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Glasgow
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Midfielder
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Paul Lambert (born
7 August 1969) is a
Scottish football manager and former player.
Lambert started his playing career at junior side Linwood Rangers in 1984, before entering the professional game with
St Mirren in 1985. As a 17 year old in 1987 with St Mirren Lambert won his first
Scottish Cup winner's medal. 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
28 May 1997, he played superbly in midfield to help quell the influence of Juve's French playmaker
Zinedine Zidane as Dortmund won 3–1. Lambert also provided the assist for
Karl-Heinz Riedle's opening goal. He became the first British player to win the European Cup with a non UK team, and the first British player to win the Champions League since its inception.
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 hadn't intended to play for his new club Lambert registered as a player in late August 2005 to cover for any injury shortages. His tenure ended the following February when he resigned after only winning two league games since starting the job.
Lambert was appointed manager of
English team on
30 June 2006. He led Wycombe to the
League Cup semi-finals after defeating
Premier League sides and . The semi-final tie, against then Premier League champions, saw Wycombe hold Chelsea to a 1–1 draw at
Adams Park before losing the away leg. This was the first time in over 30 years a fourth tier team had reached that stage of the League Cup.
Lambert resigned as Wycombe manager on
20th May 2008 following the club's elimination from the League 2 play-offs by
Stockport County, however a quick return to management has been speculated with Lambert being linked heavily with the vacant
Leicester City job.
Honours
- Scottish Premier League winner 1997–98, 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
» As of 14 July 2007.
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