20 Facts About Paul Dalglish

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Paul Kenneth Dalglish was born on 18 February 1977 and is a Scottish former professional footballer.

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Paul 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.

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Paul Dalglish was then signed by his father for Newcastle United, he made 14 appearances, scoring two goals against Tranmere Rovers in the League Cup and Sheffield Wednesday in the league.

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

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Paul 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 an undisclosed fee.

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Paul Dalglish scored twice and was named Man of the Match.

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Paul Dalglish had talks with a few clubs in February 2008 including Scottish club Kilmarnock, with whom he signed a contract until the end of the season.

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Paul Dalglish's spell was plagued with injuries again and he retired at the end of the season.

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Paul Dalglish began his coaching career in 2008 as a coach at the Houston Dynamo Academy, simultaneously acting as a director at Space City Futbol Club.

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On 18 November 2009, Paul Dalglish was named the head coach of FC Tampa Bay, an expansion team in the USSF Division 2 Professional League, the second level of the United States soccer league system.

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Paul Dalglish left the club by mutual consent on 23 September 2010, and team technical director Perry Van der Beck served as interim manager for the last two games of the season.

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In 2012, Paul Dalglish became the manager of the Austin Aztex, an expansion club in the USL Premier Development League, the fourth level of the US soccer system.

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In 2013, Paul Dalglish led the Aztex to the best regular season record in the USL PDL and won the league championship.

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Paul Dalglish served as the technical director for youth powerhouse, Lonestar Soccer Club, which has developed top young MLS prospects such as Kekuta Manneh and Khiry Shelton amongst others.

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In 2014, Paul Dalglish joined the coaching staff of Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake as assistant coach to Jeff Cassar.

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In November 2015, Paul Dalglish was hired as the head coach and general manager of the NASL club Ottawa Fury FC.

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Paul Dalglish was appointed as the 2nd Head Coach in Miami FC history, taking over from Alessandro Nesta on 25 January 2018.

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Paul Dalglish led the team to 1st place in the Sunshine Conference Division, scoring the most goals and conceding the fewest, which led to him being named the Sunshine Conference Coach of the Year.

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Paul Dalglish was appointed Miami's general manager on 13 November 2019 and was replaced as head coach with Nelson Vargas.

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On November 15,2021, Miami announced that Paul Dalglish had departed the club.