Former Rangers, Celtic and Scotland striker Kenny Miller announces retirement

Former Scotland striker Kenny Miller has announced his retirement.

The 40-year-old, who left Partick Thistle last month, has finally decided to hang up his boots after a playing career spanning over two decades.

During that time, he has played for both Rangers and Celtic as well as Hibs, Wolves, Derby and Cardiff City.

He won 69 caps from Scotland, scoring 18 goals.

He is now likely to look to the coaching side of the game, having had a brief spell as Livingston manager in 2018.

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In a statement, Miller said: “It has been a career far beyond my expectations. I would like to think that I give all young players hope that if you give everything you’ve got in every training session and match you can play at the highest level.

“I’ve scored goals in the Premier League, Champions League and at International level and you can’t ask for much more than that.

“Representing my country and pulling on that shirt as many times I did is the greatest honour any young Scottish kid could have. If you had told me when I was a young boy at Hibs that my career would have gone like this I would have laughed at you!”

Miller thanked Donald Park, who he said gave him “the best grounding and education any young footballer could have” during his time at Hibs.

He also thanked former Rangers and Scotland boss Walter Smith, saying: “[He] was brave enough to bring me back to Rangers for the second time when most managers would have said no.

“Walter always had a knack of getting an extra 10 percent out of me that I didn’t know I had – hopefully I have made them both proud.”

Welsh star Aaron Ramsey was one of the first to pay tribute to Miller, tweeting: “Congrats on a great career Kenny, all the best for the future.”