Kenny Dalglish

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kenny Dalglish
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Mar 4, 1951(1951-03-04)
Age	73
Birthplace	Glasgow
Country	Scotland
Horoscope	Pisces

Kenny Dalglish Biography

Kenny Dalglish is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on March 4, 1951 in Glasgow, Scotland. Scottish striker who scored 230 goals during his 21-year career with Celtic FC and Liverpool; member of the Scottish national team from 1971 to 1986. In 2017, Liverpool renamed Centenary Stand in his honor.

He managed Steven Gerrard on Liverpool from 2011 to 2012.

Dalglish attended Miltonbank Primary School in Milton and started out as a goalkeeper. He then attended High Possil Senior Secondary School, where he won the inter-schools five-a-side and the inter-year five-a-side competitions. He won the Scottish Cup playing for Glasgow Schoolboys and Glasgow Schools, and was then selected for the Scottish schoolboys team that went undefeated in a Home Nations Victory Shield tournament. In 1966, Dalglish had unsuccessful trials at West Ham and Liverpool.

Dalglish signed a professional contract with Celtic in May 1967. The club’s manager Jock Stein sent his assistant Sean Fallon to see Dalglish and his parents at their home, which had Rangers-related pictures on the walls. In his first season Dalglish was loaned out to Cumbernauld United, for whom he scored 37 goals. During this time he also worked as an apprentice joiner. Stein wanted Dalglish to spend a second season on loan at Cumbernauld, but the youngster wanted to turn professional. Dalglish got his wish, and became a regular member of the highly rated Celtic reserve team that became known as the Quality Street Gang, due to it having a large number of future Scottish internationals, including Danny McGrain, George Connelly, Lou Macari, and David Hay. Dalglish made his first-team competitive debut for Celtic in a Scottish League Cup quarter-final tie against Hamilton Academical on 25 September 1968, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 4–2 win.

He married Marina Dalglish on November 26, 1974; the couple had four children together: Kelly, Paul, Lynsey and Lauren.

Kenny Dalglish Net Worth

Kenny Dalglish is one of the richest Soccer Player from Scotland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kenny Dalglish 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began his youth career with Cumbernauld United in 1967.

He won two FA Cups with Liverpool while serving as a player and manager.

Sir Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish MBE (born 4 March 1951) is a Scottish former football player and manager. During his career he made 322 appearances for Celtic and 502 for Liverpool and earned a record 102 full caps for the Scotland national team scoring 30 goals, also a joint-record. Dalglish won the Ballon d’Or Silver Award in 1983, the PFA Players’ Player of the Year in 1983, and the FWA Footballer of the Year in 1979 and 1983. In 2009, FourFourTwo named Dalglish the greatest striker in post-war British football, and in 2006, he topped a Liverpool fans’ poll of “100 Players Who Shook the Kop”. He has been inducted into both the Scottish and English Football Halls of Fame.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Kenny Dalglish height 5 feet 8 inches Kenny weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Kenny Dalglish Dating?

According to our records, Kenny Dalglish married to Marina Dalglish. As of December 1, 2023, Kenny Dalglish’s is not dating anyone.

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Dalglish began his career with Celtic in 1971, going on to win four Scottish league championships, four Scottish Cups and one Scottish League Cup with the club. In 1977, Liverpool manager Bob Paisley paid a British transfer record of £440,000 to bring Dalglish to Liverpool. His years at Liverpool were among the club’s most successful periods, as he won six English league championships, the FA Cup, four League Cups, five FA Charity Shields, three European Cups and one European Super Cup. In international football, Dalglish made 102 appearances and scored 30 goals for Scotland between 1971 and 1986, becoming their most capped player and joint-leading goalscorer (with Denis Law).

Facts & Trivia

Kenny Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Scotland. Kenny Dalglish celebrates birthday on March 4 of every year.

In 1976, Dalglish scored the winning goal for Scotland at Hampden Park against England, by nutmegging Ray Clemence. A year later Dalglish scored against the same opponents and goalkeeper at Wembley, in another 2–1 win. Dalglish went on to play in both the 1978 World Cup in Argentina where he started in all of Scotland’s games – scoring against eventual runners-up the Netherlands in a famous 3–2 win – and the 1982 World Cup in Spain, scoring against New Zealand. On both occasions Scotland failed to get past the group stage. Dalglish was selected for the 22-man squad travelling to Mexico for the 1986 World Cup, but had to withdraw due to injury.

Did Kenny Dalglish win the Ballon d Or?

Dalglish won the Ballon d’Or Silver Award in 1983 , the PFA Players’ Player of the Year in 1983, and the FWA Footballer of the Year in 1979 and 1983.

Did Kenny Dalglish go to every Hillsborough funeral?

Along with his wife Marina, Kenny reached out to the bereaved, made sure the club were there for them, and insisted on attending the funeral of every fan who had died.

Is Kenny Dalglish a Liverpool fan?

Liverpool legend Sir Kenny Dalglish was at the designated fan park in Paris for Reds fans on Saturday afternoon ahead of the Champions League final against Real Madrid.

Is Kenny Dalglish a Celtic legend?

Kenny Dalglish is a Celtic great, a Liverpool legend and a Scotland icon.

Who has the most Balon de Oro?

Lionel Messi with seven awards has won the most Ballons d’Or in history.