Mark De Vries did not produce many memorable moments in a Leicester City shirt.
The cumbersome Dutch frontman spent three years at the club, from 2005-2008, and very rarely showed even a glimpse of the attacking prowess that had seen him score 34 goals in 90 appearances for Hearts.
There were a couple of Championship braces against Sheffield Wednesday and Coventry, and another in the Carling Cup at home to Blackpool.
But they were sporadic at best. Scatterings in an uninspiring spell, spent right at the heart of some of the City's darkest days.
There is one moment, though, for which he will always be remembered – January 8, 2006. The FA Cup third-round clash against Tottenham at Walkers Stadium.
It was De Vries' finest hour.
It is the last time the two clubs have met in the FA Cup. Spurs, managed by Martin Jol, sat fourth in the Premier League.
They had the likes of Aaron Lennon, Michael Carrick and Robbie Keane among their starting line-up. Jermain Defoe was on the bench.
Craig Levein's Leicester sat just a single place and point above the Championship relegation zone, without a win in eight. Pressure was mounting.
Among their side was Joe Hamill, Joey Gudjonsson and Nils-Eric Johansson. On the bench, 36-year-old Dion Dublin.
It was a complete mismatch. But for all the difference in class, City's spirit knew no bounds.
De Vries was at the heart of it.
The 30-year-old caused Spurs problems all game, with his physicality and hold-up play. National reports proclaimed that Spurs defender Michael Dawson would rarely be caused as many problems as De Vries did that night.
Dawson, it should be noted, has since gone on to play against Sergio Aguero, Luis Suarez and Cristiano Ronaldo.
De Vries could have won City an early penalty when he was dragged back by Anthony Gardner. But the striker stayed on his feet when, perhaps, he should have been a little less honest.
But, ultimately, the quality shone through and Spurs took the lead on 20 minutes when Keane's header rattled off the post, allowing Jermaine Jenas to tap into an empty net.
The lead was doubled four minutes before the break when Keane, again the provider, set up full-back Paul Stalteri, who thundered a right-footed shot into the top corner. That should have been that. But first-half substitute Elvis Hammond had other ideas, stabbing home Richard Stearman's header from Arsenal loanee Ryan Smith's cross.
"The goal before half-time made a difference," said Levein, after the game. "It gave us belief."
Spurs never recovered. Stephen Hughes made it 2-2 just before the hour when he hammered a right-footed shot into the net from the edge of the area.
A replay beckoned. But, in injury time, up stepped De Vries, the hero, to slot past Paul Robinson from 12 yards to send the City fans, in need of something to cheer about, into raptures.
The celebrations would be short-lived. Three league defeats and just 17 days later, culminating in a 1-0 loss at Plymouth, Levein was sacked.
Three days after his departure, City were knocked out of the FA Cup by Southampton – a 1-0 defeat at the Walkers.
Rob Kelly was appointed as City's new manager. It worked a treat. Results improved. Eight wins from their last 16 saw City finish the season 16th and safe.
Leicester: Douglas, Stearman, Maybury, Johansson, McCarthy, Hamill (Hammond 35), Smith (Kisnorbo 89), Gudjonsson, Williams, Hughes, De Vries
Subs not used: Henderson, Hume, Dublin
Spurs: Robinson, Stalteri, Gardner, Dawson, Lennon (Tainio 87), Brown (Defoe 70), Carrick, Jenas, Keane, Rasiak
Subs not used: Cerny, Pamarot, Routledge
Att: 19,844
Thanks to Leicester City historian John Hutchinson for his help on the article.
