| Paul Hegarty | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Paul Anthony Hegarty | |
| Date of birth | 25 July 1954 | |
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | |
| Playing position | Defender (retired) | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Tynecastle BC | ||
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1972–1974 1974–1990 1990 1990–1992 |
Hamilton Academical Dundee United St Johnstone Forfar Athletic |
81 (22) 493 (52) 14 (1) 40 (1) |
| National team | ||
| 1979–1983 | Scotland | 8 (0) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1990–1992 1999 2002–2003 |
Forfar Athletic Aberdeen Dundee United |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Paul Anthony Hegarty (born 25 July 1954 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former footballer and manager. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Edinburgh ( ˈɛdɪnb(ərə Dùn Èideann) is the Capital of Scotland and is its second largest city after Glasgow. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Coach (baseball|Coach (basketball|Coach (ice hockeyIn Sports a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction instruction and training of the operations He was captain of Dundee United during their most successful era in the 1970s and 1980s and won eight international caps for Scotland. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association.
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Playing career
Hegarty's senior career began as a striker with Hamilton Accies in 1972. Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Hamilton Academical is a football club from Hamilton Scotland. In November 1974, Dundee United manager Jim McLean signed him for a fee of £27,500. James (Jim Yuille McLean (born 1937 is a Scottish former football player and manager. Two years later, McLean transformed Hegarty's career when he experimented by pairing him with Dave Narey in United's central defence. David Narey, MBE (born 12 June, 1956 in Dundee, Scotland) is a former Scottish international footballer The partnership they forged would be integral to United's successes for over a decade, and Hegarty, never more than an average forward, would develop into a top class central defender. In Association football (soccer a defender is a player who tries to prevent the other team from scoring As club captain, Hegarty led United to their first ever major trophy, the Scottish League Cup in 1979, which they retained the following year. The Scottish Football League Cup is an Association football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs
In 1982-83, Hegarty was an ever-present as United captured the Scottish League title. Founding members The Scottish League's first season of competition was in 1890-91. He also featured in many notable victories in European competition, albeit injury restricted his participation in United's run to the UEFA Cup final in 1987. The UEFA Cup is a football competition for European club teams organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA.
International career
Hegarty represented his country between 1979 and 1983, captaining the side against Northern Ireland in his eighth and final appearance for Scotland. The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international football. He also turned out for the Under-21 side as a permitted over-age player and represented the Scottish League.
Later career, management and coaching
In recognition of his contribution to Dundee United, the club allowed him to leave on a free transfer in January 1990. He briefly played for St. Johnstone, helping them to promotion, before joining Forfar Athletic as player-manager. St Johnstone Football Club is a professional football club based in Perth Scotland. Forfar Athletic Football Club are a Scottish semi-professional football club from the town of Forfar, Angus. His tenure at Station Park was a disaster, with Hegarty leaving the club after they were relegated in 1992. Shortly afterwards he returned to Dundee United when he was offered a position on the club's coaching staff. After leaving Tannadice again in 1995 he went on to work for Hearts (where his brother was once a player) and Aberdeen in a coaching capacity. Heart of Midlothian FC (most commonly referred to as Hearts) is a football club from Edinburgh, Scotland who play in the Scottish Aberdeen Football Club (also known as The Dons, The Reds and The Dandies) is a Scottish professional football club based in Aberdeen It was while at Aberdeen that Hegarty returned to front-line management. Following the dismissal of Alex Miller, he was appointed as manager on an interim basis in January 1999. Alex Miller (born 4 July 1949, in Glasgow) is a Scottish football coach and former football player However, despite saving the club from relegation, Aberdeen elected at the end of the season not to continue with Hegarty in the job on a long-term basis. Once again, Dundee United offered Hegarty a coaching role, which would lead to an even shorter managerial appointment.
In October 2002, after failing to land his first-choice target Ian McCall, United chairman Eddie Thompson elevated Hegarty to the vacant manager's position. Ian Holland McCall (born September 30 1964 in Dumfries, Scotland) is a former Scottish footballer and currently the manager Edward Thompson OBE (born 1940 is the chairman of Scottish football club Dundee United and a well known figure in the Scottish Retail However this was never more than a stop-gap appointment, with Thompson subsequently able to tempt McCall to the club and ending Hegarty's time as manager after only three months.
Since his latest departure from Tannadice, Hegarty continues to work in coaching, having been on the staff of both Livingston and Dunfermline. MtfcbadgeJPG|thumb|right|Meadowbank Thistle FC club badge]] Livingston Football Club is a Scottish football team based in Livingston, West Lothian Dunfermline Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football team based in Dunfermline, Fife, commonly known as just Dunfermline He was appointed as assistant to his former Dundee United colleague Maurice Malpas at Motherwell on 25 May 2006, although later replaced by Scott Leitch. Maurice Daniel Robert Malpas (born August 3, 1962 in Dunfermline) is a Scottish football manager and former player Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Scott Leitch (born 6 October 1969) is a Scottish former professional footballer and former manager of Ross County.
Honours
Dundee United
External links
- Profile from Legends section on Dundee United official website
- Paul Hegarty management career stats at Soccerbase
| Awards | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Derek Johnstone |
Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year 1979 |
Succeeded by Davie Provan |
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