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{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
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'''Eoin Jess''' (born 13 December 1970) is a Scottish
Following retirement, Jess spent time as an academy coach initially returning to former club Nottingham Forest before later having a spell with [[Peterborough United F.C.|Peterborough United]].
==Playing career==
===Aberdeen===
Born in the village of [[Portsoy]] in [[Aberdeenshire]], Jess began his career in Glasgow as a trainee [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]] at [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] (alongside future Scotland teammate [[John Spencer (Scottish footballer)|John Spencer]])<ref name=home>{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/don-t-come-home-too-soon-warns-jess-1-672308|title=Don't come home too soon, warns Jess|date=22 January 2005|access-date=21 May 2017|newspaper=[[The Scotsman]]}}</ref> but was allowed to leave in 1987;<ref name=heartache>{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/interview-eoin-jess-fights-off-the-heartache-1-1365748|title=Interview: Eoin Jess fights off the heartache|date=3 April 2010|access-date=20 May 2017|newspaper=[[The Scotsman]]}}</ref> he soon moved back to his home region, signing for [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]. Having made his debut at the end of the [[1988–89 in Scottish football|1988–89 season]], 18-year-old Jess made an impact in the first team from the outset of the [[1989–90 in Scottish football|following campaign]], starting against [[SK Rapid Wien|Rapid Vienna]] in the [[1989–90 UEFA Cup|UEFA Cup]] and against Rangers in the [[1989 Scottish League Cup Final]] at [[Hampden Park]], which Aberdeen won 2–1.<ref name=darkblue>{{cite news|url=http://www.afcheritage.org/history/darkbluedons/index.cfm?player_id=234|title=Dark Blue Dons - Eoin Jess|access-date=20 May 2017|publisher=AFC Heritage Trust}}</ref><ref name=ninetyfive>{{cite news|url=http://www.afc.co.uk/mobile/news/1957.php|title=1995 Semi
In [[1990–91 in Scottish football|1990–91]] he scored 13 league goals and linked up with [[Hans Gillhaus]] to great effect<ref name=ninetyfive/><ref name=snub>{{cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/aberdeen/spain-based-eoin-jess-snubs-barca-to-watch-aberdeen-beat-celtic-1-4021504|title=Spain-based Eoin Jess snubs Barca to watch Aberdeen beat Celtic|date=5 February 2016|access-date=20 May 2017|newspaper=[[The Scotsman]]}}</ref> as Aberdeen missed out on the title on the final day.<ref name=home/><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/13030001.FLASHBACK__1991_______Mark_Walters_and_Scott_Booth_recall_their_part_in_Smith___s_maiden_final_day_triumph_walters_BOOTH/|title=Flashback: 1991, Mark Walters and Scott Booth recall their part in Smith's maiden final-day triumph|date=14 May 2011|access-date=24 October 2017|newspaper=[[The Herald (Scotland)|The Herald]]}}</ref> The strikes including a [[hat-trick]] away to [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dufcarchive.co.uk/matchdetails.php?id=1891|title=Match report - Dundee Utd 2 - 3 Aberdeen|date=24 November 1990|access-date=20 May 2017|publisher=Dundee United Historical Archive|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025024108/http://www.dufcarchive.co.uk/matchdetails.php?id=1891|archive-date=25 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> four away to [[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.afcheritage.org/matches/fixtures/mreport.cfm?fixture_id=3989&squad=Senior|title=match Report - Dunfermline Athletic 1 - 4 Aberdeen|date=5 January 1991|access-date=20 May 2017|publisher=AFC Heritage Trust}}</ref> and three across two home wins over [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]].<ref name=barca>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/eoin-jess-ive-swapped-aberdeen-7266133|title=Eoin Jess: I've swapped Aberdeen for Barcelona but I'd rather watch Dons than Messi|date=29 January 2016|access-date=20 May 2017|newspaper=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]}}</ref> He won the ''[[PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year]]'' award for the season. Although Jess played 42 games in [[1991–92 in Scottish football|1991–92]], the season was a disappointment as Aberdeen finished only 6th in the league. He scored in a September victory over Rangers at [[Ibrox Stadium]] which proved to be Aberdeen's last win at that venue until 2017.<ref name=heartache/><ref name=ninetyfive/>
[[1992–93 in Scottish football|1992–93]] brought an improvement as the club were league runners-up and reached both cup finals. Jess scored the winning goal in the semi-final of the [[1992–93 Scottish League Cup]] against Celtic and played all 120 minutes of [[1992 Scottish League Cup Final|the final]] which ended in a 2–1 defeat to Rangers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Football: Smith's slip gives Rangers the prize |first=David |last=McKinney |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-smiths-slip-gives-rangers-the-prize-1559752.html |work=The Independent |publisher=Independent Print Limited |date=26 October 1992 |access-date=24 October 2017}}</ref> In March 1993 he suffered a fractured ankle in the quarter-final of the [[
In [[1993–94 in Scottish football|1993–94]] Jess helped Aberdeen to another second-place finish in the Premier Division. He also scored five goals in four matches in the [[1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup]], finishing joint-top scorer in the competition. The [[1994–95 in Scottish football|next season]] almost ended in relegation for the club and Jess started only 15 league games due to a persistent foot injury.<ref name="don">{{cite book|last=Miller|first=Willie|title=Willie Miller - The Don|year=2013|publisher=[[Birlinn (publisher)|Birlinn]] |isbn=9780857905505}}</ref> He returned as a regular starter in [[1995–96 in Scottish football|1995–96]] playing in a more withdrawn central midfield role<ref name=poised>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-jess-poised-for-pounds-2m-move-to-coventry-1319727.html|title=FOOTBALL: Jess poised for pounds 2m move to Coventry|date=19 February 1996 |access-date=21 May 2017|newspaper=[[The Independent]]}}</ref> to accommodate strikers [[Billy Dodds|Dodds]], [[Scott Booth|Booth]]<ref name=greats>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/talking-reds-eoin-jess-last-2092861|title=Talking Reds: Eoin Jess was the last of the true greats for Aberdeen fans|date=26 July 2013|access-date=20 May 2017|newspaper=[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]}}</ref> and [[Duncan Shearer|Shearer]]. He produced an impressive performance in the semi-final of the [[1995–96 Scottish League Cup|League Cup]] as Aberdeen overcame Rangers,<ref name=heartache/><ref name=ninetyfive/> scored a long-range goal in a league game against the same opponents a few weeks later<ref name=heartache/><ref name=ninetyfive/> and was in the team which won the [[1995 Scottish League Cup Final]], beating [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/dodds-and-shearer-end-aberdeens-wait-1583985.html|title=Dodds and Shearer end Aberdeen's wait|date=27 November 2015|access-date=20 May 2017|newspaper=[[The Independent]]}}</ref>
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===Coventry City===
25-year-old Jess made his Coventry debut against [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] on 24 February 1996 and made 12 league appearances in the latter part of [[1995–96 FA Premier League|that season]] under manager [[Ron Atkinson]], scoring what would prove to be his only league goal for the club against [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|QPR]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/qpr-play-the-fall-guys-in-strachans-antics-roadshow-1304911.html|title=QPR play the fall guys in Strachan's antics roadshow|newspaper=The Independent|date=15 April 1996|access-date=11 April 2012}}</ref> In [[1996–97 FA Premier League|1996–97]] he played 27 times in the league but only started 19 of those, and scored an own goal in a game against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]].<ref>{{Cite news|first=Phil|last=Shaw|title=Football: United avoid exertion|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-united-avoid-exertion-1270751.html|work=The Independent|location=London, UK|date=3 March 1997|access-date=20 March 2015}}</ref> He scored twice in Coventry's run in the [[1996–97 FA Cup]], netting in the [[1996–97 FA Cup#Third round proper|third round]] game against [[Woking F.C.|Woking]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-woking-wound-premier-pride-1285368.html|title=Woking wound Premier pride|newspaper=The Independent|date=27 January 1997|access-date=11 April 2012}}</ref> and again in the [[1996–97 FA Cup#Fourth
===Return to
In summer 1997 Jess returned to Aberdeen, rejoining [[Roy Aitken]]'s side for a fee of £700,000.<ref name=home/><ref name=darkblue/> This spell at [[Pittodrie Stadium|Pittodrie]] was shorter and less successful than his first, although he did manage a career-best total of 14 league goals in [[1998–99 in Scottish football|1998–99]]<ref name=ninetyfive/> including on the opening day which was the first goal of the [[Scottish Premier League]] era.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.afcheritage.org/matches/fixtures/mreport.cfm?fixture_id=4346&squad=Senior|title=Match report - Jess hits first goal in the SPL|date=1 August 1998|access-date=20 May 2017|publisher=AFC Heritage Trust}}</ref><ref name=heartache/> He also played in the [[2000 Scottish League Cup
Having been a regular starter since his return he played less frequently in his final season, [[2000–01 in Scottish football|2000–01]], under manager [[Ebbe Skovdahl]]. In December 2000 he stated publicly that he may not sign a new contract and suggested that Aberdeen's ambition did not match his own (unaware of the club's financial plight at the time),<ref name=home/> alienating him from the hierarchy;<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/scottish-premier/2994774/Celtic-stroll-towards-festive-season.html|title=Celtic stroll towards festive season|date=16 December 2000|access-date=20 May 2017|newspaper=[[The Daily Telegraph]]}}</ref> he soon departed for a second time upon the opening of the winter transfer window, having made a further 126 Aberdeen appearances (31 goals).
===Later years in England===
Jess returned to the [[Premier League]] at the age of 30 with [[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]], initially on loan, and scored on his debut for the ''Bantams'' on 1 January 2001 against [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/jess-opens-bradford-account-1-641443|title=Jess opens Bradford account|date=2 January 2001 |access-date=20 May 2017|newspaper=[[The Scotsman]]}}</ref> Bradford were [[2000–01 FA Premier League|relegated]] in last place but the loan move was a success (17 games,
He joined [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] in August 2002 and in his [[2002–03 Football League First Division|first season]] steered Forest into the play-offs in 6th place. However they dropped to 14th the next year and were relegated in [[2004–05 Football League Championship|2005]], and Jess moved on as a free agent.
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In July 2005 he signed for [[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]] and in his [[2005–06 Football League#Football League Two|first season]] with the club achieved promotion from the fourth tier; in April 2007 he was released from his contract with ''The Cobblers'', aged 36, and retired from playing.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/n/northampton_town/6525137.stm|title=Veteran Jess leaves Northampton|date=11 April 2007|access-date=11 April 2007|work=[[BBC Sport]]}}</ref>
Having
and the [[Toulon Tournament]] in 1991.<ref>{{cite web | title = NO THANKS: Same old jinx | url = https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003741/19910603/034/0034 | newspaper = [[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]] | date = 3 June 1991 | access-date = 25 May 2022 | url-access=subscription | via = [[British Newspaper Archive]] }}</ref>
After declining an approach from [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] (his father's birthplace),<ref name=home/> Jess made his debut for [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] in November 1992 against [[Italy national football team|Italy]].<ref name=ninetyfive/><ref name=darkblue/> He went on to earn 18 full [[Cap (sport)|caps]]. As an intermittent member of the main squad, he also appeared twice for the [[Scotland national football B team|B team]] in 1994 and 1996.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fitbastats.com/scotlandb/player.php?playerid=93|title=Scotland 'B' profile|publisher=Fitbastats.com|access-date=20 May 2017}}</ref>
Whilst at Coventry City he was selected for [[UEFA Euro 1996]], and made one appearance during the tournament as a substitute in a 2–0 defeat to [[England national football team|England]]. His two international goals were both scored while playing for Aberdeen, although four years apart: the first came against [[San Marino national football team|San Marino]] in 1995, and the second in a 2–1 [[UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Group 9|UEFA Euro 2000 qualifier]] defeat at home to the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]] in March 1999; he appeared from the bench in the return fixture three months later, which proved to be his final Scotland match.
==Coaching career==
== Career statistics ==
=== Club ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition<ref>{{Cite web |title=Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile |url=https://afcheritage.org/Team/CurrentSquad/player_show.cfm?player_id=234 |access-date=2023-03-09 |website=afcheritage.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.footballdatabase.eu/en/player/details/15808-eoin-jess |access-date=2023-03-09 |title=Eoin Jess - Stats and titles won |website=www.footballdatabase.eu}}</ref>
! rowspan="2" |Club
! rowspan="2" |Season
! colspan="3" |League
! colspan="2" |National cup{{efn|Includes [[Scottish Cup]], [[FA Cup]]}}
! colspan="2" |League cup{{efn|Includes [[Scottish League Cup]], [[Football League Cup]]}}
! colspan="2" |Europe
! colspan="2" |Total
|-
!Division
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
!Apps
!Goals
|-
|rowspan="9"|[[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]
|[[1988–89 Aberdeen F.C. season|1988–89]]
|rowspan="8"|[[Scottish Premier Division]]
|2||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||2||0
|-
|[[1989–90 Aberdeen F.C. season|1989–90]]
|11||3||1||0||3||0||1{{efn|name=UC}}||0||16||3
|-
|[[1990–91 Aberdeen F.C. season|1990–91]]
|27||13||1||0||4||1||3{{efn|name=ECWC}}||1||35||15
|-
|[[1991–92 Aberdeen F.C. season|1991–92]]
|39||12||1||0||2||0||2{{efn|name=UC}}||0||44||12
|-
|[[1992–93 Aberdeen F.C. season|1992–93]]
|31||12||4||2||5||2||colspan="2"|–||40||16
|-
|[[1993–94 Aberdeen F.C. season|1993–94]]
|41||6||6||0||3||1||4{{efn|name=ECWC|Appearances in [[European Cup Winners' Cup]]}}||5||54||12
|-
|[[1994–95 Aberdeen F.C. season|1994–95]]
|25||1||2||1||3||0||0||0||30||2
|-
|[[1995–96 Aberdeen F.C. season|1995–96]]
|25||3||2||0||5||0||colspan="2"|–||32||3
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!201!!50!!17!!3!!25!!4!!10!!6!!253!!63
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]
|[[1995–96 Coventry City F.C. season|1995–96]]
|rowspan="2"|[[Premier League]]
|12||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||12||1
|-
|[[1996–97 Coventry City F.C. season|1996–97]]
|27||0||4||2||1||0||colspan="2"|–||32||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!39!!1!!4!!2!!1!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!44!!3
|-
|rowspan="5"|[[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]]
|[[1997–98 Aberdeen F.C. season|1997–98]]
|Scottish Premier Division
|35||9||1||0||3||1||colspan="2"|–||39||10
|-
|[[1998–99 Aberdeen F.C. season|1998–99]]
|rowspan="3"|[[Scottish Premier League]]
|36||14||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||39||14
|-
|[[1999–2000 Aberdeen F.C. season|1999–2000]]
|26||5||4||1||4||0||colspan="2"|–||34||6
|-
|[[2000–01 Aberdeen F.C. season|2000–01]]
|14||1||0||0||0||0||1{{efn|name=UC|Appearance(s) in [[UEFA Cup]]}}||0||15||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!111!!29!!6!!1!!9!!1!!1!!0!!127!!31
|-
|[[Bradford City A.F.C.|Bradford City]] (loan)
|[[2000–01 Bradford City A.F.C. season|2000–01]]
|Premier League
|17||3||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||18||3
|-
|rowspan="2"|Bradford City
|[[2001–02 Bradford City A.F.C. season|2001–02]]
|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
|45||14||1||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||48||14
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!62!!17!!2!!0!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!66!!17
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forrest]]
|[[2002–03 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|2002–03]]
|rowspan="2"|First Division
|32||3||0||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||33||3
|-
|[[2003–04 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|2003–04]]
|34||2||0||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||36||2
|-
|[[2004–05 Nottingham Forest F.C. season|2004–05]]
|[[EFL Championship|Championship]]
|20||2||0||0||4||0||colspan="2"|–||24||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!86!!7!!0!!0!!7!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!93!!7
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Northampton Town F.C.|Northampton Town]]
|[[2005–06 Northampton Town F.C. season|2005–06]]
|[[EFL League Two|League Two]]
|12||0||4||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||18||0
|-
|[[2006–07 Northampton Town F.C. season|2006–07]]
|[[EFL League One|League One]]
|26||1||3||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||30||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!38!!1!!7!!0!!3!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!48!!1
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!537!!105!!36!!6!!47!!5!!11!!6!!631!!122
|}
{{notelist}}
=== International ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by national team and year<ref>{{SFA Profile|id=2432|name=Eoin Jess}}</ref>
!National team
!Year
!Apps
!Goals
|-
| rowspan="8" |[[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
|1992
|1
|0
|-
|1993
|3
|0
|-
|1994
|4
|0
|-
|1995
|2
|1
|-
|1996
|3
|0
|-
|1997
| colspan="2" |—
|-
|1998
|1
|0
|-
|1999
|4
|1
|-
! colspan="2" |Total
!18
!2
|}
''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Jess goal''
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|+List of international goals scored by Eoin Jess
!No.
!Date
!Venue
!Opponent
!Score
!Result
!Competition
|-
|1
|5 November 1995
|[[Hampden Park]], [[Glasgow]], Scotland
|[[San Marino national football team|San Marino]]
|1–0
|5–0
|[[UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying Group 8|UEFA Euro 1996 Qualifying]]
|-
|2
|31 March 1999
|[[Celtic Park]], [[Glasgow]], Scotland
|[[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]]
|1-2
|1-2
|[[UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying Group 9|UEFA Euro 2000 Qualifying]]
|}
==Personal life==
In April 2009, at the age of 38, Jess suffered a mild stroke.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.scotsman.com/scotland/Former-Scotland-footballer-Jess-tells.5156366.jp|title=Former Scotland footballer Jess tells how he suffered a stroke – aged 38|date=9 April 2009|access-date=10 April 2009|newspaper=The Scotsman|first=Sharon|last=Marris}}</ref> During further tests it was discovered that a hole had been present in his heart all his life
In 2015 Jess was voted into Aberdeen's 'greatest ever team' by supporters of the club.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.afc.co.uk/news/7081.php|title=AFC Greatest Ever XI: Midfielders & Strikers|date=25 November 2015|access-date=21 May 2017|publisher=[[Aberdeen F.C.]]|work=Official website|archive-date=26 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151126201249/http://www.afc.co.uk/news/7081.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> In November 2018, he was one of four inductees into the Aberdeen ''Hall of Fame''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.afc.co.uk/2018/11/02/afc-hall-of-fame-2018/ |title=AFC Hall of Fame 2018 |publisher=[[Aberdeen F.C.]] |date=2 November 2018|access-date=3 November 2018}}</ref>
In 2016 he was living in [[Barcelona]].<ref name=barca/><ref name=snub/>
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