wales. Rush played as a forward for Liverpool and Leeds United. Rush scored 411 goals in 901 games for club and country and won 20 trophies, including 2 Champions League titles and 5 league titles.

## Rush's career stats

|   | Games | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Clubs, all competitions | 828 | 383 |
| Wales | 73 | 28 |
| Total | 901 | 411 |

Goals per game: 0.46.

## Rush's trophies and awards

- Trophies with club and country: 20
- League titles: 5
- Domestic cups: 13
- Champions League: 2
- Individual awards: 22

### Liverpool

- Football League First Division: 5 (1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1989–90)
- FA Cup: 3 (1985–86, 1988–89, 1991–92)
- Football League Cup: 5 (1980–81, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1994–95)
- Football League Super Cup: 1 (1985–86)
- FA Charity Shield: 4 (1982, 1986, 1989, 1990)
- European Cup: 2 (1980–81, 1983–84)

### Individual

- Liverpool Top Goalscorer: 8 (1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1990–91, 1992–93, 1993–94)
- PFA Young Player of the Year: 1 (1982–83)
- PFA Team of the Year: 5 (1982–83, 1983–84, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1990–91)
- PFA Players' Player of the Year: 1 (1983–84)
- FWA Footballer of the Year: 1 (1983–84)
- BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year: 1 (1984)
- European Golden Boot: 1 (1984)
- Football League First Division Golden Boot: 1 (1984)
- Guerin Sportivo All-Star Team: 1 (1984)
- PFA Team of the Century (1977–1996): 1 (2007)
- FAI International Football Awards – International Personality: 1 (2010)

## Clubs

League games and goals at each club.

1. 1978–1980: Chester, 34 games, 14 goals
2. 1980–1986: Liverpool, 182 games, 109 goals
3. 1986–1988: Juventus, 29 games, 7 goals
4. 1986–1987: Liverpool (loan), 42 games, 30 goals
5. 1988–1996: Liverpool, 245 games, 90 goals
6. 1996–1997: Leeds United, 36 games, 3 goals
7. 1997–1998: Newcastle United, 10 games, 0 goals
8. 1998: Sheffield United (loan), 4 games, 0 goals
9. 1998–1999: Wrexham, 17 games, 0 goals
10. 1999–2000: Sydney Olympic, 2 games, 1 goal

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