![]() Gallacher playing for St Mirren
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paul James Gallacher | ||
Date of birth | 16 August 1979 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Heart of Midlothian | ||
Number | 51 | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1997–2004 | Dundee United | 121 | (0) |
1999–2000 | → Airdrieonians (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2004–2007 | Norwich City | 31 | (0) |
2004 | → Gillingham (loan) | 3 | (0) |
2005 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2007 | → Dunfermline Athletic (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Dunfermline Athletic | 53 | (0) |
2009–2011 | St Mirren | 63 | (0) |
2011–2013 | Dunfermline Athletic | 46 | (0) |
2013 | Ross County | 1 | (0) |
2013–2016 | Partick Thistle | 37 | (0) |
2016– | Heart of Midlothian | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
1999–2000 | Scotland under-21 | 12 | (0) |
2002–2007 | Scotland B | 5 | (0) |
2002–2004 | Scotland | 8 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:30, 8 June 2016 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 March 2014 |
Paul James Gallacher (born 16 August 1979) is a Scottish professional football goalkeeper who currently is the goalkeeping coach for Heart of Midlothian. Gallacher made eight appearances for the Scottish national team between 2002 and 2004. He started his career at Dundee United and made 127 appearances for them over a seven-year period, and has also played for Airdrieonians, Norwich City, Gillingham, Sheffield Wednesday, Dunfermline Athletic, St Mirren, Ross County and Partick Thistle. He is the son of Jim Gallacher, a goalkeeper who played in the Scottish Football League for 22 years, firstly with Arbroath and more famously with Clydebank.
Gallacher was born in Glasgow, and started his career with Gleniffer Thistle Boys Club. He signed S Form with Dundee United after he left school in 1996 and spent eight years with the club. He had a short loan spell at Lochee United and Airdrieonians in 1999 but became first choice with Dundee United at the start of 2001, replacing Alan Combe in the team. Gallacher was a regular for Berti Vogts' Scotland squads, winning eight international caps between 2002 and 2004.