Maurice Malpas
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Maurice Daniel Robert Malpas | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Dunfermline, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Leven Royals | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1979–2000 | Dundee United | 617 | (20) |
| National team | |||
| 1984–1992 | Scotland | 55 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2005–2006 | Scotland U21 (caretaker) | ||
| 2006–2007 | Motherwell | ||
| 2007–2008 | Scotland U21 (caretaker) | ||
| 2008 | Swindon Town | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Maurice Daniel Robert Malpas (born 3 August 1962) is a Scottish football player and coach. He signed for Dundee United in 1979 and spent his entire professional playing career with the club until his retirement in 2000. Malpas made his debut for the Scotland national team in 1984. He went on to gain 55 caps, making him a member of the Scotland national football team roll of honour.
Malpas began a coaching career in 1991 whilst still a Dundee United player, continuing as a coach after his retirement until leaving the club in 2003. He joined Motherwell as assistant manager to Terry Butcher before becoming manager from 2006 until 2007. He coached the Scotland under-21 team on a temporary basis before another brief spell in club management with Swindon Town during 2008. More recently he has been assistant manager to Butcher at both Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Hibernian.
Malpas was born in Dunfermline, Fife. He played youth football for Leven Royals before signing for Dundee United in August 1979. His total of 830 competitive first team appearances is the second highest in the club's history. Malpas initially combined his football career with studying for an electrical engineering degree, and didn't become a full-time professional until 1984. Despite this, he made his debut in for Dundee United in 1981 and won the Scottish Football League Premier Division title in 1983.
Maurice soon developed into one of the best full backs in Scotland, a fact recognised when he won the first of his caps in 1984. as of 2014[update], Malpas is the most recent part-time professional to have played for Scotland. He won 55 caps in total; in his 50th international appearance (away to Norway in June 1992) he was made captain to mark the occasion. He appeared for Scotland at the 1986 and 1990 World Cups and at Euro 1992.
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