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Peter Grant (born 30 August 1965 in Bellshill) is a Scottish football player and manager. During his playing career, Grant played for Celtic, Norwich City, Reading and Bournemouth. He was awarded a testimonial match against Bayern Munich by Celtic in 1997. Grant has since worked as a football coach, and was manager of Norwich City for a year. ==Playing career== Grant made his debut as a teenager for Celtic in an Old Firm game against Rangers. He was a key figure in league campaigns, such as the 1985–86 Scottish Premier Division which Celtic won in the last game of the season, the 1987–88 centenary season where Celtic clinched the league and cup double, and the 1989 Scottish Cup Final against Rangers. Grant played in the 1989 final but missed the 1988 final due to injury. Celtic would experience a barren period after the 1989 final, consistently failing to challenge for silverware, and almost going bankrupt in 1993. 1994 saw the arrival of Grant's former team mate Tommy Burns as Celtic manager, who saw Grant as being pivotal in his plans to revive the club. The barren period would end in 1995 with Celtic winning the 1995 Scottish Cup Final against Airdrie, with Grant a key figure in the team. Only a few weeks before, Grant had received a bad knee injury in the final league game of the season, but he concealed the severity of this injury and played through the pain barrier so as he could help Celtic to their first trophy in 6 years. Grant went on to be a key figure in the 1995–96 season. His loyalty to Celtic was rewarded with a testimonial match against Bayern Munich in January 1997. After making 361 appearances for Celtic between 1982 and 1997, Grant signed for Norwich City for a fee of £200,000. Mike Walker, in his second stint as Norwich City manager, had previously tried to sign Grant soon after taking over from Dave Stringer at Carrow Road in 1992 - however, Celtic had been unwilling to let Grant leave, and Walker opted for Gary Megson as a midfielder enforcer. After deciding against taking on former Barcelona captain (and European Cup winner) Jose Maria Bakero, Walker this time found Celtic willing to let Grant — now 32 - move to East Anglia. In 1997–98, a difficult season with the club suffering a number of injuries to key players, Grant started 32 games, scoring 3 times; he made 31 starts (coming on as substitute twice) the following season under Bruce Rioch, before being transferred to Reading in summer 1999. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peter Grant (footballer, born 1965)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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