Gavin Beith
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 October 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Dundee | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Dundee United (Women's head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dundee | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2003 | Dundee | 4 | (0) |
| 2001 | → East Fife (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 2003 | → Peterhead (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Brechin City | 3 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Arbroath | 6 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | East Fife | 35 | (2) |
| 2006–2008 | Forfar Athletic | 16 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Carnoustie Panmure | ||
| Total | 90 | (6) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2015– | Dundee United Women | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Gavin Beith (born 7 October 1981) is a Scottish football player and coach who played as a midfielder. He is the current head coach of the Dundee United women's team. As a player, he began his career with Dundee, from where he was loaned to East Fife and Peterhead. He later played for Brechin City, Arbroath, East Fife again, Forfar Athletic and Carnoustie Panmure.
Early life
Beith was born in Dundee on 7 October 1981. He grew up supporting Dundee F.C. and lived close to their Dens Park ground. He left school at the age of 16 and signed for the club as a professional.[1]
Playing career
During his youth career at Dundee, Beith played for the club in the Scottish Youth Cup final. He made a few first team appearances and spent time on loan to East Fife and Peterhead. In November 2003, Beith was one of the players whose contracts were cancelled when Dundee entered administration.[1] He went on to have spells as a part-time footballer with Brechin City, Arbroath, East Fife, Forfar Athletic and junior club Carnoustie Panmure before retiring from playing in 2011.
Coaching career
Beith entered football coaching, obtaining UEFA B Licence and Scottish Football Association (SFA) Advanced Youth Licence qualifications. He began his coaching career at Arbroath, where he was appointed youth coach in 2009,[2] before working as a Player and Coach Development Officer at the SFA East Region office in Dundee.[3] In June 2015 he was appointed as the first head coach of Dundee United's newly-formed women's team.[4]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe[Note 1] | Other[Note 2] | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dundee | 1999–2000 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2000–01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||||
| East Fife (loan) | 2000–01[5] | Third Division | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | |
| Dundee | 2001–02[6] | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | 0 | |
| 2002–03[7] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2003–04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Peterhead (loan) | 2003–04[8] | Third Division | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
| Brechin City | 2003–04[9] | First Division | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Arbroath | 2004–05[10] | Second Division | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |
| East Fife | 2004–05[10] | Third Division | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2005–06[11] | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | |||
| Total | 35 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 | ||
| Forfar Athletic | 2006–07[12] | Second Division | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2007–08[13] | Third Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 90 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 102 | 6 | ||
- ↑ Includes UEFA Cup and UEFA Intertoto Cup
- ↑ Includes Scottish Challenge Cup
References
- 1 2 "Lifelong Dundee fan became 'lost soul' after admin axe". Evening Telegraph (Dundee). 20 November 2013. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ "Gilzean switches to Carnoustie post". The Scotsman (Edinburgh). 11 June 2009. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ "Regions - East - Contacts". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ Smith, Craig (10 June 2015). "Dundee United appoint Gavin Beith as head coach of women’s team". The Courier (Dundee). Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Gavin Beith in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Gavin Beith in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Gavin Beith in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Beith in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Gavin Beith in 2003/2004". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- 1 2 "Games played by Gavin Beith in 2004/2005". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Gavin Beith in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Gavin Beith in 2006/2007". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
- ↑ "Games played by Gavin Beith in 2007/2008". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 February 2016.
External links
- Gavin Beith career statistics at Soccerbase
- Gavin Beith career at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database