Ryan Hegarty

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Ryan Hegarty
Personal information
Full name Ryan Hegarty
Date of birth (1976-06-03) 3 June 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1992–1995 Dundee United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–1997 Dunfermline Athletic 9 (1)
1997–1998 Livingston 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ryan Hegarty (born 3 June 1976) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a midfielder for Dunfermline Athletic and Livingston. [1]

Contents

Career

Playing career

Hegarty was a product of the Dundee United youth academy. He played for the Arabs in several friendly games, but left the club in 1995 without making a competitive appearance. [2]

Following his departure from Tannadice Park, Hegarty signed for Dunfermline Athletic, where his father Kevin had played in the 1970s and 80s. [3] He made 9 appearances for the Pars and scored once. [4]

In 1997, Hegarty was on the move again and signed for Livingston. Injury was to delay his first appearance for the club. After four months on the sidelines, he came on as a substitute to make his debut for Livi in a 2–0 defeat against Clyde. [5] His injury problems proved to be a hurdle he could not overcome and was forced to retire at the age of 22 after a specialist examination revealed a stress fracture of the spine. [6]

Personal life

Ryan is the son of former Dunfermline Athletic player Kevin Hegarty [7] and the nephew of former Dundee United player and manager Paul Hegarty. [8]

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References

  1. ↑ Ryan Hegarty at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  2. ↑ "Queen's Park 0 - 6 Dundee United - Tuesday, August 8th, 1995". Arab Archive.
  3. ↑ "Pars Players (E - H)". Pars Database.
  4. ↑ "1996: Dunfermline 4 Clydebank 3". Dunfermline Athletic FC.
  5. ↑ "LIVINGSTON v CLYDE". Daily Record. 20 December 1997 – via TheFreeLibrary.
  6. ↑ "Ryan's career ended at 22". Daily Record. 3 September 1998 – via TheFreeLibrary.
  7. ↑ Kevin Hegarty at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  8. ↑ "SEASON 1995-1996". Dunfermline Athletic FC.
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