Born in Edinburgh in 1953, Graeme Souness was brought up in the Saughton Mains area of Scotland’s Capital, first playing for local boys' club North Merchiston.
HIs career started with a football apprenticeship at Tottenham Hotspur, but he only made one first team appearance for the club.
After a summer playing in the North American Soccer League for Montreal Olympique he signed for Middlesbrough before a transfer to Liverpool set him on the road to stardom – winning five League Championships, three European Cups and four League Cups in seven incredible seasons.
He also won 54 caps for Scotland, playing in three World Cups for his country.
Two years at the Italian club Sampdoria followed before he moved to Rangers – the club he had supported as a child – as player-manager in 1986.
He made 73 appearances for Rangers before retiring as a player in 1991, at the age of 38, to focus on football management.
As well as Rangers, he has managed Liverpool, Galatasaray, Southampton, Torino, Benfica, Blackburn Rovers, and Newcastle United.
Souness was sacked from his job at Newcastle United in 2006 and retired from management.
He’s now a popular television pundit, most recently appearing on ITV’s coverage of the 2022 World Cup.
Here are 13 interesting comments he’s made over the years.
. Graeme Souness on...his perfect night out
"When I have an evening out I like to see big musicals where the whole audience is encouraged to giddy up out of the seat." Photo: Laurence Griffiths
5. Graeme Souness on...his aggressive reputation
"I accept that I sometimes overstepped the mark, but I can tell you that, off the pitch, I've never been an overly aggressive person." Photo: Evening Standard
6. Graeme Souness on...remembering the good times
"I think I'm lucky in that I can park things. I don't dwell. I've got a selective memory. I only remember the good things. I don't know what a psychologist or a psychiatrist would say about that." Photo: Getty Images
7. Graeme Souness on...the all time greatest footballer
"The world's best when I was growing up was Pele and he would have been a great player now, too, but Messi surpasses him." Photo: Clive Mason
8. Graeme Souness on...his childhood
"I came from a working class family. We lived in a prefab. We had nothing, but we had everything. I was out of the house at 12 to live with my grandmother, who was on her own, and I was expected to be the man about the house. At 15, I was living in digs in London after signing for Tottenham." Photo: Handout