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Charlie King (footballer, born 1979)

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Charlie King
Personal information
Full name Charles Alexander King
Date of birth (1979-11-15) 15 November 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Celtic Boys Club
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1999 St Johnstone 4 (0)
1998Ross County (loan) 6 (1)
1998–1999Livingston (loan) 29 (9)
1999–2001 Livingston 30 (1)
2000–2001Stirling Albion (loan) 16 (2)
2001–2012 Brechin City 326 (60)
2012–2013 Forfar Athletic 20 (0)
2013–2016 Brechin Victoria
2018-2021 St Andrews United
Managerial career
2013–2016 Brechin Victoria
2017–2018 Tayport
2018-2020 St Andrews United (assistant)
2020-2021 St Andrews United
2021–2023 Tynecastle
2023– Scone Thistle
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charles Alexander King (born 15 November 1979) is a Scottish former professional footballer and current manager of Scone Thistle. He had a playing career in the Scottish Football League for several clubs.

A striker, King began his career with St Johnstone in 1996. He remained at McDiarmid Park for three years, making just four league appearances.

In June 1999 he joined Livingston, after being on loan to the Almondvale club the previous season. In all, he made 59 league appearances for Livi, scoring ten goals.

After a loan period at Stirling Albion during the 2000–01 season, he joined Brechin City that spring. Before being released, he was the longest-serving player at the club. He was released on May 6, 2012, by the Brechin City manager at the time, Jim Weir, much to the shock and disappointment of both himself and Brechin fans. He scored his last goal for the club the day before in a 4–2 defeat to Dumbarton.

He joined neighbours Forfar Athletic on a one-year deal on 6 June 2012.

King took his first step into management in May 2013, with his appointment as player-manager of Junior side Brechin Victoria.[1] He left Vics in December 2016, and was appointed as assistant to Broughty Athletic manager Keith Gibson, before succeeding John Ovenstone as Tayport manager in July 2017.[2][3] King parted company with Tayport in October 2018. [4]

He was appointed manager of St Andrews United in 2020 after serving as assistant manager for two seasons.[5]

King was appointed as manager of Tynecastle in 2021 and held this position until March 2023.[6]

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "New Player Manager". Brechin Victoria FC. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
  2. ^ "New assistant manager joins the club... – Broughty Athletic JFC". Broughty Athletic JFC. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  3. ^ Inglis, Scott (4 August 2017). "Canniepairt gaffer Charlie excited by Tayport's potential". Fife Today. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  4. ^ Inglis, Scott (30 October 2018). "Tayport manager King departs the Canniepairt". Fife Today. Retrieved 15 November 2018.
  5. ^ Inglis, Scott (18 February 2021). "St Andrews United boss fears players may be lost from the game". Fife Today.
  6. ^ Thomson, Scott (11 December 2021). "Battle to be King: Brother bosses go head to head as Tynecastle face Newtongrange Star". Edinburgh Evening News.
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