Kenny Dalglish Biography and Walpapers

Kenny Dalglish Biography

Kenny Dalglish Biography – Introduction
Dalglish is one of Scotland's greatest products when it comes to soccer and his name rings a bell to any Scotsman, young and old. A prolific striker for his national team and the only two clubs he played for, Celtic Glasgow and Liverpool, Kenny is one of the most beloved players on both Celtic Park and Anfield. Here's Dalglish's story:

Kenny Dalglish Biography – Celtic Glasgow
Young Kenny grew up in Dublin, near Ibrox, home of the Glasgow Rangers, Celtic's arch rivals. He always wanted to play for the Rangers, but since he never could get in the youth teams of the club, he decided to try other options.

He trailed at West Ham and Liverpool at an early age, but failed and almost gave up hope of playing soccer professionally. He was already 18 years of age when Celtic Glasgow, his childhood arch-rivals, made Dalglish an offer that he was quick to take.

One funny incident occurred when Jock Stein, Celtic's manager, sent his assistant to Dalglish's home, to talk to his parents about taking their son in the team. Kenny didn't find out Stein's assistant was coming until a few minutes before he was at the door and had to put some serious effort in tearing down all the Rangers posters he had in his house!

Despite his affection for Celtic's rivals, Dalglish gave his best for the only club that offered him a chance to play soccer. In 6 full seasons played on Celtic Park, he managed no less than 167 goals in 204 matches and won several trophies with the club, including Scottish league titles in 1971-72, 1972-73, 1973-74 and 1976-77 and Scottish Cups in 1971-72, 1973-74, 1974-75 and 1976-77.

However, the 1976-77 season would be his last for Celtic, since Liverpool came in with an offer Dalglish simply couldn't resist.

Kenny Dalglish Biography – Liverpool
Dalglish was brought on to Liverpool to replace Kevin Keegan, the crowd idol who had recently left the club to play in Germany. Obviously, these were no easy boots to fill, especially since the fans looked at Dalglish with a raised eyebrow, not imagining the fact that a Scotsman could ever replace their decade long idol.

This attitude was proved unfounded, as Dalglish quickly began digging in the hearts of the Liverpool fans, scoring his first goal in his debut match, earning Liverpool a 1-1 draw against Middlesbrough. 3 days later, he scored on Anfield as well, making the fans think twice.

Eventually, Kenny became one of Liverpool's symbols and his 13 seasons at the club stand testimony that he was a loyal player. The fans began to love him and shortly, he achieved legendary status.

Actually, in a recent poll amongst Liverpool fans called "the Player Who Shook the Kop" Kenny Dalglish came in first, followed by today's Liverpool star Steven Gerrard.

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