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| Playing position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1975–1981 | Aberdeen Univ | ||||||||||||||||
| 1976-1982 | Ruthrieston | ||||||||||||||||
| 1982–1984 | Perthshire | ||||||||||||||||
| 1984–1998 | Western Wildcats | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| 1977– | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Great Britain | |||||||||||||||||
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Neil G. Menzies is a former hockey international player and coach, who represented Scotland and Great Britain. He also coached at 13 international tournaments.
Biography
[edit]Menzies was educated at Perth Academy and studied at the University of Aberdeen[1]
He was part of the first ever Scotland U21 team in 1976.[2] Menzies played club hockey for Ruthrieston, where he became the club captain and made his Scottish debut in 1977.[1] He joined Western Wildcats Hockey Club in Glasgow and proceeded to represent Scotland at three Men's EuroHockey Championships.[1]
Menzies was part of the bronze-medal winning Great Britain team that competed at the inaugural 1978 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy, in Lahore, Pakistan[3]
He was selected for the Great Britain team for the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, but subsequently did not attend due to the boycott[4] and Illness prevented Menzies from possible selection for the 1984 Summer Olympics.[5]
After turning to coaching, he helped Glasgow Western Ladies become multiple Scottish champions and claim three silver and one bronze medals in European competition from 1988 to 1991.[1]
In 2012, following a career in IT, Menzies joined Scottish Hockey on a full-time basis.[1] He then became their Talent Pathway Head Coach[1] before retiring from coaching in 2023, following a 50-year association wth the sport.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Neil Menzies retires from Scottish Hockey". Scottish Hockey. 13 December 2023. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ^ "Aberdeen players in Scottish squad". Aberdeen Evening Expresss. 26 April 1976. Retrieved 29 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Gregg gets G.B. Call-up". Belfast Telegraph. 24 October 1978. Retrieved 30 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Neil Menzies on short leet for Moscow Olympics". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 20 September 1979. Retrieved 30 July 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "N.G. Menzies". Western Wildcats Hockey Club. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
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