Ian  Rush (born 20 October 1961) is a Welsh former striker best known for playing with Liverpool. Rush began his career at Football League Third Division side Chester. After impressing in the youth ranks, he went on to play 34 League games and score 14 goals after making his debut in April 1979. In 1980, Liverpool Manager Bob Paisley paid a record fee for a teenager of £300,000. Rush made his Welsh debut before he had been handed his first start for Liverpool, playing his first match on 21 May 1980 against Scotland. Rush played regularly for the Welsh national team scoring a record 28 goals in 73 games. He was voted PFA Player of the Year and the Football Writers Footballer of the Year in 1984 as Liverpool retained both the League and the League Cup and won the European Cup to complete a unique treble that season. Rush was transferred to Italian giants Juventus for £3 million in 1987.  He scored only eight times in 29 games and was back at Liverpool within a year. This time he remained until 1996. Highlights included scoring twice against Everton in a thrilling 3–2 win in the 1989 FA Cup Final. Rush later played for Leeds United, Newcastle United  Sheffield United, Wrexham and Sydney Olympic before retiring at the age of 39.  Rush was briefly manager of Chester before concentrating on media work.