Garry O’Connor

Quick Facts

Full Name	Garry O'Connor
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	May 7, 1983(1983-05-07)
Age	41
Birthplace	Edinburgh
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Scotland
Horoscope	Taurus

Garry O'Connor Biography

Garry O'Connor is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on May 7, 1983 in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. Garry Lawrence John O’Connor (born 7 May 1983) is an Scottish pro-footballer. The club he played with included Hibernian, Peterhead, Lokomotiv Moscow, Barnsley, Tom Tomsk, Birmingham City, Greenock Morton and represented Scotland.

After two seasons where O’Connor struggled to fulfill his initial promise The arrival as manager Tony Mowbray at Hibs in May 2004 resulted in an improvement in the performance of O’Connor and the entire team in the end, as Hibs placed 3rd in 2004-05’s Scottish Premier League. O’Connor created a formidable partnership with Derek Riordan and together the two scored 42 goals in that season, and Hibs were able to qualify for UEFA Cup.

On 22 March 2006, O’Connor scored for the first time for Lokomotiv Moscow, the opening goal in a 2–2 draw with Spartak Moscow in a Russian Cup tie. He opened the scoring for his side against Torpedo Moscow in a 4–1 win on 14 May. In the 2006 season, he scored seven league goals and a cup goal in the 29 matches he played in (although only on the field for the full 90 minutes in five matches – he averaged 58 minutes of playing time per match), and was yellow-carded once. In Moscow he formed a partnership with Russian international Dmitry Sychev, although Dramane Traoré, the Mali international, threatened his position.

On 26 February 2006, it was reported that O’Connor was set to join Lokomotiv Moscow for approximately £1.6 million. This offer was subsequently accepted by Hibernian, with Tony Mowbray conceding that the personal terms on offer, a reported weekly wage of £16,000, were “life-changing for Garry and his family”. On 6 March, it was announced that the transfer had been agreed. O’Connor scored a total of 58 goals for Hibs in all competitions and scored in his final Hibs appearance, against Falkirk in the Scottish Cup.

O’Connor began his career at Hibernian in 2002, and his efforts at the end of 2002 earned him a place for Scotland as an 18-year-old and he then secured an impressive move into Lokomotiv Moscow. He scored the winning score in 2007’s Russian Cup final for Lokomotiv. O’Connor struggled to settle into Russia after which he returned in the United Kingdom later that year when he signed for Birmingham City. O’Connor was unable to secure his place in the Birmingham squad because of injuries, and he was a part of the season 2010-11 with Barnsley. Then, he returned to Hibernian during the 2011-12 season and scored 12 goals in his 33 matches in the league. O’Connor joined Russian club Tom Tomsk in July 2012 However, he was dismissed after just six games.

Garry O'Connor Net Worth

Garry O'Connor is one of the richest Association Football Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Garry O'Connor 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

O’Connor was born in Edinburgh, O’Connor made his Hibernian debut under manager Alex McLeish in April 2001 as a substitute in the match against Dundee the only time he played in the entire season. O’Connor played just four times prior to Christmas the next season. Following his departure from Alex McLeish to Rangers and the appointment of coach Franck Sauzee O’Connor played more often in the team. O’Connor scored the first goal for Rangers in a 1-1 draw against Celtic on February 22, 2002. Even though Sauzee was dismissed later in the time, O’Connor continued to feature in the first squad under the successor of Sauzee, Bobby Williamson. O’Connor continued to score seven more goals in the entire season, which included goals in five consecutive games during March between March and April.

Scotland National team coach Berti Vogts gave O’Connor his international debut in the game with a win against South Korea in May 2002. O’Connor was then sent into the Scotland under-21 team for a few years as the player struggled to discover his best form. O’Connor’s better form in the 2004-05 season led to him being an opportunity to join the full squad. In addition, O’Connor scored his debut Scotland goal in a 2-2 draw against Austria in August 2005.

After featuring in the 1–0 victory against France at Hampden Park on 7 October 2006, O’Connor and the rest of the team were given an evening off before reconvening ahead of the trip to Ukraine for another qualifying match. O’Connor failed to rejoin the squad and was axed from the travelling party by manager Walter Smith. O’Connor subsequently issued an apology through his agent without revealing the exact cause of his failure to appear, while assistant manager Tommy Burns announced that O’Connor was unlikely to be frozen out of the squad permanently. O’Connor said that his wife was unhappy with life in Moscow and he had decided to stay with her rather than return to training.

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O’Connor missed most of the 2009–10 season due to undergoing two operations on a hip injury. McLeish suggested that the injury dated back to O’Connor’s time with Hibernian and had been aggravated by playing on synthetic pitches in Russia while he was with Lokomotiv Moscow. A Channel 4 documentary Dispatches, aired in September 2011, claimed that O’Connor had been sidelined due to failing a drugs test. O’Connor’s contract had been due to expire at the end of the 2009–10 season, but the club extended it until the end of 2010 in order for O’Connor to prove his fitness.

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O’Connor re-signed for Hibernian on a one-year contract on 15 June 2011. He scored his first goal in his second spell with the club in their second match of the 2011–12 season, a 92nd-minute winner away to Inverness. Hibs had never previously won at the Caledonian Stadium. O’Connor made an excellent start to the season, scoring 10 goals in his first 11 appearances. This form meant that O’Connor was the subject of transfer speculation in January 2012, but injuries restricted his appearances. O’Connor was rested for some matches and given additional training to improve his level of fitness. He responded by scoring a goal in three consecutive matches, which helped to earn four league points and a place in the 2012 Scottish Cup Final. Hibs retained their place in the SPL, but then lost to Hearts in the Scottish Cup Final. O’Connor’s contract with Hibs expired on 1 June 2012; on the same day, he was found guilty on charges of possessing cocaine and obstructing a police officer.