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Steven Naismith: Former Scotland forward retires from playing

Former Scotland forward Steven Naismith has announced his retirement from playing at age 34 and will become player development manager at Hearts.

After starting at Kilmarnock, he won six trophies with Rangers before joining Everton then Norwich City.

And he scored 10 goals in 51 appearances for his country after making his international debut in 2007.

Over a 17-year club career, Naismith scored 134 goals in 517 appearances, with most of those coming at Killie.

"I feel the time is now right to make a transformation from playing into a football development role," he told Hearts website.