Walter Kidd (born 10 March 1958) is a Scottish former professional football player, who played most of his career as right-back for Heart of Midlothian In total, he represented Hearts as a player for 15 years. Known for his tough tackling and his 'no nonsense' approach, he was affectionately nicknamed 'Zico' after the Brazilian footballing genius of that name. After leaving the club in 1991 to continue his playing career with

Airdrieonians Airdrieonians Football Club is a Scottish professional football team in Airdrie, North Lanarkshire, who are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League One. They were formed in 2002 as Airdrie United ...

, he returned to Hearts as reserve team coach in 1993, remaining at the club until 1996 when he became assistant manager at

Falkirk Falkirk ( gd, An Eaglais Bhreac, sco, Fawkirk) is a large town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, historically within the county of Stirlingshire. It lies in the Forth Valley, northwest of Edinburgh and northeast of Glasgow. Falkirk had a ...

. He returned to Airdrie in 1999, where he worked until 2001. Since then he has worked as the youth team coach at

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. In May 2014 Walter Kidd was inducted into the

Hall Of Fame at the club's annual Player Of The Year Dinner

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kidd, Walter 1958 births Living people Footballers from Edinburgh Scottish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players Falkirk F.C. players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players Newtongrange Star F.C. players