Paul hegarty stanford biography for kids

Scottish footballer and manager

For other people named Paul Hegarty, see Paul Hegarty (disambiguation).

Paul Anthony Hegarty (born 25 July 1954) is a Scottish football player and manager.

He was captain of Dundee United during their most successful era in the 1970s and 1980s, winning the Scottish league championship in 1983 and the Scottish League Cup twice. Hegarty won eight full international caps for Scotland.

Paul hegarty stanford biography for kids

He has managed Forfar Athletic, Aberdeen, Dundee United, Livingston and Montrose.

Playing career

Hamilton Academical

Hegarty's senior career began as a striker with Hamilton Accies in 1972.

Dundee United

In November 1974, Dundee United manager Jim McLean signed him for a fee of £27,500. Two years later, McLean transformed Hegarty's career when he experimented by pairing him with Dave Narey in United's central defence.

The partnership they forged would be integral to United's successes for over a decade and Hegarty would develop into a top cl