John Holt (footballer, born 1956)

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John Holt
Personal information
Full name John Holt
Date of birth (1956-11-21) 21 November 1956 (age 66)
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Position(s) Full-back, Midfield
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1973–1987 Dundee United 269 (17)
1987–1988 Dunfermline Athletic 48 (2)
1988–1990 Dundee 21 (0)
1990–1992 Forfar Athletic 51 (0)
1992–1993 Deveronvale
1993–1994 Montrose 1 (0)
Managerial career
1992–1993 Deveronvale
1993–1994 Montrose
2007–2008 Celtic Women
2016 Montrose (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Holt (born 21 November 1956) is a Scottish football coach and retired footballer. He played at either full-back or in midfield. He began his career with Dundee United, where he made more than 400 appearances between 1974 and 1987. Holt won three major domestic trophies with the club, the Scottish League Cup in 1979 and 1980 and the Premier Division title in 1983. He also featured for United in many European runs including to the 1983–84 European Cup semi final and the 1987 UEFA Cup Final.

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He also played for Dunfermline Athletic, Dundee and Forfar Athletic before becoming player-manager at Deveronvale and then Montrose. He has also managed Celtic Ladies as well as holding coaching roles at Forfar, Dundee and Dundee United. Holt also had a short period as caretaker manager of Montrose in 2016.

Playing career

Dundee-born Holt broke into the Dundee United first team in 1974 along with the likes of David Narey and Andy Gray. He won three domestic trophies with United in two Scottish League Cups (1979-80 and 1980-81) as well as being Scottish league champions in 1982-83. The club reached the European Cup semi-final in 1983-84 and the final of the UEFA Cup in 1986-87. En route to that UEFA Cup final, Holt was man of the match in the victory against Barcelona at Camp Nou. In the dressing room after the game he told teammate Jim McInally he was thinking of joining Forfar Athletic. [1]

Holt made regular appearances in midfield or defence for the club until 1987, when he left for Dunfermline Athletic. He also later played for Dundee and Forfar Athletic.

Coaching career

Holt became player-manager of Deveronvale and then Montrose. He returned to Dundee United in the mid-1990s and spent several years in many coaching roles, before leaving in 2003 when Ian McCall was appointed manager. Holt went on to become a scout for Celtic, operating in the Dundee area, before joining Dundee as youth development coach. In May 2012, Holt moved on to take an academy role at Dundee United. [2] In February 2015, he became assistant manager on a temporary basis until the end of the season at Montrose under manager and former United teammate Paul Hegarty. [3] After staving off the threat of relegation into the Highland League in a two-leg play-off against Brora Rangers, Holt and Hegarty were offered and accepted their positions on a permanent basis. Both signed two-year deals. [4] After Hegarty was sacked in November 2016, Holt was appointed caretaker manager of the club. [5] [6] Holt left the club after Stewart Petrie was appointed permanent manager on 4 December 2016. [7]

Honours

Club

Dundee United

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References

  1. ↑ ""The forgotten story of ... Dundee United's glory years under Jim McLean " The Guardian". TheGuardian.com . 19 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Page Not Found | Scottish Junior FA".{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  3. ↑ "Montrose appoint Paul Hegarty as new boss - The Courier". 19 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Montrose FC Online - Hegarty & Holt Sign new Contracts".
  5. ↑ "Paul Hegarty sacked as Montrose manager". Montrose Review. Johnston Publishing Ltd. 16 November 2016. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Montrose look for new manager after sacking Paul Hegarty". BBC Sport. BBC. 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  7. ↑ "Montrose: Stewart Petrie is new manager at Links Park". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
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