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Pauline MacDonald (born 17 April 1975) is a Scottish football coach for Dallas Trinity FC of the USL Super League. Previously, she was the manager of the Scotland under-17 women's team. As a player MacDonald made her senior Scotland debut in 1992, served the national team as captain and amassed a total of 65 caps. A versatile defender or midfielder, MacDonald played at club level in the American USL W-League and the English FA Women's Premier League, as well as in her native Scotland.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 April 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.63 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dallas Trinity FC (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Central Fife L.F.C. | |||
| Cumbernauld United L.F.C. | |||
| Cove Rangers L.F.C. | |||
| Stenhousemuir L.F.C. | |||
| 1998 | Miami Gliders | ||
| 1999 | Atlanta Classics | ||
| 2000–2003 | Arsenal | ||
| 2006–2007 | Edinburgh Ladies | ||
| International career | |||
| 1992–2003 | Scotland | 65 | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Dalkeith L.F.C. | ||
| 2017–2024 | Scotland under-17 women | ||
| 2024– | Dallas Trinity FC | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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Club career
MacDonald began playing organised football as an 11-year-old, with Central Fife L.F.C.. She moved to Cumbernauld United L.F.C., then to the dominant team of the era Cove Rangers L.F.C. who were based in Aberdeen. In 1998 MacDonald played for Miami Gliders of the USL W-League and was named to the second division all-star team.[1]
English FA Women's Premier League club Arsenal signed MacDonald during the 1999–00 season.
After a period of retirement from playing, MacDonald signed for Edinburgh Ladies in September 2006.[2]
International career
In May 1991 MacDonald captained the Scotland under-21 team to a 4–2 win over rivals England in Motherwell. She made her senior international debut in April 1992, at the Albena Cup.
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In September 2004 MacDonald was appointed as a women's football development officer for Edinburgh, a position jointly funded by the Scottish Football Association (SFA) and the local authority. Structured female youth football was completely lacking in the area and MacDonald made it her priority to remedy the situation.[3]
MacDonald guided Dalkeith L.F.C. to promotion into the top-flight Scottish Women's Premier League in 2007–2008, her first season as a club coach. They took their Premier League place as Boroughmuir Thistle, having undergone a name change.[4]
After approximately a decade of working for the SFA as coach and assistant coach with the national women's youth teams, MacDonald was appointed coach of the Scotland under-17 women's team in October 2017. She joined her former Scotland teammates Shelley Kerr and Pauline Hamill as a full-time female coach on the SFA payroll.[5]
On June 19, 2024, MacDonald was announced as the inaugural head coach for Dallas Trinity FC ahead of the club's campaign, an inaugural team in the new USL Super League, which will kickoff in late August 2024.[6] MacDonald missed the first three games of the season due to issues acquiring her work visa.[7] General Manager, Chris Petrucelli stepped in as interim head coach. MacDonald was present during Dallas Trinity's first win against Lexington SC, but was not named the coach.[8]
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