Gary Mackay
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gary Mackay | ||
| Date of birth | 23 January 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1980–1997 | Heart of Midlothian | 516 | (45) |
| 1997–1999 | Airdrieonians | 44 | (1) |
| Total | 560 | (46) | |
| National team | |||
| 1987–1988 | Scotland | 4 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1999–2000 | Airdrieonians | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Gary Mackay (born 23 January 1964 in Edinburgh) is a former Scottish international association football player, who is now a SFA–registered agent.[1] He also managed Airdrieonians for a year.
Career
Mackay played for Heart of Midlothian for most of his career, and he holds the record for the most competitive appearances for the club, with 640.[2] Mackay won international recognition in the late 1980s, winning four caps for Scotland. His most significant act as a Scotland player was to score the winning goal in a UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying match against Bulgaria in Sofia.[3] Although this goal did not substantially benefit Scotland, who had already been eliminated, it was of great significance to Ireland, who qualified for the finals as a result of this strike.[3]
Mackay is involved in work for 'Show Racism the Red Card' which primarily aims to prevent racism in football.[4]
Mackay left Hearts in 1997 to play for Airdrie. After retiring as a player in 1999, Mackay then managed Airdrie for a season, but the club suffered severe financial problems[5] and he was sacked to make way for Steve Archibald during July 2000.[6]
Mackay has since worked as an agent, representing players including Garry O'Connor,[7] Christophe Berra[8] and Lee Wallace.[9] Mackay was criticised by his former club Hearts in June 2011 on the official Hearts website. "Over a short space of time 4 players at our club have been on the wrong end of the law. We note that 3 of them are represented by the same agent - Gary Mackay - who has been so vicious in his attacks against Mr Romanov".[10]
References
- ↑ Players' Agents, Scottish Football Association.
- ↑ Hearts Players by Appearances, London Hearts.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 The goal of his life, Evening Herald, 11 December 2008.
- ↑ Show Racism the Red Card.
- ↑ "Sacked Airdrie players to appeal". BBC News. BBC. 16 June 2000.
- ↑ "Airdrie have new Mackay in the frame". The Scotsman. Johnston Publishing. 20 July 2000.
- ↑ "Smith dismayed at absent O'Connor". BBC Sport. BBC. 9 October 2006.
- ↑ "Berra has hunger for Wolves' Premier bid". Edinburgh Evening News (Johnston Publishing). 4 February 2009.
- ↑ "'Airgun' footballer pleads guilty". BBC News. BBC. 6 September 2006.
- ↑ "Gary Mackay vicious in his attacks against Mr Romanov". Heart of Midlothian FC. 24 June 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2013.
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