Alan Gilzean
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan John Gilzean | ||
| Date of birth | 22 October 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Coupar Angus, Perthshire, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1957 | Dundee Violet | ||
| 1957–1964 | Dundee | 190 | (169) |
| 1959 | → Aldershot (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1964–1974 | Tottenham Hotspur | 343 | (93) |
| 1974–1975 | Highlands Park | ||
| National team | |||
| 1960–1964 | Scottish League XI | 3 | (1) |
| 1963–1971 | Scotland | 22 | (12) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1975–1976 | Stevenage Athletic | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Alan John Gilzean (born 22 October 1938) is a Scottish former professional football player, active in the 1960s and 1970s. Gilzean played most prominently for Dundee and Tottenham Hotspur, and also played in 22 international games for Scotland. He helped Dundee win the Scottish league championship in 1961–62 and Tottenham win the FA Cup in 1967, two League Cups (1971 and 1973) and the 1971–72 UEFA Cup.
Gilzean began his career with local sides Coupar Angus Juveniles and Dundee Violet before joining Dundee in January 1956 as a 17-year-old amateur. He finally signed professional forms at the beginning of the 1957–58 campaign and scored more than 100 goals in the Scottish top flight as an important part of the successful Dens Park side, winning the Scottish league championship in 1961–62, reaching the semi-finals of the European Cup the following season and the final of the Scottish Cup in 1964, losing 3–1 to Rangers.
In April 2009, Gilzean was inducted into Dundee's Hall of Fame.
Gilzean's performance in a match between an England XI and a Scotland XI in November 1964, which had been originally intended as a testimonial for John White, who had died in tragic circumstances in July that year, alerted the Spurs management who were still searching for a suitable replacement for 'Double' winner Bobby Smith. Gilzean joined the North London club in December 1964 for a fee of £72,500 despite Gilzean being offered better personal terms by Sunderland and the Italian club Torino were also interested in signing him. However, Gilzean was warned off playing in Italy by Denis Law after the difficulties Law had experienced playing there. Gilzean made his debut in a home fixture against Everton.
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