Maurice Malpas

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Maurice Malpas
Personnel
Surname Maurice Daniel Robert Malpas
birthday 3rd August 1962
place of birth Dunfermline ,  Scotland
size 173 cm
position Left full-back
Juniors
Years station
Leven Royals
1979-1981 Dundee United
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1981-2000 Dundee United 617 (18)
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1984-1992 Scotland 55 0(0)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
2006-2007 Motherwell FC
2007 Scotland U-21
2008 Swindon Town
2009-2013 Inverness CT (Assistant Trainer)
2013-2014 Hibernian Edinburgh (assistant coach)
1 Only league games are given.

Maurice Daniel Robert Malpas (born August 3, 1962 in Dunfermline , Scotland ) is a former Scottish football player and current football coach.

Career

player

Maurice Malpas was a Scottish U-15 international with his first club Leven Royals. In 1979 the Scottish club Dundee United signed the young player. Malpas first played for the Dundee United youth team between 1979 and 1981 before making his senior team debut in November 1981. Malpas was not able to establish himself in the main eleven for the time being and so did his bachelor's degree in electrical engineering . From 1983 Malpas played regularly for Dundee and showed good performances, which was not hidden from the then national coach of Scotland Alex Ferguson . So he made his debut for the national team in 1984. His first Scottish championship had previously won in 1983. In 1990 he took part in the World Cup in Italy with Scotland . In 1992 he was the only Dundee player to be inducted into the Scottish Footballers Hall of Fame. In 2000 he retired from life as a professional footballer and ended his career. With 617 league games, he holds the club's record for most league appearances.

Trainer

Malpas took over Terry Butcher's position as coach at Motherwell FC in 2006 . He left the club in 2007 to take on the role of interim coach for the Scottish U-21 national team . In 2008 Malpas took over the English club Swindon Town .

successes

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personal data
SURNAME Malpas, Maurice
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Malpas, Maurice Daniel Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION scottish soccer player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH 3rd August 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Dunfermline , Scotland