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.
9. Graeme Souness on...Rangers
"I was not satisfied at Rangers, not by a long way. I have hassles there, I had obstacles placed in front of me, and certain things never sat easily on my shoulders, and never will." Photo: Getty Images
10. Graeme Souness on...managing players
"You've always got 20 per cent of a dressing room that won't be happy with their manager because they want to play more often. There are players who will have been moaning all year about not being in the team, but when they got their chance they failed to take it." Photo: Liverpool FC - Handout
11. Graeme Souness on...moving from playing to management
"When you're a player, you only really have to look after yourself. And then you go into management, and you've got 30 players' welfare to keep an eye on." Photo: Andrew Powell
12. Graeme Souness on...topping the league table
"I found that being top put all the pressure on second place, not first. The focus is on the second-place team, who can't afford to slip up again." Photo: Alex Burstow