Paul Hegarty
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Paul Anthony Hegarty | ||
| Date of birth | 25 July 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tynecastle Boys Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1974 | Hamilton Academical | 81 | (22) |
| 1974–1990 | Dundee United | 493 | (52) |
| 1990 | St. Johnstone | 14 | (1) |
| 1990–1992 | Forfar Athletic | 40 | (1) |
| Total | 628 | (76) | |
| National team | |||
| 1978 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| 1979–1983 | Scotland | 8 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1990–1992 | Forfar Athletic | ||
| 1999 | Aberdeen | ||
| 2002–2003 | Dundee United | ||
| 2008–2009 | Livingston | ||
| 2015–2016 | Montrose | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Paul Anthony Hegarty (born 25 July 1954 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish football player and manager, who was captain of Dundee United during their most successful era in the 1970s and 1980s and won eight international caps for Scotland. He has managed Forfar Athletic, Aberdeen, Dundee United, Livingston and Montrose.
Hegarty's senior career began as a striker with Hamilton Accies in 1972. In November 1974, Dundee United manager Jim McLean signed him for a fee of £27,500. Two years later, McLean transformed Hegarty's career when he experimented by pairing him with Dave Narey in United's central defence. The partnership they forged would be integral to United's successes for over a decade and Hegarty would develop into a top class central defender. As club captain, Hegarty led United to their first ever major trophy, the Scottish League Cup in 1979, which they retained the following year.
In 1982–83, Hegarty was an ever-present as United captured the Scottish League title. He also featured in many notable victories in European competition, albeit injury restricted his participation in United's run to the 1987 UEFA Cup Final.
Hegarty represented his country between 1979 and 1983, captaining the side against Northern Ireland in his eighth and final appearance for Scotland. He is widely regarded as one of the best central halves to have never been a regular for Scotland. He also turned out for the under-21 side as a permitted over-age player and represented the Scottish League.
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