Craig Sives
Encyclopedia
Craig Stuart Sives is a Scottish
professional
association football player who currently plays for Shamrock Rovers
in the League of Ireland
.
Primary School and Firrhill High School
, and played for youth club Hutchison Vale, before signing for boyhood favourites Hearts in June 2002. After impressing in the clubs under 19 and reserve teams, the towering centre back was given his debut in the 2004 Festival Cup
against Hibernian
, scoring the opening goal in a 3–1 win. He made two league starts in the 2004–05 season
, but he did not make any appearances during 2005–06
because of a serious back injury.
Sives signed a 5 year contract in July 2006 and spent the 2006–07 season
on loan with Partick Thistle
in order to gain further experience. Despite a good start to his Thistle career, he was again sidelined by injury in early November 2006 when a groin injury suffered incapacitated him for five months. He returned for the last 2 months of the season but it later transpired that he had been playing with a double hernia, which was repaired by an operation in May 2007.
Dundee
signed him on loan for the 2007–08 season, but he did not play any competitive matches due to injuries.
Sives then signed for Dumfries
club Queen of the South
on a short term loan deal on 1 September 2008. Sives returned to Hearts in December 2008 after playing the whole of November with an ankle ligament tear.
In January 2009 after 3 and a half injury-plagued seasons he was released from his contract at Hearts.
Almost immediately after his release from Hearts he played for Tynecastle
, as a trialist, in an East of Scotland Football League
match against Stirling University
in which Tynecastle
won 2-1. He partnered his younger brother Steven in the centre of the Tynecastle
defence.
In March 2009, after a failed medical, Shamrock Rovers
offered him a career lifeline as a non paid member of their squad while he went through a rehabilitation program with the clubs medical staff. He was rewarded with a short term contract in May 2009.
Sives made his Rovers debut in an FAI Cup
clash at the Tallaght Stadium
on the 13th of June 2009 against Drogheda United http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/34-2009-match-reports/799-report-rovers-1-drogheda-utd-1?71cce52574d4d86948f2109dfa3ec02e=6194d564b5d29ad1416811035db321ce.
Voted Rovers' Young Player of The Year on 7 November 2009 by Rovers fans http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/35-news/1111-player-of-year-awards-winners.
Craig scored his first goal for the Hoops in August 2010 http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/12105/2/.
He helped Rovers win their first League of Ireland championship in 16 years on the final day of the 2010 season after a 2-2 draw in Bray.
He has played for Scotland at Schoolboy, Under 17, 18 and 19 level.
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Personal
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
professional
Professional sports
Professional sports, as opposed to amateur sports, are sports in which athletes receive payment for their performance. Professional athleticism has come to the fore through a combination of developments. Mass media and increased leisure have brought larger audiences, so that sports organizations...
association football player who currently plays for Shamrock Rovers
Shamrock Rovers F.C.
Shamrock Rovers Football Club are a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the most successful club in Irish football history. The club have won the League of Ireland title a record 17 times and the FAI Cup a record 24...
in the League of Ireland
League of Ireland
The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...
.
Career
Sives attended OxgangsOxgangs
Oxgangs is a suburb in the south-west of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom. It is named for an oxgang, an ancient Scottish land measure.Surrounding districts include Caiystane, Dreghorn, Redford, Fairmilehead, Colinton and Swanston and Colinton Mains...
Primary School and Firrhill High School
Firrhill High School
Firrhill High School is a state-run secondary school in the South West of Edinburgh, Scotland. The school was established in the year 1960, being unveiled by the city's Lord Provost. The school has around 1160 pupils with a teaching staff of around 120...
, and played for youth club Hutchison Vale, before signing for boyhood favourites Hearts in June 2002. After impressing in the clubs under 19 and reserve teams, the towering centre back was given his debut in the 2004 Festival Cup
Festival Cup
The Festival Cup was a Scottish football tournament played in 2003 and 2004. Designed to tie in with the Edinburgh Festival, on both occasions when competed for it consisted of a single match between Edinburgh's two professional clubs, Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian.-Concept and format:The idea...
against Hibernian
Hibernian F.C.
Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...
, scoring the opening goal in a 3–1 win. He made two league starts in the 2004–05 season
2004-05 in Scottish football
The 2004–05 season was the 108th season of competitive football in Scotland.-2004:*6 July 2004 - Nacho Novo from Dundee to Rangers, £450,000*1 July 2004 - Dado Prso from AS Monaco to Rangers, Bosman...
, but he did not make any appearances during 2005–06
2005-06 in Scottish football
The 2005–06 season was the 109th season of competitive football in Scotland.-2005:*1 June: Gordon Strachan officially takes charge of Celtic after the resignation of Martin O'Neill...
because of a serious back injury.
Sives signed a 5 year contract in July 2006 and spent the 2006–07 season
2006-07 in Scottish football
The 2006–07 season was the 110th season of competitive football in Scotland.-2006:*9 July: Rangers defender Fernando Ricksen is banned for the club's pre-season trip to South Africa, following an incident on the outbound flight. Manager Paul Le Guen cited "wholly inappropriate and...
on loan with Partick Thistle
Partick Thistle F.C.
Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football club from Glasgow. Despite their name, the club are based in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908...
in order to gain further experience. Despite a good start to his Thistle career, he was again sidelined by injury in early November 2006 when a groin injury suffered incapacitated him for five months. He returned for the last 2 months of the season but it later transpired that he had been playing with a double hernia, which was repaired by an operation in May 2007.
Dundee
Dundee F.C.
Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park. Their shirt colour is dark blue. Dundee currently play in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from...
signed him on loan for the 2007–08 season, but he did not play any competitive matches due to injuries.
Sives then signed for Dumfries
Dumfries
Dumfries is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland. It is near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries was the county town of the former county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed Queen of the South...
club Queen of the South
Queen of the South F.C.
Queen of the South Football Club is a Scottish professional football club founded in 1919 and located in Dumfries. The club currently plays in the Scottish First Division, the second tier of Scottish football. They are officially nicknamed The Doonhamers, but usually referred to as Queens or QoS...
on a short term loan deal on 1 September 2008. Sives returned to Hearts in December 2008 after playing the whole of November with an ankle ligament tear.
In January 2009 after 3 and a half injury-plagued seasons he was released from his contract at Hearts.
Almost immediately after his release from Hearts he played for Tynecastle
Tynecastle F.C.
Tynecastle F.C. are an association football team playing in the East of Scotland Football League Premier Division.The club were formed by the merger of Tynecastle Boys Club and Tollcross United in 2005...
, as a trialist, in an East of Scotland Football League
East of Scotland Football League
The East of Scotland Football League is a league of football teams from south-east Scotland formed in 1923. It is one of Scotland's three "senior" non-leagues which sit below the Scottish Football League , the other two being the Highland Football League and the South of Scotland Football League...
match against Stirling University
Stirling University F.C.
Stirling University F.C. are a football club who play in the East of Scotland Football League. They were admitted to the first division of the league in 2008 after Berwick Rangers withdrew their reserve team....
in which Tynecastle
Tynecastle F.C.
Tynecastle F.C. are an association football team playing in the East of Scotland Football League Premier Division.The club were formed by the merger of Tynecastle Boys Club and Tollcross United in 2005...
won 2-1. He partnered his younger brother Steven in the centre of the Tynecastle
Tynecastle F.C.
Tynecastle F.C. are an association football team playing in the East of Scotland Football League Premier Division.The club were formed by the merger of Tynecastle Boys Club and Tollcross United in 2005...
defence.
In March 2009, after a failed medical, Shamrock Rovers
Shamrock Rovers F.C.
Shamrock Rovers Football Club are a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the most successful club in Irish football history. The club have won the League of Ireland title a record 17 times and the FAI Cup a record 24...
offered him a career lifeline as a non paid member of their squad while he went through a rehabilitation program with the clubs medical staff. He was rewarded with a short term contract in May 2009.
Sives made his Rovers debut in an FAI Cup
FAI Cup
The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland...
clash at the Tallaght Stadium
Tallaght Stadium
Tallaght Stadium is a football stadium in the Southside suburb of Tallaght, Dublin. Shamrock Rovers originally announced details of the stadium back in July 1996...
on the 13th of June 2009 against Drogheda United http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/34-2009-match-reports/799-report-rovers-1-drogheda-utd-1?71cce52574d4d86948f2109dfa3ec02e=6194d564b5d29ad1416811035db321ce.
Voted Rovers' Young Player of The Year on 7 November 2009 by Rovers fans http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/news/35-news/1111-player-of-year-awards-winners.
Craig scored his first goal for the Hoops in August 2010 http://www.extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/12105/2/.
He helped Rovers win their first League of Ireland championship in 16 years on the final day of the 2010 season after a 2-2 draw in Bray.
He has played for Scotland at Schoolboy, Under 17, 18 and 19 level.
Honours
Team League of IrelandLeague of Ireland
The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...
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- Shamrock RoversShamrock Rovers F.C.Shamrock Rovers Football Club are a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the most successful club in Irish football history. The club have won the League of Ireland title a record 17 times and the FAI Cup a record 24...
- 20102010 League of IrelandThe 2010 League of Ireland was the 90th season of the League of Ireland. For the 26th season in succession, it was played using a two division format, consisting of the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland First Division. Bohemians were the defending League of Ireland...
, 20112011 League of IrelandThe Premier Division consists of ten teams. Each team plays every other team four times, twice at home and twice away, for a total of 36 matches.-Teams:...
- Shamrock Rovers
- Setanta Cup: 1
- Shamrock Rovers F.C - 2011
Personal
- Young Player of the Year
- Shamrock Rovers - 2009
External links
- Appearances at londonhearts.com