1. Kris Mark Doolan was born on 11 December 1986 and is a Scottish professional football coach and former player who recently managed Scottish Championship club Partick Thistle.
21 Facts About Kris Doolan
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Kris Doolan played for Kello Rovers, Auchinleck Talbot, Clyde, Ayr United, Greenock Morton and Arbroath.
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Kris Doolan represented Scotland at junior level for the 2008 Junior International Quadrangular Tournament held on the Isle of Man.
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Kris Doolan joined Partick Thistle in 2009 after an impressive start to his career in the Scottish junior leagues with Kello Rovers and Auchinleck Talbot.
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Kris Doolan became one of their most prolific and consistent goal scorers in the club's history, currently in joint fourth position in the all-time top scorers list In recognition for his services to the club, Doolan was inducted into the Partick Thistle Hall of Fame in March 2019.
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Kris Doolan had a successful time at Beechwood Park, and eventually went on trial for Scottish First Division club Partick Thistle.
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On 5 February 2010, Kris Doolan was sent out on loan to Clyde to help them try to avoid relegation to the Third Division.
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On 24 May 2014, Kris Doolan extended his contract with Partick Thistle by another two years, keeping him at the club until May 2016.
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On 18 January 2016, during the January transfer window, Kris Doolan signed a new contract extension with Thistle to keep him at the club until the summer of 2019.
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Kris Doolan scored his 100th, and then 101st professional goal for Partick Thistle on 1 April 2017 against Ross County at Firhill.
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On 21 April 2018, Kris Doolan scored his 100th league goal in a crucial post-split fixture against Hamilton, making him the first ever Partick Thistle player to score 100 league goals.
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On 1 September 2018, in a league match at Firhill against Greenock Morton, Kris Doolan scored a legitimate goal which was not awarded: the ball struck the underside of the crossbar from his shot, bounced on the solid tube holding the net to the ground, came back out of the goal area and was kicked into touch by a frustrated defender.
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On 16 March 2019, Kris Doolan was inducted into the Partick Thistle Hall of Fame at Firhill Stadium.
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On 23 April 2019, Kris Doolan made his 400th appearance for the club, coming on as a substitute for McDonald against Ayr United.
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Kris Doolan ended his Thistle career with 401 appearances, 121 goals and 34 assists.
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On 24 June 2019, Kris Doolan signed a one-year deal with Ayr United and linked up with then former Thistle manager, Ian McCall.
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Kris Doolan was released from his contract with the club on 30 January 2020.
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On 6 February 2020, Kris Doolan signed until June 2020 with Greenock Morton After the season was cut short by the coronavirus pandemic, Kris Doolan left Morton on 1 August 2020.
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Kris Doolan returned to Partick Thistle in January 2023, as he became a coach in the Thistle Weir Youth Academy.
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Kris Doolan became the Partick Thistle first team caretaker manager a month later, following the club's dismissal of manager Ian McCall.
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Kris Doolan's second cousin Stephen McManus was a footballer, mainly for Celtic and Motherwell.