Edward Colin Hendry (born 7 December 1965) is a former Scottish professional and international football defender and manager. Hendry started his career with Dundee in 1983 and spent spells at Blackburn, Man City, Rangers, Coventry, Bolton and Blackpool. He was part of the Blackburn squad that won the Premiership in 1995 and the Rangers squad that won the domestic treble in 1999. His most recent stint in football was as manager of Scottish First Division side Clyde, from June 2007 until January 2008, when he chose to resign for family reasons.

[edit] Career

Hendry first played for local clubs Keith and Islavale, mainly as a striker. He began his professional career in 1983 with Dundee, and in 1987 was picked up by Blackburn Rovers, where he was converted into a defender. He played over 100 games for Blackburn before joining Manchester City in 1989, where he was named Player of the Year in the 1989-90 season.. His days at City were numbered, however, after he fell out of manager Peter Reid's plans.

He was re-signed for Blackburn by Kenny Dalglish and helped them to great success including winning the Premiership. In 1998 he got a move back to Scotland to play with Rangers where he was signed by manager Dick Advocaat for £4 million. However, despite winning the domestic treble with Rangers in his first season, his time there was relatively unhappy with Advocaat claiming that Hendry was "not his type of player". After his spell at Rangers, Hendry also played for Coventry City and Bolton Wanderers, as well as Preston North End and Blackpool on loan, before retiring from playing football.

Overall, Hendry played more than 500 league games and scored more than 40 goals in playing career spanning some 20 years.

Hendry (blue, number five) playing for Scotland against Netherlands at Villa Park during Euro 96

Hendry managed to win 51 caps for Scotland despite the fact that he was a latecomer to the international scene, not making his debut until he was 27. He captained Scotland in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. His last Scotland appearance, on 28 March 2001, saw Hendry score two goals in a 4-0 win over San Marino^[1] but his international career was ended following a ban for six matches for elbowing San Marino substitute Nicola Albani.

Hendry landed his first managerial job in June 2004 when he was appointed manager of his former club Blackpool, but was dismissed by the club in November 2005 following a poor run of results.

In September 2006 Hendry joined Boston United as assistant manager, and in June 2007 he became manager of Scottish side Clyde. Hendry lost his first three games in charge. He picked up his first victory in a Scottish Challenge Cup tie against fellow Scottish First Division side Queen of the South in August 2007. His best run was a 6 game undefeated streak from November 2007 to December 2007. His final game in charge of Clyde was a Scottish Cup fourth-round match, which Clyde lost 1-0 to Dundee United.

Hendry resigned from his post as manager of Clyde on 18 January 2008, after his wife Denise became ill. She died, aged 42, on 10 July 2009. Her death is believed to have been caused by a long term infection resulting from cosmetic surgery she underwent in 2002.^[2]

Hendry has four children by his wife:^[3] Rheagan (born 1989, Blackburn, Lancashire), Kyle, (who currently plays for Blackburn Rovers), Calum Stuart (born 1994, Stockport, Greater Manchester) and Niamh Brigid (born 2000, Rochdale, Greater Manchester).^[4]

[edit] Career statistics

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[edit] Honours

[edit] As a player

• Simod Cup winner: 1987-88 (Blackburn Rovers)
• Premier League winner: 1994-95 (Blackburn Rovers)
• Premier League runner-up: 1993-94 (Blackburn Rovers)
• Scottish League Cup winner: 1998-99 (Rangers)
• Scottish Premier League winner: 1998-99 (Rangers)
• Scottish Cup winner: 1998-99 (Rangers)

[edit] See also

• Blackpool F.C. season 2004-05
• Blackpool F.C. season 2005-06
• Clyde F.C. season 2007-08

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• Colin Hendry's career stats at Soccerbase
• Hendry's management career stats at Soccerbase
• Profile at Neil Brown's statistics site

[edit] External links

• Colin Hendry interview with stv

v • d • e Scotland squad – UEFA Euro 1996 1 Leighton • 2 McKimmie • 3 Boyd • 4 Calderwood • 5 Hendry • 6 Whyte • 7 Spencer • 8 McCall • 9 McCoist • 10 McAllister • 11 Collins • 12 Goram • 13 T. McKinlay • 14 Durie • 15 Jess • 16 Burley • 17 B. McKinlay • 18 Gallacher • 19 Jackson • 20 Booth • 21 Gemmill • 22 Walker • Coach: Brown

v • d • e Scotland squad – 1998 FIFA World Cup 1 Leighton • 2 McNamara • 3 Boyd • 4 Calderwood • 5 Hendry • 6 T. McKinlay • 7 Gallacher • 8 Burley • 9 Durie • 10 Jackson • 11 Collins • 12 Sullivan • 13 Donnelly • 14 Lambert • 15 Gemmill • 16 Weir • 17 B. McKinlay • 18 Elliott • 19 Whyte • 20 Booth • 21 Gould • 22 Dailly • Coach: Brown