Mike Korotkich
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 December 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1982 | Hibernian | 0 | (0) |
| 1982–1984 | Meadowbank Thistle | 28 | (2) |
| 1984–1985 | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| 1985–1986 | Meadowbank Thistle | 15 | (0) |
| 1986–1987 | Berwick Rangers | 6 | (1) |
| 1987–1988 | Hawick Royal Albert | ||
| Armadale Thistle | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mike Korotkich (born 26 March 1963) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Meadowbank Thistle, Shamrock Rovers and Berwick Rangers.[1]
Club career
Korotkich started his career with Hibernian but left the club in 1982 without making a single first team appearance.[2]
Following his departure from Easter Road, he signed for Meadowbank Thistle and made his first team debut in a Scottish League Cup tie away against Montrose on 25 August 1982.[3]
In 1984, Korotkich left Thistle to play in Ireland. However, after one season, he returned to Scotland and re-signed with Meadowbank Thistle.[4]
After 43 appearances over two spells for Meadowbank Thistle, he left to join Berwick Rangers in 1986.[5]
Korotkich spent one season with The Wee Rangers before signing for Hawick Royal Albert as a player-coach in 1987.[6] Despite a brief return to Meadowbank Thistle on trial later that year, he remained with The Royalists until January 1988 when he left the club for personal reasons.[7][8]
He later signed for Armadale Thistle and scored a league record 42 goals in the 1988–1989 season.[9]
Personal life
In September 2019, Korotkich was playing golf with former Hearts manager Jim Jefferies when the latter suffered a heart attack. Korotkich's wife was part of the paramedic team that were called for Jeffries.[10][11]
References
- ^ "Mike Korotkich". Neil Brown.
- ^ "Operation". Edinburgh Evening News. 11 October 1982.
- ^ "HAGART TALK-IN AFTER FALKIRK 'FREE GIFT' GAME". Edinburgh Evening News. 23 August 1982.
- ^ "Welsh Will Send Tickets For Vital World Cup Clash". The Glasgow Herald. 20 July 1985.
- ^ "NEW SOUTH WALES". Edinburgh Evening News. 4 June 1986.
- ^ "New player/coach' for Royalists". Southern Reporter. 25 June 1987.
- ^ "Train on target". Southern Reporter. 10 December 1987.
- ^ "Coach quits". Southern Reporter. 14 January 1988.
- ^ "FOOTBALL REPORTER". Edinburgh Evening News. 19 April 1993.
- ^ "JEFFERIES". The Scottish Mail on Sunday. 26 January 2020.
- ^ "Interview: Jim Jefferies on his near death experience and why he would have stepped in as Hearts caretaker". The Scotsman. 16 November 2019.