Paul Dalglish

Personal information
Full name	Paul Kenneth Dalglish
Date of birth	February 18, 1977 (1977-02-18) (age 32)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position	Forward, Right winger
Club information
Current club	FC Tampa Bay Rowdies (head coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1995–1996	Celtic	0	(0)
1996–1997	Liverpool	0	(0)
1997–1999	Newcastle United	11	(1)
1997–1998	→ Bury (loan)	12	(0)
1999	→ Norwich City (loan)	5	(0)
1999–2002	Norwich City	38	(2)
2001–2002	→ Wigan Athletic (loan)	35	(2)
2002–2003	Blackpool	27	(1)
2003	→ Scunthorpe United (loan)	8	(3)
2003	Linfield	10	(5)
2004–2006	Livingston	26	(3)
2006	Hibernian	17	(3)
2006–2007	Houston Dynamo	11	(2)
2008	Kilmarnock	6	(0)
Total		206	(22)
National team
1999–2000	Scotland U-21	5	(3)
Teams managed
2009	Houston Dynamo (assistant)
2010–	FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Paul Kenneth Dalglish (born February 17, 1977 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former professional soccer player. He is currently the head coach of the FC Tampa Bay Rowdies in USSF Division 2.

[edit] Playing career

Dalglish, son of former Scotland international Kenny Dalglish, started his career as a youth player with Celtic before joining Liverpool, but made no appearances for either of his father's former clubs.

Dalglish was then signed by his father for Newcastle United, he made 14 appearances, scoring two goals against Tranmere Rovers in the League Cup^[1] and Sheffield Wednesday in the league.^[2] After a successful loan spell, he permanently joined Norwich City in 1999 for £300,000, but failed to establish himself though he scored 17 goals in three years at the club.

Dalglish went on to have spells with Blackpool and Linfield and loan periods with Scunthorpe and Wigan Athletic.

After this, Dalglish considered a media career, which resulted in finding himself a small interview slot on cult Saturday-morning Sky Sports program Soccer AM, although this was short-lived due to the resurgence of his football career.

Having considered retiring from football, Dalglish was given a lifeline when newly-appointed Livingston manager Paul Lambert signed him and, despite struggling near the bottom of the Scottish Premier League, Dalglish impressed, scoring in a narrow 2-1 defeat to Celtic.

Dalglish's performances attracted the attention of Hibernian manager Tony Mowbray, and despite having originally sought a contract extension with Livingston on the final day of the January 2006 transfer window, he joined the Edinburgh club for nothing. After being sidelined with injuries, Dalglish left Hibs in August 2006 to play for Major League Soccer side Houston Dynamo. On 5 November 2006, the Dynamo defeated the Colorado Rapids 3-1 in the Western Conference final to earn a spot in its first MLS Cup as the Houston Dynamo. Dalglish scored twice and was named Man of the Match. However, he struggled with injuries and was released by Dynamo in the 2007 post-season.

He had talks with a few clubs in February 2008 including Scottish club Kilmarnock, with whom he signed a contract till the end of the season. His spell was plagued with injuries again and he retired at the end of the season.

[edit] Coaching career

Dalglish began his coaching career as an assistant coach at the Houston Dynamo Academy, simultaneously acting as Director of the amateur Space City Futbol Club.

He was appointed as head coach of the USSF Division 2 expansion team FC Tampa Bay Rowdies on 18 November, 2009.^[3]

[edit] Honors

[edit] Houston Dynamo

• Major League Soccer MLS Cup (2): 2006, 2007

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Soccerbase player profile