Alan James McLaren ( Edinburgh , January 4 1971 ) is a Scottish former footballer who during his career played for Heart of Midlothian and Rangers Football Club . McLaren began his career with Heart of Midlothian in 1987 and played over 180 games for the club. In 1994 he left for the Rangers, who are more than 2 million plus Dave McPherson had about him. He made ​​his debut in the Old Firm against archrival Celtic FC in a 3-1 victory for the Rangers. McLaren came 24 times for the Scottish national football team , including at the European Football Championship in 1992 .