Austin MacPhee
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Austin MacPhee | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Kirkcaldy, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre Midfield | ||
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Current team
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| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Forfar Athletic | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2002 | UNC Wilmington Seahawks | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Dacia Unirea Brăila | ||
| 2003–2006 | FC Kariya | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007–2008 | Cupar Hearts | ||
| 2008–2010 | Cowdenbeath (Assistant Coach) | ||
| 2011–2014 | St. Mirren (Assistant Coach) | ||
| 2014– | Northern Ireland (Assistant Coach) | ||
| 2016– | Heart of Midlothian (Assistant Coach) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Austin MacPhee (born 11 October 1979) is a Scottish football player and coach who is currently assistant head coach of Scottish Premiership team Heart of Midlothian (Hearts) and also an assistant coach with the Northern Ireland national team.
MacPhee was a youth team player with Forfar Athletic, but didn't progress to the first team. He moved to the United States aged 20 and spent three years playing college soccer for UNC Wilmington Seahawks. He then had one year with Romanian club Dacia Unirea Brăila and three years in Japan with FC Kariya, where he ended his playing career.
In his first season as a head coach, MacPhee guided Cupar Hearts to Fife Amateur Cup victory for the first time in 112 years and to the Scottish Amateur Cup Final at Hampden Park. He resigned after one season in charge to take an assistant coach job with Cowdenbeath.
Head Coach Danny Lennon hired MacPhee after seeing his coaching ability on the UEFA A Licence and noting his success at Cupar Hearts. During his time as part of Lennon’s backroom staff the Club achieved back-to-back promotions moving from Division II to the Championship.
When Lennon joined St Mirren in 2011 MacPhee also departed from Cowdenbeath but only teamed up again with Lennon in 2012 due to increasing growth of his business, AMsportstours. As part of Lennon’s back room staff the Club achieved their highest Premiership finish in 2012 of 8th, followed by winning their first trophy in 27 years in 2013 (the Scottish League Cup) then repeating their 8th-place finish in 2014.
MacPhee helped secure the signing of Esmaël Gonçalves on loan from Rio Ave. Goncalves scored after 8 minutes of his debut, in a 3-2 victory over Celtic at Hampden Park. MacPhee was credited with the tactical plan behind the victory in post match comments by Manager Danny Lennon and team captain Steven Thompson. Goncalves went on to score 10 goals in three months, including a goal in the final victory over Hearts.
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