Description
Maurice Daniel Robert Malpas is a Scottish football player and coach. He signed for Dundee United in 1979 and spent his entire professional playing career with the club until his retirement in 2000. His total of 830 competitive first team appearances is the second highest in the club's history. Malpas initially combined his football career with studying for an electrical engineering degree, and didn't become a full time professional until 1984. Despite this, he made his debut in for Dundee United in 1981 and won the Scottish Football League Premier Division title in 1983. He later captained them to the Scottish Cup in 1994 and also appeared for the club in the 1987 UEFA Cup Final. Malpas won the SFWA Footballer of the Year award in 1991. His long service was rewarded with two testimonial matches, in 1991 and 2000, and he was inducted into the Dundee United Hall of Fame as one of its inaugural members in 2008.
Malpas made his debut for the Scotland national team in 1984 and, as of 2014, is the most recent part?time professional to have represented the country. He went on to gain 55 caps, making him a member of the Scotland Roll of Honour.
Born
August 3rd, 1962 in Dunfermline (Age 62)
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Last Changes
2023/06/28
New Scanned Autograph (Bought/Probably Authentic (Certified/COA))
2022/12/02
New Address: Available to members only
2021/04/30
New Scanned Autograph (Bought/Probably Authentic (Certified/COA))