| Paul Lambert | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Paul Lambert | |
| Date of birth | August 7 1969 | |
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | |
| Playing position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Wycombe Wanderers (Manager) | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1986-1993 1993-1996 1996-1997 1997-2005 2005-2006 |
St. Mirren Motherwell Borussia Dortmund Celtic Livingston |
227 (14) 103 (6) 44 (1) 193 (14) 7 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1995-2004 | Scotland | 40 (1) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2005-2006 2006- |
Livingston Wycombe Wanderers |
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Paul Lambert (born 7 August 1969) is a former Scottish footballer and is currently manager of Wycombe Wanderers. Lambert started his playing career at junior side Linwood Rangers in 1984, before entering the professional game with St Mirren in 1985. He played there for eight years before transferring to Motherwell in 1993. In 1996 Lambert transferred to the German Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund. He was well liked by the fans in Germany, and he contributed to the team's success in winning the 1997 UEFA Champions League: in the final against Juventus in Munich on May 28, 1997, he played superbly in midfield to help quell the influence of Juve's French playmaker Zinedine Zidane as Dortmund won 3-1. In November 1997, after just over a year playing in the Bundesliga, he was signed by Celtic for a fee in the region of £2,000,000. During his time with Celtic, he won four SPL titles, two Scottish Cups, two CIS Insurance Cups and was Captain of the side that reached the 2003 UEFA Cup Final in Seville. He was also a Scotland international, winning 40 caps and scoring one goal, and played in the 1998 World Cup, turning in an especially impressive performance as the Scots lost 2-1 to Brazil at the Stade de France in the tournament's opening match. After studying for football coaching qualifications in 2005, Lambert landed his first managerial job with Livingston on 1 June, 2005. Lambert studied for his UEFA coaching credentials in Germany, one of very few non-Germans to have been given dispensation to do so. Although he had not intended to play for his new club Lambert registered as a player in late August 2005 to cover for any injury shortages. On 11 February 2006, Lambert resigned from Livingston FC after overseeing a bad run of results that had brought only two league wins since the start of the season and just 12 points from 26 games. He was replaced by former Heart of Midlothian boss, John Robertson. Lambert was appointed manager of Wycombe Wanderers on 30 June 2006. He led Wycombe to the League Cup semi-finals with a 1-0 away win over Premiership side Charlton Athletic in December 2006, the first time a club from the fourth tier of English football had reached that stage for over 30 years. They Held champions Chelsea FC to a 1-1 draw at Adams Park.
Honours
Scottish Premier League winner1997–98, 2000–01,2001–02, 2003–04- Scottish Cup winner 1986–87, 2000–01, 2003–04, 2004–05, Runner-up 2001–02
- Scottish League Cup winner 1997–98,1999–00, 2000–01, 2005–06, Runner-up 2002–03
UEFA Cup Runner-up 2002-03- UEFA Champions League Winner 1996-97
Managerial stats
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
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| Livingston | |
June 1 2005 | February 12 2006 | 32 | 5 | 20 | 7 | 15.62 |
| Wycombe Wanderers |  |
June 30 2006 | Present | 57 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 38.59 |
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| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Tom Boyd |
Celtic F.C. captain 2002-2005 |
Succeeded by Neil Lennon |
| Preceded by Colin Hendry |
Scotland captain 2001-2003 |
Succeeded by Barry Ferguson |
| Awards | ||
| Preceded by Henrik Larsson |
Scottish Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year 2002 |
Succeeded by Barry Ferguson |
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McCormack (1951–52) • Cann (1952–61) • G. Adams (1961–62) • Welsh (1962–64) • Darvill (1964–68) • Lee (1969–76) • Powell (1976–77) • Reardon (1977–78) • Williams (1978–80) • Keen (1980–84) • Bence (1984–86) • Gane (1986–87) • Suddaby (1987–88) • Kelman (1988–90) • O'Neill (1990–95) • Smith (1995–96) • Gregory (1996–98) • Smillie (1998–99) • Evans (1999) • Sanchez (1999–2003) • Gorman (2003) • T. Adams (2003–04) • Ryan (2004) • Gorman (2004–06) • Lambert (2006–) |
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1 Shearer • 2 Christon • 3 Palmer • 4 Martin • 5 Antwi • 6 Williamson • 7 McCracken • 8 Oakes • 9 Knight • 10 Bloomfield • 11 Bullock • 15 Holt • 16 Sutton • 17 McGleish • 18 Woodman • 19 Young • 20 Johnson • 21 Rice • 22 Torres • 23 Gregory • 24 Cadmore • 25 Stockley • 26 Crooks • 27 Massey • 28 Cattell • 29 Obersteller • 30 Duncan • 31 Boucaud • 35 Doherty • 36 Douglas • 38 Daly • Manager: Lambert |
