John Hughes ( eng. John Hughes ; September 9, 1964 , Edinburgh , Scotland ) - Scottish football player , defender . He coached Falkirk , Hibernian , Livingstone , Hartlepool United , Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Raith Rovers . As a player, he played for Berwick Riders , Swansea City , Falkirk , Celtic , Hibernian and Air United .
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| Was born | Edinburgh , Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Growth | 183 cm | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | defender | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
Player
Hughes was born in the Edinburgh Lyte area in a simple working-class family [1] . He began to engage in football in the academy of the club "Newtong Star" [2] . Later he moved to Berwick Rangers , in which he made his debut in big football [3] . But a year later he left for Swansea City , which he also left after a year [3] . After five years he played for Falkirk , showing himself as a good central defender. At this time, twice became the champion of the First Division , and in 1993 won the Challenge Cup . These successes led to his transfer to Celtic in 1995 for £ 380,000 [1] . He did not succeed in being a member of the Celts for a long time, and a year later he moved to the capital of Scotland to play for a club from his home district, Hibernian [4] . In 1999, he helped the team win the First Division tournament and return to the Premier League . A year after that, he became an Air United player. [3] In 2002, being the team captain, she went to the Scottish League Cup final [5] . In “Falkirka” for two years, from 2003 to 2005, he combined the role of a player and head coach. During this time, with the team won the Challenge Cup and the double gold medals of the First Division.
Coach
In 2003, while still a Falkirk player, he became the head coach of the team, until 2005 he acted as the playing coach until he led the team to the Premier League in 2005 [4] . In December 2006, he was named coach of the month in ShPL . For four years he did not allow the team to leave the Premier League and in 2009 brought it to the Scottish Cup final [4] . In “Falkirka” he often condemned the actions of the arbitrators, for which in February 2008 he was serving a four-match suspension. As a result, in the off-season of 2009, he was invited to Hibernian [4] . But Hughes was unable to achieve success on Easter Road , and on October 4, 2010, after losing to St. Johnston 0: 2, he left the club, breaking the contract by mutual consent of the parties. In September 2009, he was named the coach of the month as a hibs coach. Two years later, in 2012, he headed “ Livingston ” [6] , but after nine months he left the Scottish club to take on the role of English coach Hartlepool [7] .
Achievements
Player
- Falkirk
- Winner of the First Division: 1991, 1994
- Challenge Cup: 1993
- Hibernian
- First Division Winner: 1999
- Air United
- Second place in first division: 2001
- Scottish League Cup finalist: 2002
Playing coach
- Falkirk
- Winner of the First Division: 2003, 2005
- Challenge Cup: 2004
Trainer
- Falkirk
- Scottish Cup Finalist: 2009
Notes
- 2 1 2 Biggest smile yet from John Hughes if Falkirk claim cup glory (Eng.) . Daily Record (May 30, 2009). Archived on February 5, 2013.
- H John Hughes wants to dossier for the Juniors to avoid the 'banana skin' for Hibs (English) . Scotsman (December 5, 2009). Archived on February 5, 2013.
- ↑ 1 2 3 John Hughes (English) . "Soccerbase". Archived on February 5, 2013.
- 2 1 2 3 4 Hughes appointed Hibernian boss (Eng.) . BBC (June 8, 2009). Archived on February 5, 2013.
- ↑ Ayr make history (English) . BBC (February 6, 2002). Archived on February 5, 2013.
- ↑ John Hughes and John Collins take over at Livingston (Eng.) . BBC (February 14, 2012). Archived on February 5, 2013.
- Art Hartlepool United: appointed as head coach (English) . BBC (November 13, 2012). Archived on February 5, 2013.