Chris McCart
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Christopher McCart | ||
| Date of birth | 17 April 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Baillieston, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Celtic Boys Club | |||
| Motherwell | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1997 | Motherwell | 260 | (6) |
| 1997–1999 | Falkirk | 30 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1990[1] | SFA (SFL centenary) | 1 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Scotland B[2] | 2 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999–2008 | Motherwell (Youth coach) | ||
| 2008– | Celtic (Head of Youth Development) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Christopher McCart (born 17 April 1967 in Baillieston) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender.
Playing career
McCart started his career at Motherwell where he was voted player of the year in 1991. McCart spent the next twelve seasons with the Fir Park before a short spell with Falkirk. In 1990–91, McCart was part of Motherwell's Scottish Cup-winning side, while also winning the Scottish Challenge Cup with Falkirk in 1997–98.
Coaching career
After retiring from playing, McCart held a youth coaching role at former club Motherwell before joining Celtic as head of youth development in June 2008 following the death of Tommy Burns.[3]
On 11 September 2008, McCart played for a Motherwell side in Dougie Arnott's belated testimonial match against an Old Firm select.[4]
Personal life
His son Jamie McCart is also a footballer and a defender, who began his career as an academy player at Celtic.[5]
Honours
Club
- Motherwell
- Falkirk
References
- ^ On this day, back in 1990, a Scottish League XI beat Scotland 1-0 at Hampden Park in the SFL Centenary match with the goal coming from then Aberdeen Football Club star Hans Gillhaus, Scottish Professional Football League via Facebook, 18 August 2016
- ^ Scotland B player McCart, Chris, FitbaStats
- ^ "McCart takes Burns role at Celtic". BBC Sport. 6 June 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
- ^ "Boyd back at Fir park for Dougie's big night". Motherwell Times. 20 August 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2008.
- ^ McAllion, Kevin (9 February 2016). "Three to watch: Celtic academy kids hoping to make big breakthrough". Daily Record. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
External links
- Chris McCart at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Chris McCart at Soccerbase
- Jamie McCart at the Scottish Football Association
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