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Robert James "Rab" Douglas (born
24 April 1972 in
Lanark) is a
Scottish footballer currently a free agent having been released by . He is a
goalkeeper and is also a former
Scotland international. As a boy, Douglas was a
Motherwell supporter.
Career
Celtic
Douglas, formerly of
Dundee F.C., joined
Celtic F.C. in 2000, going on to gain over 100 appearances for the club, and was a key part of the team that reached the
2003 UEFA Cup Final. He was also considered a key player in Celtic's
Scottish Premier League domestic title wins in 2000/01 and 2001/02.
However, during the 2004/05 season he faced stiff competition from youngster
David Marshall and
Magnus Hedman and at the end of the season was told by Celtic's then manager,
Martin O'Neill, that he wouldn't be first choice for next season. Douglas decided that he wanted to test himself in
England, rather than sit on the bench, and joined
Leicester City on a free transfer.
While he was considered a good goalkeeper by many fans at Dundee, the same couldn't be said for his time at Celtic as he'd many howlers that gifted the opposing team goals, particularly against
Rangers F.C..
Leicester and beyond
His performances have been erratic for Leicester, with inconsistency between good and poor performances. Among the fans he's been labeled either '
Rab C. Nesbitt' or 'The Brickie', the former partially due to his appearance.
His future at the Walkers Stadium was under threat after being replaced late in the 2005/06 season by
Paul Henderson and promising performances by former youth academy goalkeeper
Conrad Logan. Therefore, on
June 7,
2007, Rab was placed on the transfer list alongside
Mark de Vries and
Alan Maybury. Douglas was handed a trial spell at
Motherwell on 21 August, but was unable to agree a deal with the club.
On
September 14, Douglas joined
Millwall on an emergency 4 week loan, making his debut against
Walsall, which the club lost 2-1.
On
23 October 2007 he joined
Wycombe Wanderers on a 3 month loan deal. He made three appearances for Wycombe, in games when regular goalkeeper
Frank Fielding was unavailable.
On
14 March 2008, Douglas joined
Plymouth Argyle on a 1 week emergency loan as cover for the suspended
Luke McCormick. On May 15, he was released by Leicester as his contract was close to expiring and he wasn't going to be offered a new deal.
International
Douglas was a regular for
Scotland from 2002. However, after a 6-0 loss to
Holland in
Amsterdam, in a 2003 playoff for qualification to
Euro 2004, for which he was largely blamed - including an incident where he was photographed having closed his eyes when one of the goals was allowed in - Douglas lost his position as first team goalkeeper.
It was a night from which his Scotland career never really recovered and he played just once more under
Berti Vogts, against
Wales, in a 4-0 defeat. He was recalled to the Scotland squad in 2005 under manager
Walter Smith where he played against
Italy in a
2006 World Cup qualifier, but was taken off injured in the 38th minute.
His last appearance for Scotland was a friendly match in August 2005, where he came on as a second half substitute against
Austria, which ended in a 2-2 draw.
Honours
Livingston
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