Kenny Dalglish

Kenny Dalglish
Dalglish (2009)
Personnel
Surname	Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish
birthday	March 4th 1951
place of birth	Glasgow ,  Scotland
size	173 cm
position	hanging tip
Juniors
Years	station
1967-1968	Cumbernauld United
1968-1969	Celtic Glasgow
Men's
Years	station	Games (goals) 1
1969-1977	Celtic Glasgow	204 (112)
1977-1990	Liverpool FC	355 (118)
National team
Years	selection	Games (goals)
1971-1986	Scotland	102 0(30)
Stations as a trainer
Years	station
1986-1991	Liverpool FC
1991-1995	Blackburn Rovers
1997-1998	Newcastle United
1999-2000	Celtic Glasgow
2011–2012	Liverpool FC
1 Only league games are given.

Sir Kenneth Mathieson "Kenny" Dalglish [ dælˈɡliːʃ ], MBE (born March 4, 1951 in Dalmarnock , Glasgow ) is a former Scottish football professional and coach.

Dalglish played for the Scottish club Celtic Glasgow and for the English club Liverpool FC , where he later stood as player- coach and coach for the club's most successful era (seven championship titles, five times FA Cup winner, three times winner of the European Cup). The striker became the first to score 100 goals in both the Scottish and English leagues .

With 102 internationals he is the record player for the Scottish national team and with 30 goals - together with Denis Law also the top scorer. Pelé nominated him as the only Scotsman for the FIFA 100 (list of the 125 best footballers still alive).

youth

Dalglish was born in 1951 as the son of an engineer in the Dalmarnock district of Glasgow. He grew up in Govan , a stone's throw from Ibrox Park , home of the Glasgow Rangers . So it came about that he became a supporter of the Rangers.

He began playing football at Milton Primary School as a goalkeeper before discovering his talent as a striker . He quickly made a name for himself as a goal scorer in student teams and was nominated for the Scottish student national team. Soon he was considered one of the greatest talents in the country.

Career in the club

Celtic Glasgow

The young Rangers fan always hoped for an offer from his favorite club, but this failed to materialize, so the 16-year-old Protestant accepted an offer from the city's Catholic association, Celtic Glasgow , in 1967 . Dalglish had now signed a preliminary contract with the Rangers 'biggest rival, where he first had to earn his footballing spurs for a year at the Celtics' training club, Cumbernauld United .

His first competitive game for Celtic he completed on September 25, 1968 in the League Cup against Hamilton Academical as a substitute. But until he made the final breakthrough and was able to establish himself as a regular in the professional team, it would take another three years. Because Celtic was not only one of the best club teams in Scotland, but was also the first British team to win the European Cup in 1967 . So it was not easy for the youngster to gain a foothold in this legendary team (“ Lisbon Lions ”) and until 1971 he only made five league games. But successful coach Jock Stein never let Dalglish out of sight and still believed him to have a great career. Dalglish showed stamina and after six goals in a preparatory game against FC Kilmarnock (7-2 win) he slipped into the professional squad.

From the 1971/72 season Dalglish was part of the regular formation and finally made the long-awaited breakthrough with the " Hoops " when he scored 17 goals in the league and he was celebrated as a great storm hope. In the next season he even scored 41 goals in all competitive games (23 of them in the league) and national titles were set up: champions from 1971 to 1974 and also three times cup winners (1971, 1974, 1975); Celtic was the non-plus-ultra in Scottish football in the early 1970s . Dalglish, who mostly acted as a hanging tip on the right wing, was appointed the team's new captain in 1975 at the age of just 24 .

But Dalglish was soon looking for a new challenge and turned his back on the "Hoops" in 1977 after 321 competitive games (167 goals) after he was able to win the double (championship and cup) again. For the then record British transfer fee of £ 440,000 he joined Liverpool FC .

Liverpool FC

Liverpool coach Bob Paisley had signed Dalglish to replace star Kevin Keegan , who had left for Hamburger SV . Liverpool were reigning English champions and had won the European Cup and were considered one of the strongest club teams in Europe.

The fans initially had great doubts whether the Scot could replace their former crowd favorite Keegan equally. But Dalglish was able to assert himself immediately on Anfield Road and convinced his critics. He took over Keegan's shirt with the number 7 and scored a goal in his first league game on August 20, 1977 against Middlesbrough FC (1-1). In his first season he scored 20 goals in the league and a total of 31 hits in 61 competitive games. In his first season he replaced Keegan as the crowd favorite of “ The Kop ”. Together with Ray Clemence , Phil Neal , Graeme Souness , Raymond Kennedy and Emlyn Hughes , he and Liverpool shaped English football in the following decade. At the end of the 1977/78 season, Liverpool was in the final of the European Cup and a goal by Dalglish defeated Club Bruges 1-0 at London's Wembley Stadium .

The Merseyside team dominated the league, becoming English champions in 1979 , 1980 , 1982 , 1983 and 1984 . Liverpool was the footballing measure of all things on the island at this time. Dalglish was one of the most consistent players in the history of the First Division and with 21 league goals in the 1978/79 season he set a personal record. In 1980, the Welsh storm talent Ian Rush was hired, who benefited from his routine and personality. Rush replaced Dalglish as the top scorer of the "Reds", Dalglish in the meantime often acted in midfield. In 1979 and 1983 he was voted England's Footballer of the Year and in 1983 he was runner-up in the European Footballer of the Year election . He was the only Scot who ever achieved such a ranking. Other titles also followed internationally. In 1981 they defeated Real Madrid in the final of the European Cup and won the “European Club Football Crown” again in 1984 when they defeated AS Roma on penalties .

In 1985 Dalglish was back in the final with Liverpool, where they met Italy's champions Juventus Turin . This game would go down in history as the tragedy (at Heysel Stadium ). Barriers were breached during rioting by the crowd (Liverpool hooligans ), killing 39 people and injuring around 400. The fact that Liverpool lost 1-0 to Juve had become irrelevant. After this season, coach Joe Fagan resigned and his successor was the 34-year-old Dalglish as player- coach .

Player-coach at Liverpool FC

From the 1985/86 season Dalglish was immediately successful as a player and coach and also in this position, as he led the "Reds" to a double in his first year (champions and FA Cup). He came to 21 appearances and scored three goals. He was voted " Manager of the Year ". In the following season, the championship was just missed, Dalglish (18 games / 6 goals) began to rebuild the team. In 1987 Rush was sold to Juventus Turin, while Peter Beardsley and John Aldridge formed the new storm duo. From 1987 to 1990 he played three more games. The championships seven and eight followed in 1988 and 1990. This made them record champions with 18 titles. It was not until 2011 that Manchester United overtook them with 19 titles.

On May 5, 1990, the 39-year-old Dalglish changed himself in the last game of the season against Coventry City , it was his last competitive game. He played a total of 515 competitive games for Liverpool FC and scored 172 goals, making him one of the most successful players for the club and England to this day.

On February 20, 1991, he surprisingly announced his resignation, although the team was in first place in the table. With his resignation, the great era of Liverpool FC, which had dominated English football since the late 1970s, came to an end. After 13.5 years, Dalglish left Anfield, now a legend. With Liverpool he was champion or at least runner-up every season (except for the 80/81 season).

Career in the national team

Dalglish made his international debut at the age of 20 on November 10, 1971, when he came on as a substitute for Belgium at the Pittodrie Stadium in Aberdeen .

1974 national coach Willie Ormond nominated for the 1974 World Cup . In Germany lost Scots not a group game, but still had to prematurely return home to take because you behind Brazil and Yugoslavia had become only third. Dalglish were in the starting eleven in all three games, but could not make his mark on the team and did not score a goal. But Dalglish made himself immortal for the Scottish fans when he scored two decisive goals against great rivals England . England was defeated once at Hampden Park (2-1) and in 1977 at Wembley Stadium (2-1).

In 1978, Dalglish took part in his second World Cup. The expectations of the “Tartan Army” were very high and they hoped to survive the group stage for the first time. The greatest hopes rested on Dalglish, but Scotland disappointed across the board and only had one win over the Netherlands , with Dalglish scoring the 1-1 goal (final score 3-2).

At the age of 31 he played his third World Cup in Spain in 1982 , where the group played against Brazil , New Zealand and the Soviet Union . Scotland won their opening game against New Zealand 5-2, with Dalglish scoring one goal. But the next two games were disappointing. Dalglish came on as a substitute for Brazil and was not on the field against the USSR. The team was eliminated again in the preliminary round.

After 102 appearances and 30 goals, Dalglish played his last game for the national team on November 12, 1986, almost exactly 15 years after his debut, at the age of 35. With 102 games he is to this day record national player and with 30 goals together with Denis Law also record scorer of his country.

Career as a coach

After he stopped coaching Liverpool in the spring of 1991, he took over the coaching post at Blackburn Rovers that same year , which he led from the Second Division back to the Premier League for the first time since 1966 . Thanks to the financial support of the steel tycoon Jack Walker , Dalglish was able to sign well-known players (including Alan Shearer ). These helped Blackburn establish itself at the top of the league. After further expensive newcomers ( Tim Flowers , David Batty , Chris Sutton ) he won the championship with the Rovers in 1995. He is one of only three coaches who managed to win the English championship with two different clubs ( Herbert Chapman with Arsenal FC and Huddersfield Town , Brian Clough with Derby County and Nottingham Forest ). After the title, Dalglish became sporting director at Blackburn; Ray Harford became the new head coach. In 1996 he left the club, where he is still highly regarded today.

In January 1997, Dalglish was the new coach of Newcastle United and was again the successor to Kevin Keegan, whom he had inherited as a player at Liverpool. He could not win titles with the “ Magpies ”, but had great moments in the Champions League when FC Barcelona were defeated 3-2. He was released after two draws at the beginning of the 1998/99 season.

In June 1999, Dalglish returned to Scotland to Celtic Glasgow , who hired him as sports director. With John Barnes, he installed a former player from his Liverpool days as the new head coach, who had little success and was dismissed in February 2000. Dalglish took over the post as coach again, won the league cup with the team (2-0 victory over FC Aberdeen ) and then left the Celtics again.

Since then, Dalglish has not taken on a new coaching position, but has been discussed as a coach at various clubs (e.g. Preston North End 2002, Liverpool FC 2004, Scottish national football team 2004), but declined or other coaches were preferred to him.

Liverpool's ex-coach Rafael Benítez was able to bring Dalglish back to Anfield Road in 2009, where he took a job in the club's youth academy and also worked as a representative ( ambassador ). In addition, he was hired in June 2010 to find a new coach for Liverpool FC.

In January 2011, Dalglish succeeded Roy Hodgson as head coach of Liverpool FC until the end of the 2010/11 season . After the end of the season, Liverpool signed a three-year contract with Dalglish. At the end of the 2011/12 season, the club separated from Dalglish.

Others

Kenny Dalglish is the only Scot on the FIFA list of the 125 best living football players ( FIFA 100 ), which was published on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the World Football Association in 2004. He was voted number 1 on the list of “100 players who shook the Kop ” by supporters of Liverpool FC . In the club's anthem "Fields of Anfield Road", he is mentioned along with a few others from the team's history ("Where once we watched the King Kenny play - and could he play!")

Dalglish is a Member of the Order of the British Empire ( MBE ).

For the 2017/18 season, the Cenetary stand on Anfield Road was renamed “The Kenny Dalglish Stand”.

In November 2017, a documentary directed by Stewart Sugg about Kenny Dalglish entitled Kenny was released . The documentary received a positive response from the media and the audience.

Season overview

society	league	season	league		FA Cup		League Cup		European Cup		total
			Games	Gates	Games	Gates	Games	Gates	Games	Gates	Games	Gates
Celtic Glasgow	Division One	1968/69	0	0	-	-	1	0	-	-	1	0
		1969/70	2	0	-	-	2	0	-	-	4th	0
		1970/71	3	0	1	0	-	-	1	0	5	0
		1971/72	31	17th	4th	1	8th	5	7th	0	50	23
		1972/73	32	23	6th	5	11	10	4th	3	53	41
		1973/74	33	18th	6th	1	10	3	7th	2	56	24
		1974/75	33	16	5	2	8th	3	2	0	48	21st
	Premier Division	1975/76	35	24	1	1	10	4th	5	3	51	32
		1976/77	35	14th	7th	1	10	10	2	1	54	26th
total			204	112	30th	11	60	35	28	9	322	167
Liverpool FC	First Division	1977/78	42	20th	1	1	9	6th	9	4th	61	31
		1978/79	42	21st	7th	4th	1	0	4th	0	54	25th
		1979/80	42	16	8th	2	7th	4th	2	0	59	22nd
		1980/81	34	8th	2	2	8th	7th	9	1	53	18th
		1981/82	42	13	2	2	10	5	6th	2	60	22nd
		1982/83	42	18th	3	1	7th	0	5	1	57	20th
		1983/84	33	7th	-	-	8th	2	9	3	50	12
		1984/85	36	6th	7th	0	1	0	7th	0	51	6th
		1985/86	21st	3	6th	1	2	1	-	-	29	5
		1986/87	18th	6th	-	-	5	2	-	-	23	8th
		1987/88	2	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	0
		1988/89	0	0	-	-	1	0	-	-	1	0
		1989/90	1	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	0
total			355	118	36	13	59	27	51	11	501	169
Career total			559	230	66	24	119	62	79	20th	823	336

Success as a player

• Scottish Champion (6): 1970 , 1971 , 1972 , 1973 , 1974 , 1977
• Scottish Cup Winner (5): 1971 , 1972 , 1974 , 1975 , 1977
• Scottish League Cup Winner (3): 1968, 1970, 1975
• Drybrough Cup (1): 1974

• English champion (5): 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1984
• English league cup winner (4): 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
• European Champion Clubs' Cup - Winner (3): 1978, 1981, 1984
• UEFA Super Cup winner (1): 1977
• England's Footballer of the Year (2): 1979, 1983
• European Footballer of the Year : Second in 1983

Success as a coach / player coach

• English champion : 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995
• FA Cup winner: 1986, 1989
• League Cup winner: 2012
• Scottish League Cup Winner: 2000
• Manager of the Year : 1986

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Definition of dalglish | Dictionary.com. Accessed August 2, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Birthday Honors 2018. (PDF) p. 2 , accessed on June 10, 2018 (English). 
3. ↑ Liverpool FC homepage. Retrieved August 2, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Liverpool FC homepage. Retrieved August 2, 2020 . 
5. ↑ Centenary Stand to be renamed The Kenny Dalglish Stand . In: Liverpool FC . May 3, 2017 ( liverpoolfc.com [accessed May 11, 2017]).
6. ↑ Liverpool FC officially unveiled the Kenny Dalglish stand . In: Liverpool FC . October 13, 2017 ( liverpoolfc.com [accessed March 27, 2018]).
7. ↑ Kenny. In: imdb. Retrieved January 6, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Film Awards: Kenny. In: imdb. Retrieved January 6, 2019 . 
9. ↑ Barney Ronay: Dramatic victory: are we entering a golden age for the sports documentary? In: The Guardian . November 20, 2017 ( theguardian.com [accessed January 6, 2019]).
10. ↑ Celtic Player Kenny Dalglish Details. Retrieved August 2, 2020 . 
11. ↑ Liverpool career stats for Kenny Dalglish - LFChistory - Stats galore for Liverpool FC! Retrieved August 2, 2020 .