Personal information | |||
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Full name | Christopher McCart | ||
Date of birth | 17 April 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Baillieston, Scotland | ||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1997 | Motherwell | 260 | (6) |
1997–1999 | Falkirk | 30 | (2) |
National team | |||
1994–1995 | Scotland B | 2 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
1999–2008 | Motherwell (Youth coach) | ||
2008– | Celtic (Head of Youth Development) | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Christopher 'Chris' McCart (born 17 April 1967 in Baillieston) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender.
McCart started his career at Motherwell where he was voted player of the year in 1991. McCart spent the next twelve seasons with the Fir Park before a short spell with Falkirk. In 1990–91, McCart was part of Motherwell's Scottish Cup-winning side, while also winning the Scottish Challenge Cup with Falkirk in 1997–98.
After retiring from playing, McCart held a youth coaching role at former club Motherwell before joining Celtic as head of youth development in June 2008 following the death of Tommy Burns.
On 11 September 2008, McCart played for a Motherwell side in Dougie Arnott's belated testimonial match against an Old Firm select.