Married to a girl from Govan, he still calls himself a "bluenose", and hopes to attend next weekend's derby.
In five and a half years with Rangers, he was assaulted three times by Celtic fans, and threatened by a Hearts supporter.
Peter Lovenkrands: "That's the thing here. You don't have to go around watching over your shoulder for Celtic fans.
In five and a half years with Rangers, he was assaulted three times by Celtic fans, and threatened by a Hearts supporter.
Peter Lovenkrands: "That's the thing here. You don't have to go around watching over your shoulder for Celtic fans.
"This guy came up to me, shouting and making bother. I had a dislocated shoulder at the time, so my arm was in a sling, and he knew I couldn't do anything. There used to be a lot of stuff like that, but from what I can gather, it is getting worse.
"When I was attacked, it felt like it was only really me it had been done to. Now it seems to be everybody.
"A lot of the Rangers players have had their cars vandalised. I'm a wee bit worried. I just feel like a player is going to be stabbed soon. It's starting to get too much. You're used to getting abuse in the town.
"I've had that hundreds of times. You can take that on the chin, no problem, but when you start getting beat up because you play for the other team … that's where you have to draw the line."
"I scored 54 goals for Rangers. Take away the six I scored against Celtic, and the five I got in the Champions League, and I scored 43 goals against other clubs, but nobody seems to remember that. And most of them were from left midfield. I'm actually a striker.
"I played my heart out for Rangers in the wrong position, but people don't take that into consideration. When I scored against Celtic in that second season, I was playing up front, but as soon as we played someone else, they put me back in midfield. It didn't make any sense."