Malky Mackay

Malky Mackay
Mackay as manager of Cardiff City in 2012
Personal information
Full name Malcolm George Mackay[1]
Date of birth (1972-02-19) 19 February 1972 (age 52)[1]
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Hibernian (sporting director)
Youth career
Queen's Park
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1993 Queen's Park 70 (6)
1993–1998 Celtic 34 (4)
1998Norwich City (loan) 1 (0)
1998–2004 Norwich City 212 (15)
2004–2005 West Ham United 18 (2)
2005–2008 Watford 52 (3)
Total 387 (30)
International career
2004 Scotland 5 (0)
Managerial career
2008 Watford (caretaker)
2009–2011 Watford
2011–2013 Cardiff City
2014–2015 Wigan Athletic
2017–2018 Scotland (caretaker)
2021–2023 Ross County
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Malcolm George Mackay (born 19 February 1972) is a Scottish professional football coach and former player, who is the sporting director at Scottish Premiership club Hibernian.

Mackay, who played as a defender, began his playing career in Scottish football with Queen's Park and Celtic. He joined English side Norwich City in 1998, remaining there for six years. Between 2004 and 2006, he achieved consecutive promotions to the Premier League with Norwich, West Ham United and finally Watford. Mackay won five caps for Scotland towards the end of his playing career.

After retiring as a player in 2008, he became manager of Watford in June 2009. He was manager of Cardiff City between June 2011 and December 2013, achieving promotion to the Premier League in 2013 but was dismissed after a dispute with club owner Vincent Tan. Mackay was appointed manager of Wigan Athletic in November 2014, and was dismissed the following April. After a spell working for the Scottish Football Association, he was appointed Ross County manager in May 2021.

  1. ^ a b c Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2008). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2008–09. Mainstream Publishing. p. 276. ISBN 978-1-84596-324-8.