Dave Mackay (footballer born 1980)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David Robert Mackay | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Rutherglen, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Stirling Albion (Manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2004 | Dundee | 87 | (2) |
| 2001 | → Brechin City (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2001 | → Arbroath (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Oxford United | 44 | (0) |
| 2005–2009 | Livingston | 132 | (16) |
| 2009–2016 | St Johnstone | 223 | (13) |
| Total | 507 | (32) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2016– | Stirling Albion | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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David Robert Mackay (born 2 May 1981) is a Scottish professional football player and coach, who is the manager of Stirling Albion. He played as a defender for Dundee, Brechin City, Arbroath, Oxford United, Livingston and St Johnstone. Mackay captained St Johnstone when they won the 2014 Scottish Cup Final.
MacKay started his senior career at Dundee and over the course of five seasons at Dens Park he played over 100 games for the Dark Blues as well as gaining further experience on loan to Brechin City and Arbroath, quoting: "I just wanted to get away and play games". After gaining loan experience, Mackay's first-team opportunities increased at Dundee and he was in the squad for the Scottish Cup final, in a 1–0 loss to Rangers. When Dundee were placed in administration, Mackay was among those kept on, due to his low salary at the time. It was revealed that before administration, Mackay was offered a three-year contract. After the Scottish Cup Final, Mackay said he expected have his first team chances increase. At the end of the 2003–04 season, Mackay was offered a new contract at Dundee on reduced terms. Uunfortunately, it announced that MacKay would be likely to leave Dundee when his contract will come to an end.
In the summer of 2004, his five-year spell at Dens ended when he was transferred south to Oxford United, . Under the management of Graham Rix, MacKay established himself in the first team at Oxford United and at one point, MacKay played a role when he set up a goal for Tommy Mooney, in a 1–0 win over Cheltenham Town on 30 October 2004. By the end of his first season at Oxford United, MacKay had made 44 appearances for the club. MacKay have desire to fight for the first team following the arrival of Lee Mansell.
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