Darren Lockhart (born 12 November 1973) is a Northern Irish

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manager and former player.

Playing career

Born in

Belfast Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdo ...

, Lockhart began his professional career with

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after playing at semi-professional level with H&W Welders and

Carrick Rangers Carrick Rangers Football Club is a semi-professional Northern Irish football club playing in NIFL Premiership. The club, founded in 1939, hails from Carrickfergus, County Antrim and plays its home matches at Taylors Avenue which is known as ...

. After three years with Crusaders, he later played with

Glentoran Glentoran Football Club is a professional football club that plays in the NIFL Premiership. The club was founded in 1882. History Early history In 1914, Glentoran won the Vienna Cup, becoming the first United Kingdom team to win a European t ...

, where he spent seven years and won numerous trophies, before returning to Crusaders in 2007. Lockhart retired from professional football in April 2008, but was later persuaded to return to the game by Bangor. He signed for

Ballymena United Ballymena United Football Club is a semi-professional football club from Northern Ireland. Based in Ballymena, County Antrim, the team competes in the NIFL Premiership and plays home matches at the Ballymena Showgrounds which is owned by the Mi ...

in 2009 and left join Championship 1 side

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for the start of the 2010–11 season where he spent one year.

Managerial career

Lockhart joined

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side Sirocco Works in the summer of 2011 initially as a coach. He took over as manager in 2012, and left this position in October 2014. In April 2015 Lockhart was appointed as manager of Dundela. He was still managing the club as of November 2015.

Playing style

Lockhart was described as having "an engine to burn and a no-nonsense approach to tackling ..during a distinguished career in the local game."

References

External links

Profile at PlayerHistory.com

Profile at WalkTheChalk.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lockhart, Darren 1973 births Living people Association footballers from Belfast NIFL Premiership players Ards F.C. players Ballymena United F.C. players Bangor F.C. players Carrick Rangers F.C. players Crusaders F.C. players Glentoran F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Harland & Wolff Welders F.C. players Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland