Experience helps injured Kevin Rutkiewicz to look on the bright side
ByNews reporter
DOUGIE NICOLSON, COURIER, 12/02/11,SPORT.
DATE - Saturday 12th February 2011.
LOCATION - Central Park, Cowdenbeath.
EVENT - Cowdenbeath V Dunfermline.
INFO - Action from the game..............
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Dunfermline defender Kevin Rutkiewicz insists his previous injury nightmares are spurring him on in his latest spell on the sidelines.
The 31-year-old is still to make an SPL appearance this term after being plagued by a torn muscle in his hip since pre-season.
However, the former Aberdeen defender is no stranger to the treatment table, having feared his career could be over in 2006 when he suffered a serious ankle injury during his time with St Johnstone.
And the stopper admits his previous worries have equipped him with a clear sense of perspective regarding his future with Dunfermline.
He said: ”I’ve been in worse positions. The year Gretna won promotion to the SPL I got an ankle injury in my first game. That was a career-threatening injury.
”That was a turning point in my career. I began to appreciate things more and I can take any injury I get now on the chin.
”I’m back in aggressive running now so I’m hoping to be training sooner rather than later.”
Experience helps injured Kevin Rutkiewicz to look on the bright side
