Paul Robert Cherry (born 14 October 1964) is a former professional

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. Although he was born in England, Cherry, a midfielder, played the entirety of his career in Scotland.

Career

Cherry began his career at Hearts in 1983. Three years later, after making only a handful of appearances for the ''Jambos'', he moved to

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. 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 Craig William Levein (born 22 October 1964) is a Scottish professional football manager and former player. He is currently a full-time advisor to the board of directors at Highland Football League club Brechin City. During his playing career ...

, whom they had sold to Hearts in 1983. After making 70 appearances and scoring 13 goals for Cowden, Cherry signed for

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. He remained at

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, firstly, and then

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, for eight years, clocking up over 200 league appearances. He played under two other managers during his time in

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- John McClelland and

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. In 1996, Cherry joined

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, where he saw out the remainder of his professional career. He moved into

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football in 1999 with Newburgh.

Post-retirement

Cherry set up the Scottish subsidiary of Stellar Group, a sports management consultancy, with fellow ex-Saint

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. Stellar Scotland's first major move was assisting in the transfer of

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from

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in 2001. Cherry later formed Independent Financial Services Company, which was based in Perth. The business was sold to Stubbs Insurance Services in 2008. In 2005, Cherry and his wife Nicola set up the Spanish Estate Agency Chersun, which is based in Murcia, Spain."Paul Cherry on Somerset Park memories, St Johnstone and the Scottish Cup"
- ''

Perthshire Advertiser The ''Perthshire Advertiser'' (originally the ''Perthshire Advertiser and Strathmore Journal'') is a tabloid newspaper, published by Reach plc, in Perth, Scotland. The ''PA'', as it is commonly known, has two editions, a Tuesday and Friday. ...

'', 24 January 2020

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cherry, Paul 1964 births Footballers from Derby Living people English footballers Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Cowdenbeath F.C. players Scottish Football League players St Johnstone F.C. players Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C. players Newburgh F.C. players Association football midfielders