Joseph McBride (born 7 August 1960) is a Scottish former professional

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who played for several clubs, including Everton,

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, Hibernian, and

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. McBride's father, also named Joe, was a prolific goalscorer during the 1960s.Jeffrey, pp103-104

Playing career

Born in

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, McBride junior started his career with Everton in the late 1970s, and he scored on his debut for the club, against

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. After spells with

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and

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, McBride signed for Hibernian in 1985. McBride's new

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was

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, who had played with McBride's father for Hibs during the late 1960s and early 1970s. His most significant contribution for Hibs was scoring two goals in an

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at Tynecastle. McBride subsequently had spells with

, East Fife,

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and

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Coaching career

McBride became a coach during his time at Albion Rovers, and was made caretaker manager when

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resigned as manager in December 1995. He subsequently became a youth coach at

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, developing players including

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, and

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. A reorganisation of Celtic's coaching staff in 2008 meant that McBride left the club. McBride subsequently assisted Willie McStay at

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in Budapest, Hungary and in June 2010, joined

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as a youth coach, working under the management of fellow Scot

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. McBride followed Mackay to Cardiff City and was appointed first team coach on 30 June 2011. On 3 October 2014, McBride was named as Hibernian under-20 player development coach. As of 2018, he was the dedicated coach for the

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's ''Performance Schools'' project based at

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in south Glasgow.

References

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:McBride, Joe 1960 births Albion Rovers F.C. players Celtic F.C. non-playing staff Dundee F.C. players East Fife F.C. players Everton F.C. players Men's association football midfielders Hamilton Academical F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Living people Livingston F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Footballers from Glasgow Rotherham United F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish men's footballers English Football League players Watford F.C. non-playing staff Cardiff City F.C. non-playing staff Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Hibernian F.C. non-playing staff Association football coaches