Chris Hillcoat

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Chris Hillcoat
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-10-03) 3 October 1969 (age 53)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Right back
Youth career
St. Bridget's B.G.
1986–1989 Hamilton Academical
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1989–2003 Hamilton Academical 239 (5)
Managerial career
2002–2003 Hamilton Academical
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Chris Hillcoat (born 3 October 1969) is a Scottish football player and coach, who spent all of his senior playing career at Hamilton Academical. [1] Towards the end of his playing career, Hillcoat became the player/manager of Hamilton. [2] [3] He left the club in May 2003, after former Clyde owner Ronnie Macdonald took control of the club. [4] Hillcoat then moved to Clyde as a youth team coach, a position he vacated in December 2004 for business reasons. [4] [5] In February 2014, Hillcoat was appointed to the coaching staff of Queen's Park. [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Chris Hillcoat at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  2. ↑ "Hamilton hoping to rehabilitate Walker". Daily Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. 8 April 2003. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Accies strike averted". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 September 2002. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Chris Hillcoat Steps Down As Under 19 Coach". www.clydefc.co.uk. Clyde FC. 3 December 2004. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "Youth Teams News". www.clydefc.co.uk. Clyde FC. 19 July 2003. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Hillcoat joins Queen's Park". www.spfl.co.uk. Scottish Professional Football League. 11 February 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
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