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Scotland · 1990s

Paul Lambert

Legend CDM, also CM, CB Right-footed anchor
Rating
88
Caps
40
Goals
1
Life
1969
Clubs
St. Mirren, Motherwell, Celtic
#21
Editorial rank of 33 for Scotland
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

A Champions League winner with Borussia Dortmund in 1997, Lambert was a combative and intelligent midfielder who dictated play from the engine room. Career record: 40 caps and 1 goals for Scotland; club career at St. Mirren, Motherwell, Celtic.

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Career record

1986–1993St. Mirren
1990–1990Scottish Football League XI
1993–1996Motherwell
1996–1997Borussia Dortmund
1997–2005Celtic
2005–2006Livingston
Scotland40 caps, 1 goals

Shared the era

Scotland legends whose careers overlapped Lambert's

The world's great CDMs

Around Lambert in the almanac

One rank above: John Greig at #20.

One rank below: Sandy Jardine at #22.

Scotland's editorial top five: Kenny Dalglish · Denis Law · Graeme Souness · Jim Baxter · Jimmy Johnstone.