John Hughes (footballer, born 1964), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

John Hughes (footballer, born 1964)

Scottish footballer (notably Falkirk) and manager

Date of Birth: 09-Sep-1964

Place of Birth: Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

John Hughes (born 9 September 1964) is a Scottish professional football player and manager. Hughes played primarily as a central defender for several clubs, including Falkirk, Celtic, Hibernian and Ayr United.
Towards the end of his playing career, Hughes took on coaching responsibilities, and was appointed manager of Falkirk in 2003 (initially as co-manager with Owen Coyle).
Hughes guided Falkirk to promotion to the Scottish Premier League and a Scottish Cup Final during his time in charge.
He eventually left Falkirk to take up the managerial role at Hibernian in 2009, but left by mutual consent after sixteen months. Hughes was appointed manager of Livingston in February 2012, but left in November to take over at English club Hartlepool United.
He departed Hartlepool in May 2013 after being unable to prevent their relegation to League Two.
Hughes soon returned to football when he was appointed manager of Inverness Caledonian Thistle in December 2013.
He led the club to their first major silverware with the Scottish Cup in May 2015 and their first foray into European football.
Hughes left Inverness in May 2016.
He then had a brief stint with Raith Rovers, which ended in them being relegated to Scottish League One.