Craig Moore

Rangers (first spell)

Moore joined Rangers youth system from the Australian Institute of Sport in 1993 and was assigned to the development squad for a year. He made his Rangers debut, starting the whole game in a 0–0 draw against Dundee United on 5 April 1994. Local newspaper The Herald said: "Most of the Rangers supporters among the 11,048 crowd were unaware of the existence of Moore." Moore was included in the first team by manager Walter Smith in the 1994–95 season and successfully dispatched a right–back position from Gary Stevens, who left the club. He provided two goals, including one for Duncan Ferguson, who scored a hat–trick, in a 6–1 win against Arbroath on 17 August 1994. Moore then scored his first goal for Rangers, in a 2–2 draw against Aberdeen on 24 September 1994. However, he was sent–off on two occasions by the end of the year, coming against Motherwell on 22 October 1994 and Hearts on 9 November 1994 that saw him served a combination of three matches. Moore’s contributions at the club saw Rangers win the league for the seventh-consecutive time, as well as, the Glasgow Cup. After scoring an own goal in a 3–0 lost against rivals, Celtic on 8 May 1996, he scored on a last game of the season, in a 1–1 draw against Partick Thistle. Despite facing sidelined due to the league’s the three-foreigner rule and injuries in the 1994–95 season, Moore finished his first full season at the club, making twenty–five appearances and scoring two times in all…

Following his retirement from professional football, Moore was appointed as advisor by the Football Australia in May 2013. A year later, he was appointed as a football adviser and team ambassador for Australia's World Cup campaign. On 23 June 2015, Moore re–joined Brisbane Roars as the club’s Football Operations Manager. Under his role, he contributed to making new signings for the club, including Tommy Oar, who he mentored. After losing 2–1 against Adelaide United on 19 March 2017, Moore and Brisbane Roar’s assistant manager Ross Aloisi were in an altercation with Adelaide United’s assistant manager Jacobo Ramallo. Three days later on 23 March 2017, both Moore and Aloisi received a punishment for their misconduct. However on 16 January 2018, Moore left Brisbane Roar. Moore then pursued a new career by becoming a football agent.

Having represented the Socceroos levels, Moore made his debut for the Australia national team and started the whole game, in a 1–0 win against Ghana on 21 June 1995. He played in both legs of the FIFA World Cup qualification against Iran, as the Socceroos failed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup after drawing 3–3 on aggregate through away goal. On 23 February 2000, Moore made his first appearances for Socceroos in three years and scored his first goal for the national team, as well as, setting up the first goal of the game, in a 3–0 win against Hungary. A year later on 28 March 2001, he and his then Rangers teammate, Tony Vidmar were called up to the Socceroos squad for the World Cup qualifying matches. The decision to call-up both players angered manager Advocaat before and during Australia’s World Cup qualifying matches. Moore played all four matches for the national team, including a 22–0 win against Tonga and a 31–0 win against American Samoa. A month later, he was called up to the Socceroos squad for the FIFA Confederations Cup. Moore played three matches in the tournament until he was sent–off for a second bookable offence, in a 1–0 lost against Japan in the semi–finals of the FIFA Confederations Cup. He, once again, played in both legs of the FIFA World Cup qualification against Uruguay, as the Socceroos failed to qualify for the FIFA World Cup after losing 3–1 on aggregate. Following this, Moore did not get a Socceroos call–up until 30 January 2003 for the match…

Moore was born in Canterbury, New South Wales and raised in Doonside, New South Wales. He played junior football with Brisbane club North Star after his family relocated north when he was thirteen, before a scholarship with the Australian Institute of Sport. While progressing through the Australian Institute of Sport, Moore was friends with Mark Viduka, having known each other since they were teenagers. While making his way to become a professional footballer, Moore was taught and mentored by Eddie Thomson and was responsible for helping him play in the centre–back position, a position he played throughout his whole career. Manager Walter Smith agreed on playing Moore in the centre–back position, saying: "Centre half is his natural position, although I have used him mostly at full back and in midfield. He is mobile and clever, although his aggressive style of play tends to earn him more bookings than any of us would wish."