Paul Dalglish
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Paul Kenneth Dalglish | ||
| Date of birth | 18 February 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Celtic | ||
| 1996–1997 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1997–1999 | Newcastle United | 11 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | → Bury (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Norwich City (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | Norwich City | 38 | (2) |
| 2001–2002 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 35 | (2) |
| 2002–2003 | Blackpool | 27 | (1) |
| 2003 | → Scunthorpe United (loan) | 8 | (3) |
| 2003 | Linfield | 10 | (5) |
| 2004–2006 | Livingston | 26 | (3) |
| 2006 | Hibernian | 17 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Houston Dynamo | 11 | (2) |
| 2008 | Kilmarnock | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 206 | (22) | |
| National team | |||
| 1999–2000 | Scotland U-21 | 5 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009 | Houston Dynamo (assistant) | ||
| 2010 | Tampa Bay | ||
| 2011– | Austin Aztex | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Paul Kenneth Dalglish (born 18 February 1977 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager.
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[edit] Playing career
Dalglish, son of former Scotland international Kenny Dalglish, was born in Glasgow though spent his childhood in Liverpool where his father managed Liverpool F.C. As a child, he was the team mascot for Liverpool in their famous 1989 league title decider against Arsenal at Anfield.[1] He started his career as a youth player with Celtic before joining Liverpool, but made no appearances for either of his father's former clubs.
Dalglish was then signed by his father for Newcastle United, he made 14 appearances, scoring two goals against Tranmere Rovers in the League Cup[2] and Sheffield Wednesday in the league.[3] After a successful loan spell, he permanently joined Norwich City in 1999 for £300,000, but failed to establish himself though he scored 17 goals in three years at the club.
Dalglish went on to have spells with Blackpool and Linfield and loan periods with Scunthorpe and Wigan Athletic.
After this, Dalglish considered a media career, which resulted in finding himself a small part in the movie Goal and also an interview slot on Saturday-morning Sky Sports program Soccer AM, although this was short-lived due to the resurgence of his football career.
After retiring from football for 2 years, Dalglish was given a lifeline when newly-appointed Livingston manager Paul Lambert signed him and, despite struggling near the bottom of the Scottish Premier League, Dalglish impressed, scoring in a narrow 2-1 defeat to Celtic.
Dalglish's performances attracted the attention of Hibernian manager Tony Mowbray, and despite having originally sought a contract extension with Livingston on the final day of the January 2006 transfer window, he joined the Edinburgh club for an undisclosed fee. After being sidelined with injuries, Dalglish left Hibs in August 2006 to play for Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo. On 5 November 2006, the Dynamo defeated the Colorado Rapids 3-1 in the Western Conference final to earn a spot in its first MLS Cup as the Houston Dynamo. Dalglish scored twice and was named Man of the Match. However, he struggled with injuries and was released by Dynamo in the 2007 post-season.
He had talks with a few clubs in February 2008 including Scottish club Kilmarnock, with whom he signed a contract till the end of the season. His spell was plagued with injuries again and he retired at the end of the season.
[edit] Coaching career
Dalglish began his coaching career as an assistant coach at the Houston Dynamo Academy, simultaneously acting as a division director in the amateur Space City Futbol Club. During such time, Dalglish also operated several successful football camps in and around the South Houston Area under the name of Braveheart Soccer Academy, LLC., in collaboration with Daniel foster of Space City Futbol Club.[4]
He was appointed as head coach of the USSF Division 2 expansion team FC Tampa Bay on 18 November 2009.[5] Dalglish left the club by mutual consent on 23 September 2010, after Tampa Bay suffered a 3-0 defeat against Montreal which knocked them out of a playoff position.[6]
He is the current director of soccer at Dynamo Juniors in Austin, a satellite academy for the Houston Dynamo. He will serve as the manager for the Austin Aztex, an expansion franchise playing in the USL Premier Development League.[7]
[edit] Honours
- Houston Dynamo
- Major League Soccer MLS Cup (2): 2006, 2007
[edit] References
- ^ "1989 league title decider Liverpool 0-2 Arsenal: unseen pictures of Alan Smith, Michael Thomas, Kenny Dalglish and co, plus original Daily Mirror match reports and features from our archive". MirrorFootball.co.uk. http://www.mirrorfootball.co.uk/archive/1989-league-title-decider-Liverpool-0-2-Arsenal-unseen-pictures-of-Alan-Smith-Michael-Thomas-Kenny-Dalglish-and-co-plus-original-Daily-Mirror-match-reports-and-features-from-our-archive-article13828.html. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ Allsop, Derick (27 October 1998). "Dalglish's goal quells revivalist Tranmere". London: The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-dalglishs-goal-quells-revivalist-tranmere-1181194.html. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ Barnes, Scott (14 November 1998). "Shearer's worry". London: The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-shearers-worry-1185007.html. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
- ^ "Braveheart Soccer Academy, LLC". Texas Secretary of State. https://ourcpa.cpa.state.tx.us/coa/servlet/cpa.app.coa.CoaGetTp?Pg=tpid&Search_Nm=braveheart%20soccer%20&Button=search&Search_ID=32038659481. Retrieved 1 August 2011.
- ^ "Tampa Bay Rowdies hire former MLS player Dalglish as coach". Tampabay.com. http://www.tampabay.com/sports/soccer/tampa-bay-rowdies-hire-former-mls-player-dalglish-as-coach/1052618. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
- ^ "Rowdies and Paul Dalglish Part Ways". FC Tampa Bay. http://fctampabay.com/article/rowdies-and-paul-dalglish-part-ways. Retrieved 23 September 2010.
- ^ "Dalglish named coach of Aztex". http://www.austinaztex.com/2011/11/16/dalglish-named-head-coach/.
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- 1977 births
- Sportspeople from Glasgow
- Living people
- Old Rossallians
- Association football forwards
- Scottish footballers
- Scotland under-21 international footballers
- Scottish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- Celtic F.C. players
- Liverpool F.C. players
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- Bury F.C. players
- Norwich City F.C. players
- Wigan Athletic F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- Scunthorpe United F.C. players
- Linfield F.C. players
- Livingston F.C. players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Houston Dynamo players
- Kilmarnock F.C. players
- Premier League players
- The Football League players
- Scottish Premier League players
- Scottish football managers
- Tampa Bay Rowdies
