Kenneth Mathieson "Kenny" Dalglish MBE (born 4 March, 1951 in Dalmarnock, Glasgow) is a former Scottish international footballer. He is most noted for his successes with Celtic, and both his playing and managing career at English club Liverpool. He was placed first in Liverpool's list of "100 Players Who Shook The Kop".
Dalglish began his career as a youth player at Celtic and broke into the first team in 1971, becoming a prolific striker for the...
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Kenneth Mathieson "Kenny" Dalglish MBE (born 4 March, 1951 in Dalmarnock, Glasgow) is a former Scottish international footballer. He is most noted for his successes with Celtic, and both his playing and managing career at English club Liverpool. He was placed first in Liverpool's list of "100 Players Who Shook The Kop".
Dalglish began his career as a youth player at Celtic and broke into the first team in 1971, becoming a prolific striker for the club. He was made the team captain in 1975 and between 1971 and 1977 he won four Scottish First Division titles, four Scottish Cups and one Scottish League Cup. His performances led to call-ups for the national team; he was part of the undefeated 1974 FIFA World Cup Scotland team, and scored to bring victory over rivals England in both 1976 and 1977. Bob Paisley paid £440,000 to bring Dalglish to Liverpool in 1977, a British record at the time.
His years at Liverpool marked one of the club's most successful periods: he won six league titles,...
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