Paul Ritchie (footballer, born 1975)
![]() Ritchie in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Paul Simon Ritchie[1] | ||
Date of birth | 21 August 1975 | ||
Place of birth | Kirkcaldy, Scotland | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) |
Centre back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992–2000 | Heart of Midlothian | 133 | (6) |
1999–2000 | → Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 14 | (0) |
2000 | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
2000–2003 | Manchester City | 20 | (0) |
2002 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 12 | (0) |
2003 | → Derby County (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2003–2004 | Walsall | 33 | (1) |
2004–2006 | Dundee United | 45 | (0) |
2006–2007 | AC Omonia | 2 | (0) |
2009 |
Carolina RailHawks | 1 | (0) |
Total | 267 | (7) | |
International career | |||
1996–1997 | Scotland U-21[2] | 7 | (0) |
1999–2004 | Scotland | 7 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2010–2011 |
Carolina RailHawks (assistant) | ||
2011–2013 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Paul Simon Ritchie (born 21 August 1975) is a Scottish
Club career
Beginning his career with
However, Rangers manager
After leaving Walsall, Ritchie signed a short term contract with Dundee United, despite interest from Kilmarnock, Livingston and Sheffield Utd.[5] His contract was later extended despite injury problems limiting his appearances at first. For a while he was regularly captaining the team, but in April 2006 United manager Craig Brewster announced Ritchie was free to leave the club at the end of the season, despite having a year of his contract left to run.[6] His departure was finally confirmed in August 2006. He then moved to Omonia Nicosia but left at the end of the season because of an injury to his cruciate ligament. Ritchie moved to Dundee as youth coach in summer 2007[7] but left in November.
In 2009, Ritchie signed with
International career
Ritchie represented Scotland seven times. He made his debut in a
Coaching career
After his playing career ended in 2009, Ritchie returned to Britain to complete his coaching badges and work for the Manchester United soccer schools. He returned to Carolina RailHawks as assistant coach in 2010 and 2011 under manager Martin Rennie. Rennie moved on to Vancouver Whitecaps FC in November 2011 and brought Ritchie with him as assistant coach for the Major League Soccer club.[9] Ritchie was released in January 2014[10] after Rennie was sacked.[11]
In 2019 he was the youth soccer coach for San Diego, the MLS-affiliated youth soccer club of LA Galaxy.[12]
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Heart of Midlothian | 1995–96 | Scottish Premier Division
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28 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 33 | 3 | |
1996–97 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
1997–98 | 34 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | – | 42 | 1 | |||
1998–99 | Scottish Premier League | 29 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
1999–2000 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 16 | 1 | |||
Total | 133 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 162 | 9 | ||
Bolton Wanderers (loan) | 1999–2000 | Premier League | 14 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 19 | 0 | |
Manchester City | 2000–01 | Premier League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | |
2001–02 | Football League First Division | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | ||
Total | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||
Portsmouth | 2002–03 | Football League First Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |
Derby County | 2002–03 | Football League First Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |
Walsall | 2003–04 | Football League First Division | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 35 | 1 | |
Dundee United | 2004–05 | Scottish Premier League | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 31 | 0 | |
2005–06 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
Total | 45 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 0 | ||
AC Omonia | 2006–07 | Cypriot First Division | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
Career total | 266 | 7 | 25 | 3 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 319 | 10 |
Honours
Hearts
- 1998
References
- ISBN 978-0-9548556-1-1.
- ^ "Paul Ritchie". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ^ "Games played by Paul Ritchie in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
- ^ "Walsall 3-2 Rotherham". BBC. 9 May 2004. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- ^ "United win Ritchie race". BBC. 7 August 2004.
- ^ Tannadice trio told to leave club, BBC Sport, 10 April 2006.
- ^ Ritchie appears on Dens radar Archived 30 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine, The Courier, 26 June 2007.
- ^ "RailHawks release defender Paul Ritchie". Our Sports Central. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 16 June 2009.
- ^ MacMahon, Martin. "Paul Ritchie named Whitecaps FC assistant coach". Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Retrieved 3 November 2011.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC announce technical staff changes | Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Whitecapsfc.com. 9 January 2014. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC part ways with Martin Rennie | Vancouver Whitecaps FC". Whitecapsfc.com. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 16 January 2014.
- ^ "Paul Ritchie".
External links
- Paul Ritchie at Soccerbase
- Paul Ritchie at the Scottish Football Association
- London Hearts profile