Hearts Academy Director John Murray was born in Derry, Northern Ireland.

He first came to Scotland as a 16-year-old, where he worked in Edinburgh as an apprentice manufacturing engineering

The 55-year-old was chief scout at Cowdenbeath and Falkirk before Jim Jefferies brought him to Tynecastle in season 1995-96 where he worked part-time as the club's head of youth development and chief scout.

John was appointed academy director almost five years ago and has helped unearth some of the country's most promising young players.