Maurice Daniel Robert Malpas (born August 3, 1962 in Dunfermline) is a Scottish football manager and former professional footballer. He currently manages Motherwell, having previously played for Dundee United and Scotland.
He won 55 caps for Scotland and subsequently is a member of the Scotland Football Hall of Fame. A Scottish schools U-15 cap, he signed for Dundee United from Leven Royals in 1979. Despite making his first-team debut in November 1981, he did not become a full-time player until the completion of his BSc degree in Electrical Engineering two years later.
Maurice soon developed into one of the best full backs in Scotland, a fact recognised when he won the first of his caps in 1984. He went on to exceed 50, thus becoming the only United player so far to enter the SFA’s Hall of Fame.
Consistently outstanding, his good fortune in avoiding serious injury helped him build the club’s all-time record of 617 appearances by the time he retired from playing in the year 2000. He then assumed full time coaching duties at Tannadice, having been acting as player/coach since 1991. He was part of the temporary management team following the dismissal of Alex Smith in October 2002, but left the club in January 2003. Has worked with Michel Malpas
He initially joined Motherwell as assistant manager to former coaching colleague Terry Butcher, taking over the manager’s position on May 17, 2006 following Butcher’s departure to coach Sydney FC in the A-League.
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