- Paul Cherry
Football player infobox
playername = Paul Cherry
fullname = Paul Robert Cherry
height = height|ft=6|in=0
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dateofbirth = birth date and age|1964|10|14
cityofbirth =Derby
countryofbirth =England
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position =Midfielder (retired)
youthyears = 19??-1983
youthclubs = Salvesen Boys Club
years = 1983-1986
1986-1988
1988-1996
1996-1999
1999-????
clubs = Hearts
Cowdenbeath
St. Johnstone
Caley Thistle
Newburgh
Career
caps(goals) = 008 0(0)
070 (13)
213 (12)
089 (12)
00? 0(?)
380 (37)
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nationalteam =
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ntupdate =Paul Robert Cherry (born
October 14 1964 inDerby ,East Midlands ) is a former professional football player. Although he was born inEngland , Cherry, a midfielder, played the entirety of his career inScotland .Cherry began his career at Hearts in 1983. Three years later, after making only a handful of appearances for the "Jambos", he moved to Cowdenbeath. The deal did not involve a cash transaction but witnessed the "Blue Brazil" relinquish their rights to a future sell-on fee for
Craig Levein , whom they had sold to Hearts in 1983.After making 70 appearances and scoring 13 goals for Cowden, Cherry signed for
Alex Totten 's St. Johnstone. He remained atMuirton Park , firstly, and thenMcDiarmid Park , for eight years, clocking up over 200 league appearances. He played under two other managers during his time in Perth - John McClelland andPaul Sturrock .In 1996, Cherry joined Inverness Caledonian Thistle, where he saw out the remainder of his professional career.
He moved into junior football in 1999 with Newburgh.
Post-retirement
Cherry set up the Scottish subsidiary of [http://www.stellargroup.co.uk Stellar Group] , a sports management consultancy, with fellow ex-Saint
Allan Preston . Stellar Scotland's first major move was assisting in the transfer ofJohn Hartson from Coventry City to Celtic in 2001. [ [http://www.stellargroup.co.uk/id-34/Company-Profile.html Stellar Group company profile] ]Notes
References
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* [http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player/paulcherry.htm Independent site profile]
* [http://www.playerhistory.com/Default.aspx?page=player_details&playerID=49009 Profile at PlayerHistory.com]External links
* [http://www.caledonianfc.co.uk/Scottish%20Cup/Charlie.cherry.html A photo of Cherry (in white) in action for St. Johnstone]
* [http://www.londonhearts.com/scores/players/cherrypaul.html Profile] at [http://www.londonhearts.com londonhearts.com]
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