Malky Mackay
Malky Mackay was born in Bellshill, Scotland, United Kingdom on February 19th, 1972 and is the Soccer Coach. At the age of 52, Malky Mackay biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Malcolm George Mackay (born 19 February 1972) is a Scottish professional football manager and former player, who is currently the performance director of the Scottish Football Association.
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 in November 2014.
Following a poor run of results he was dismissed by Wigan in April 2015.
Personal life
Mackay's father (also named Malky Mackay) is a former footballer who played as a striker. The Mackay family are all supporters of Glasgow-based club Queen's Park. Mackay Sr. is a member of the board at the club. Mackay Jr. played for amateur side Queen's Park as a teenager, whilst working in a branch of the Bank of Scotland.
Playing career
Born in Bellshill, Mackay began his career in Scotland, progressing through Queen's Park's youth ranks before joining Celtic in 1993. In a 1–0 away victory over Dundee United on May 13, he made his Celtic debut on Friday.
In a 4–2 away victory over Partick Thistle on April 27, 1996, his first Celtic goal was scored. He made 46 appearances in five years with Glasgow and then moved to England in September 1998, joining Norwich City for £350,000 after a one-game loan spell.
In the poll for Norwich City player of the year, Norwich fans voted Mackay in second place after Gary Holt in second place. Norwich won the then Division One in 2003-2004, but the club was not allowed to play in the Premier League until the season ended. In the 2003–04 season, he was selected in the Football League First Division Team of the Year, where they were promoted. In an East Anglian derby against Ipswich Town, Mackay scored a brace for Norwich.
Mackay was bought by West Ham United manager Alan Pardew for £300,000 on September 10, 2004. He appeared in 18 league games for the Hammers, but none after March. West Ham advanced to the play-offs by defeating Preston North End in the final to progress to the Premier League, with a score of 84. Before playing a top flight game, Mackay was banned.
Mackay was spotted on a free transfer by Aidy Boothroyd as part of Watford's resurrecting of Watford and soon became one of Boothroyd's most important figures. Mackay was involved in some outstanding defensive performances as well as scoring some crucial goals, including one against ferocious rivals Luton Town at Kenilworth Road in a 2–1 victory. Mackay won promotion to the Premier League for the third time in a row as a result of the 2005–06 season, defeating Leeds United 3–0 in the play-off final.
Mackay was told by Boothroyd that he would play in Watford's Premier League campaign, citing his involvement as a key player to the team after being released following his two previous promotions. Although Mackay was not a first-team regular, he made 14 Premier League appearances between 2006 and 2007. Following Dave Hockaday's departure in January 2007, Mackay took his first step into coaching by being promoted to first team coach.
Mackay's first team appearance came in 2007-08 during an FA Cup match against Wolves in January 2008. Following Aidy Boothroyd's resignation, he took over as Watford's caretaker boss on November 4th.
Mackay made his first appearance for Scotland in 37 years during his sixth and final seasons at Norwich.
It came as a 1–0 loss to Denmark; Mackay later won by 1–0 over Estonia and a 4–1 victory over Trinidad & Tobago. Mackay received five caps for Scotland in all.
Coaching career
Mackay was appointed Watford's manager after Brendan Rodgers resigned in June 2009. On their second meeting in the season, Watford beat Reading 1–1, and by their second match later this season, Rodgers had been dismissed by Reading after only a few months in charge. 2009–10 for Mackay and Watford, a difficult season in which their Championship status had been under scrutiny for a long time, but by the end of April, the season had a new champion.
On June 17, 2011, Mackay agreed to a three-year deal as Cardiff City manager, with Watford receiving an undisclosed compensation. With a 1–0 victory over West Ham United, he began his reign. In September, the team was undefeated, with Mackay being nominated for the September Championship Manager of the Month in his first month as the Welsh club's manager. Mackay was the recipient of the award in November, the first month for the Welsh city.
After winning over Oxford United, Huddersfield Town, Leicester City, Burnley, Burnley, Blackburn Rovers, and Crystal Palace in earlier rounds, he guided Cardiff to their first ever League Cup final.
Mackay agreed to a three-and-a-year contract extension last week, tying him to the club until June 2016. After extra time, Mackay's side was defeated by Liverpool in the Wembley final, losing 3–2 on penalties. Cardiff's season ended where it began, as they were defeated 5–0 on aggregate by West Ham United in the promotion playoffs.
Mackay was one of the candidates to replace Paul Lambert at Premier League side Norwich City after the success of his first season in Wales. He turned down the bid and said he was completely committed to Cardiff City. Cardiff City Stadium defeated them in each of their first ten games, the first club record being nine straight home victories. After a 1–1 draw away at Burnley, Mackay went on to lead Cardiff to promotion to the Premier League and then retained the Championship trophy. On May 21, 2013, Mackay was named the Year of the League Managers Association (LMA) Championship Manager of the Year.
Mackay's signings, transfer budgets, success, and style of play were all criticized by club owner Vincent Tan during the 2013–14 season. Tan told Mackay that if you resign from the club or be fired, you will be banned from the team. After a 3–0 home loss to Southampton, Mackay was fired by Cardiff on December 27, 2013, following a conference with the club's executives.
Despite fan backlash after the Championship side had dropped Uwe Rösler, Mackay was appointed manager of Wigan Athletic on November 19, 2014. The appointment was criticized by the Kick It Out campaign, who claimed that the club had ignored the ongoing FA probe into Mackay's text messages. Dave Whelan, the club's chairman, said that if he is found guilty by the FA, they may have terminated the deal. After Mackay was appointed, a shirt sponsor of the club, Premier Range, backed the club.
Wigan drew 1–1 against Middlesbrough at the DW Stadium in his first game as boss on November 22nd. On June 6, 2015, he was dismissed. After a 0–2 loss to Derby County, he dropped eight points from relegation in the division's safety. Wigan won 19 points out of a total of 24 games played in the Championship during his 138-day tenure. Fans of Wigan Athletic Supporters Club spokesperson Caroline Molyneux told BBC Sport: "I think [Mackay's dismissal] is a common decision among the fans." When Mackay was referred to as "a significant piece of what we're doing here" by newly appointed club chairman David Sharpe as recently as March 2015.
Mackay was appointed as the Scottish Football Association (Scottish FA)'s performance director in December 2016, charged with overseeing young players' growth. Several people, including politician Clare Haughey, had sluggish comments about Mackay's previous conduct. Kick It Out, the anti-racism group, made remarks in favour of Mackay, pointing out that he had recently undergone equality and diversity training from the (English) FA.
Mackay was appointed caretaker of Scotland's national team during his time with the SFA. In his first match, he made four players debuts, with the team losing 1–0 to the Netherlands in a friendly at Pittodrie on September 9, 2017. In November 2020, Mackay resigned as the performance director.
In May 2021, Mackay was named manager of Ross County. Fan backlash had been retaliated once more as a minority of Ross County fans chastised the club's decision to name Mackay as manager.