Michael Yellowlees

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Michael Yellowlees (born 1959) is a former Scottish field hockey player who played for the Scotland national outdoor and indoor teams during the 1980s and early 1990s. [1] [2] [3] He played his club hockey for Edinburgh Civil Service and Murray International Metals. [4] [5] [6]

In 1983 he scored the only goal for the Scotland outdoor team that beat Spain 1–0 in Barcelona. [1] Scotland's first victory against Spain in international competition. [1]

Yellowlees was also a member of the Scotland outdoor squad that beat Holland for the first time in 1986. [7] Scotland won the match 2–1 with a goal in the last few minutes at Largs. [7] Holland were the reigning European champions at the time. [7]

Yellowlees graduated from the University of Edinburgh in history and law. [8] In 2003 he published his first book. [8] He is a practising solicitor in Edinburgh.

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