Ian Rush

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ian Rush
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 20, 1961(1961-10-20)
Age	63
Birthplace	St Asaph
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Wales
Horoscope	Libra

Ian Rush Biography

Ian Rush is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on October 20, 1961 in St Asaph, Wales, United Kingdom. Welsh player who scored franchise-record 346 goals for Liverpool in the 1980s and 1990s. was named PFA Players’ Player of the Year in 1984. helped Liverpool through the winning of five First Division championships and three FA Cups and was a part of Liverpool’s Wales National team between the year 1980 to 1996.

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Rush made his Welsh debut before he had been handed his first start for Liverpool, playing his first match on 21 May 1980 against Scotland in Glasgow, a 0–1 loss. He played his last international match on 24 January 1996 – a friendly match against Italy in Terni which Wales lost 0–3. Rush played regularly for the Welsh national team for more than 15 years, scoring 28 goals (Welsh record) in 73 games.

Rush made his international début, in May 1980, just before he officially became a Liverpool player. His Reds début came on 13 December that year in a First Division fixture at Portman Road against Ipswich Town. He was standing in for his future strike-partner, Kenny Dalglish (out with an ankle injury but at the time one of the most highly rated strikers in the world), and wore his No 7 shirt. At this stage, Liverpool were defending the league title and the League Cup, and also contending for the European Cup, while Ipswich were emerging as surprise title contenders. Liverpool finished fifth (with Aston Villa winning the title), but they did win the European Cup (for the third time) and the League Cup (for the first time).

He had two sons along with Tracy, his spouse. Tracy.

Ian Rush Net Worth

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

The club signed him to Liverpool in the year 1980, for a record sum of PS300,000 which was the highest sum paid to a player in his teens during the British leagues of the time.

He scored 47 goals in 1983-84 during the peak of his career. He was also awarded the European Golden Boot as the league’s most prolific goal scorer.

Ian James Rush, MBE (born 20 October 1961) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a forward. At club level Rush played for Liverpool from 1980–1987 and 1988–1996. He is the club’s all-time leading goalscorer, having scored a total of 346 goals in all competitions at the club. At international level, Rush made 73 appearances for the Wales national football team and remained the record goalscorer for his country until 2018, with 28 goals between 1980 and 1996.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Ian Rush height 5 ft 11 in Ian weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Ian Rush Dating?

According to our records, Ian Rush married to Tracey Rush. As of December 1, 2023, Ian Rush’s is not dating anyone.

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He was voted PFA Young Player of the Year in 1983 after helping Liverpool to a second successive First Division/League Cup double, though once again success eluded them in the European Cup. He scored 24 League goals as Liverpool finished 11 points clear of runners-up Watford. On 6 November 1982 Rush scored four goals against Everton in a 5–0 victory, a post-war record for goals by a single player in a Merseyside derby.

Facts & Trivia

Ian Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Ian Rush celebrates birthday on October 20 of every year.

Since Dalglish’s appointment as player manager in the 1985 close season, Rush had often found himself partnered with Paul Walsh in the Liverpool first team as Dalglish selected himself as a player less frequently.

What happened Ian Rush?

Since retiring as a player in 2000 , Rush has had a stint as manager of Chester City (2004–05), and has worked as a television football pundit.

Why did Ian Rush leave Liverpool?

Due to the signings of youngsters , Rush announced he would be leaving Liverpool on free transfer when his contract expired on 1 June 1996. His final game for the reds came as a substitute appearance against Manchester United in the 1-0 deafeat in the FA cup final.

Why did Ian Rush go to Juventus?

The answer lay in off-field issues. In 1985, the Heysel Stadium disaster, which resulted in the loss of life of 39 Juve fans at the European Cup final between Juventus and Liverpool, saw English clubs banned from Europe for five years. This impacted Liverpool financially and led to Rush being put on the market.

How many goals did Ian Rush scored for Juventus?

The Welshman scored 14 goals for Juventus in the 1987/88 season of which eight were in Serie A. Diego Maradona was number one in the scoring charts with 14 league goals and Rush scored as many goals as Marco Van Basten and more than Rudi Voeller.

Who is Ian Rush wife?

Tracey Rush