Colin Hendry
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Edward Colin Hendry (born December 7, 1965 in Keith) is a former Scottish professional football defender.
Hendry's first team was his local club, Keith F.C.. He later moved on to Dundee United F.C. and was picked up by Blackburn Rovers F.C. in 1987. He played over 100 games for Blackburn and joined Manchester City F.C. in 1989. His days at City were numbered, however, after he fell out of manager Peter Reid's plans. He was re-signed for Blackburn by Kenny Dalglish and helped them to great success including winning the Premiership. In 1998 he got his dream move to boyhood heroes Rangers F.C. where he was signed by manager Dick Advocaat for £4 million. However, despite winning the domestic treble with Rangers in his first season, his time there was relatively unhappy with Advocaat claiming that Hendry was "not his type of player". After his spell at Rangers, Hendry had short spells at Bolton Wanderers F.C. and Blackpool F.C. before retiring from football.
Colin Hendry managed to win 51 caps for Scotland despite the fact that he was a latecomer to the international scene. His last Scotland appearance was to prove mixed emotions for Hendry when he scored two goals in a 4-0 win over San Marino but was banned for six games after the game for an elbow on a San Marino player.
Hendry landed his first managerial job in June 2004 when he was appointed manager of his former club Blackpool.