El Rey is an upcoming English language American cable television network targeting Latino audiences to be launched by Robert Rodriguez by 2014 in a deal with Comcast.

History[link]

As part of its arrangement to acquire a minority interest in NBCUniversal, Comcast Corporation committed to carry several minority-owned channels.^[1] The arrangement followed pressure led by Maxine Waters in congressional hearings.^[2] In April 2011, Comcast solicited proposals for minority owned networks.^[3] In February 2012, Comcast announced distribution arrangements for four networks, including El Rey.^[4] The four announced networks and six forthcoming stations are being chosen from among in excess of 100 proposals to begin airing by 2020.^[5]

Business plan[link]

Rodriguez has partnered with FactoryMade Ventures executives John Fogelman and Cristina Patwa. The network plans to target Latino audiences with an English-language general entertainment network. The network plans to distribute reality, scripted and animated series, movies, documentaries, news, music, comedy and sports programming by January 2014.^[4] Comcast has stated that the network "...will prominently feature Hispanic producers, celebrities and public figures..."^[6] The network will target second- and third-generation Latinos who are often bilingual but speak English as their primary language.^[7] The network hopes to succeed at a higher level than prior attempts to service the same demographic because of the commitment from Comcast.^[7]

Broadcast[link]

The network is to air on the digital basic service in some of Comcasts' systems.^[5] Comcast has announced that the network is expected to debut by January 2014.^[6]

Notes[link]

El Rey, Spanish for The King, may refer to:

People[link]

• Juan Carlos I of Spain (born 1938), current King of Spain
• Don Omar, Puerto Rican reggaeton singer nicknamed El Rey

Locations[link]

• El Ray, a legendary city in Mexico, a safe haven for criminals from the US
• El Rey National Park in Argentina
• El Rey Theatre, a live music venue in Los Angeles, California

Companies[link]

• El Rey Chocolates, a Venezuelan chocolatier established in 1927
• El Rey del Mundo (cigar), a brand of Cuban cigar
• El Rey (network), an upcoming english language cable network for the Latino market

Arts[link]

• El Rey (film), a 2004 Colombian film directed by Antonio Dorado
• "El Rey" (song), a Mexican song by José Alfredo Jiménez
• El Rey (The Wedding Present album), a 2008 album by The Wedding Present
• El Rey, an album by Pete "El Conde" Rodríguez

This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.

Music : Danza Kuduro

Robert Rodriguez
Rodriguez at the 2007 Scream Awards, October 19, 2007
Born	Robert Anthony Rodriguez (1968-06-20) June 20, 1968 (age 44) San Antonio, Texas, United States
Occupation	film director, producer, screenwriter, editor, cinematographer and musician
Notable work(s)	El Mariachi, Desperado, Spy Kids, Sin City, Grindhouse, Machete
Influenced by	John Carpenter, James Cameron, Roger Corman, Russ Meyer, Wes Craven, Sergio Leone, John McTiernan, Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Frank Miller
Spouse	Elizabeth Avellán (1990–2006)
Partner	Rose McGowan (2007–09)
Website
Troublemaker Studios

Robert Anthony Rodríguez (born June 20, 1968)^[1] is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, cinematographer, editor and musician. He shoots and produces many of his films in his native Texas and Mexico. He has directed such films as Desperado, From Dusk Till Dawn, The Faculty, Spy Kids, Sin City, Planet Terror, and Machete. He is a friend and frequent collaborator of filmmaker Quentin Tarantino.

Early life[link]

Rodríguez was born in San Antonio, Texas, the son of Mexican-American parents Rebecca (née Villegas), a nurse, and Cecilio G. Rodríguez, a salesman.^[2][3] He began his interest in film at age 11 when his father bought one of the first VCRs, which came with a camera.

While attending St. Anthony High School, he was commissioned to videotape the school's football games. According to his sister he was fired soon after for shooting them with a cinematic style, getting shots of parents' reactions and the ball traveling through the air instead of shooting the whole play. There he met Carlos Gallardo; they both shot films on video throughout high school and college. After graduating Rodriguez went to the College of Communication at the University of Texas where he also developed a love of cartooning. His grades were not high enough to get into the school's film program, so he invented a daily comic strip entitled Los Hooligans with many of the characters based on his siblings – in particular, one of his sisters, Maricarmen. The comic proved to be quite successful, running for three years in the student newspaper The Daily Texan while Rodríguez continued to make short films.^{[citation needed]}

Rodríguez grew up shooting action and horror short films on video, and editing on two VCRs. Finally, in the fall of 1990, his entry in a local film contest earned him a spot in the university's film program where he made the award-winning 16 mm short "Bedhead". The film chronicles the amusing misadventures of a young girl whose older brother sports an incredibly tangled mess of hair that she cannot tolerate. Even at this early stage, Rodríguez's trademark style began to emerge: quick cuts, intense zooms, and fast camera movements deployed with a sense of humor that offsets the action.^{[citation needed]}

Career[link]

Early career[link]

Rodriguez at the premiere of Grindhouse, Austin, Texas

This short film attracted enough attention to encourage him to seriously attempt a career as a filmmaker. He went on to shoot the action flick El Mariachi in Spanish. El Mariachi, which was shot for around $7,000 with money raised by his friend Carlos Gallardo and participating in medical research studies, won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival in 1993. The film, originally intended for the Spanish-language low-budget home-video market, was "cleaned up" with several hundred thousand dollars before being distributed by Columbia Pictures in the United States, still being promoted as "the movie made for $7,000". Rodríguez described his experiences making the film in his book Rebel Without a Crew. The book and film inspired legions of hopeful filmmakers to pick up cameras and make no-budget movies. The film and the book are widely considered important touchstones of the independent film movement of the 1990s.^{[citation needed]}

Mainstream success[link]

His next feature film was Desperado, a sequel to El Mariachi starring Antonio Banderas. The film introduced Salma Hayek to American audiences. Rodríguez went on to collaborate with Quentin Tarantino on the vampire thriller, From Dusk Till Dawn (he co-produced two sequels), and with Kevin Williamson on the horror film The Faculty.^{[citation needed]}

In 2001, Rodríguez enjoyed his first $100,000,000 (USD) Hollywood hit with Spy Kids, which went on to become a movie franchise, with the third film released in a crude form of 3D. A third "mariachi" film also appeared in late 2003, Once Upon a Time in Mexico which completed the Mariachi Trilogy. He operates a production company called Troublemaker Studios, formerly Los Hooligans Productions.^{[citation needed]}

Rodríguez co-directed Sin City (2005), an adaptation of the Frank Miller Sin City comic books; Quentin Tarantino guest-directed a scene. During production in 2004, Rodríguez insisted that Miller direct the film with him because he considered the visual style of Miller's comic art to be just as important as his own in the film. However, the Directors Guild of America would not allow it, citing that only "legitimate teams" could share the director's credit (e.g. the Wachowski Brothers). Rodríguez chose to resign from the DGA, stating, "It was easier for me to quietly resign before shooting because otherwise I'd be forced to make compromises I was unwilling to make or set a precedent that might hurt the guild later on." By resigning from the DGA, Rodríguez was forced to relinquish his director's seat on the film John Carter of Mars (in development) for Paramount Pictures. Rodríguez had already signed on and had been announced as director of that film, planning to begin filming soon after completing Sin City.^{[citation needed]}

Sin City was a critical hit in 2005 as well as a box office success, particularly for a hyperviolent comic book adaptation that did not have name recognition comparable to the X-Men or Spider-Man. He has stated that he is interested in eventually adapting all of Miller's Sin City comic books.^{[citation needed]}

Rodríguez released The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl in 2005, a superhero-kid movie intended for the same younger audiences as his Spy Kids series. Shark Boy & Lava Girl was based on a story conceived by Rodríguez's 7 year-old son, Racer, who was given credit for the screenplay. The film was not a major success, having grossed 39 million dollars at the box office.^{[citation needed]}

Rodriguez wrote and directed the film Planet Terror for the collaboration with Quentin Tarantino in their double feature Grindhouse (released in 2007). This film was a throwback to the Grindhouse exploitation cinema of the past.^{[citation needed]}

He also has a series of "Ten Minute Film School" segments on several of his DVD releases, showing aspiring filmmakers how to make good, profitable movies using inexpensive tactics. Starting with the Once Upon a Time in Mexico DVD, Rodríguez began creating a series called, "Ten Minute Cooking School" where he revealed his recipe for "Puerco Pibil" (based on Cochinita pibil, an old dish from Yucatán), the same food Johnny Depp's character, "Agent Sands" ate in the film. The popularity of this series led to the inclusion of another "Cooking School" on the two-disc version of the "Sin City" DVD where Rodríguez teaches the viewer how to make "Sin City Breakfast Tacos," a dish (made for his cast and crew during late-night shoots and editing sessions) utilizing his grandmother's tortilla recipe and different egg mixes for the filling. He had initially planned to release a third "Cooking School" with the October 16 DVD release of "Planet Terror" but then announced on the "Film School" segment of the DVD that he would put it on the upcoming Grindhouse Theatrical DVD set instead. The Cooking School, titled "Texas Barbecue...from the GRAVE!," is a dish based on the "secret barbecue recipe" of "JT Hague," Jeff Fahey's character in the film.^[4]

Rodríguez is a strong supporter of digital film making, having been introduced to the practice by director George Lucas, who personally invited Rodríguez to use the digital cameras at Lucas' headquarters.^[5]

[edit] Predators

On April 23, 2009, it was announced that Rodriguez would produce a new Predator sequel, entitled Predators. This film's script was based on early drafts he had written after seeing the original. Rodriguez's ideas included a planet-sized game preserve and various creatures used by the Predators to hunt a group of abducted yet skilled humans. Opening to mixed reviews, the film fared reasonably well at the box office – forming speculation that a sequel may be in the works.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Machete

Machete is a feature film directed by Rodriguez and released in September 2010. It is an expansion of a fake trailer Rodriguez directed for the 2007 film Grindhouse. It starred Danny Trejo as the title character. Trejo, Rodriquez' 2nd cousin, has worked with him in some of his other movies such as Desperado, From Dusk till Dawn, Once Upon a Time in Mexico and Spy Kids, where Trejo's character was also known as Machete. Although originally announced to be released direct-to-DVD as an extra on the Planet Terror DVD, the film was produced as a theatrical release.^[6]

According to Rodriguez, the origins of the film go back to Desperado. He says, "When I met Danny, I said, 'This guy should be like the Mexican Jean-Claude Van Damme or Charles Bronson, putting out a movie every year and his name should be Machete.' So I decided to do that way back when, never got around to it until finally now. So now, of course, I want to keep going and do a feature."^[7] In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine, Rodriguez said that he wrote the screenplay back in 1993 when he cast Trejo in Desperado. "So I wrote him this idea of a federale from Mexico who gets hired to do hatchet jobs in the U.S. I had heard sometimes FBI or DEA have a really tough job that they don't want to get their own agents killed on, they'll hire an agent from Mexico to come do the job for $25,000. I thought, "That's Machete. He would come and do a really dangerous job for a lot of money to him but for everyone else over here it's peanuts." But I never got around to making it."^[8]

Rodriguez hoped to film Machete at the same time as Sin City 2.^[9] Additionally, during Comic-Con International 2008, he took the time to speak about Machete, including such topics as: status, possible sequels after the release of Machete, and production priorities.^[10] It was also revealed that he has regularly pulled sequences from it for his other productions including Once Upon a Time in Mexico. Machete was released in theaters September 3, 2010 in the U.S.A.

On May 5, 2010, Robert Rodriguez responded to Arizona's controversial immigration law by releasing an "illegal" trailer on Ain't It Cool News.^[11] The fake trailer combined elements of the Machete trailer that appeared in Grindhouse with footage from the actual film,^[12] and implied that the film would be about Machete leading a revolt against anti-immigration politicians and border vigilantes.^[12] Several movie websites, including Internet Movie Database, reported that it was the official teaser for the film.^[12] However, Rodriguez later revealed the trailer to be a joke, explaining "it was Cinco de Mayo and I had too much tequila."^[12]

Unproduced projects and upcoming films[link]

Since 1998, he has owned the film rights to Mike Allred's off-beat comic Madman. The two have hinted at the project being close to beginning on several occasions without anything coming of it. However, other projects have been completed first (Allred was instrumental in connecting Rodríguez with Frank Miller, leading to the production of Sin City). In 2004, Allred, while promoting his comic book, The Golden Plates, announced that a screenplay by George Huang was near completion. In March 2006, it was announced that production on Sin City 2 would be postponed. Allred announced at the 2006 WonderCon that production would likely commence on Madman the Movie in 2006. Huang is actually friends with Rodriguez, who advised him to pursue filmmaking as a career when Rodriguez landed a deal with Columbia Pictures where Huang was an employee.^{[citation needed]}

In May 2007 it was announced that Rodríguez had signed on to direct a remake of Barbarella for a 2008 release.^[13] At the 2007 Comic-Con convention, actress Rosario Dawson announced that because of Barbarella, production of Sin City 2 would be put on hold. She also announced that she would be playing an amazon in the Barbarella film.^[14]

In May 2008 Rodriguez is said to be shopping around a prison drama television series called Woman in Chains!, with Rose McGowan being a possibility for a lead role.^[15]

As of June 2008, plans to remake the film Barbarella with Rose McGowan as the lead have been delayed; the actress and director are instead remaking the film Red Sonja.^[16]

As of May 2009, Rodriguez plans to produce a live-action remake of Fire and Ice, a 1983 film collaboration between painter Frank Frazetta and animator Ralph Bakshi. The deal was closed shortly after Frazetta's death.^[12]

In 2011, Rodriguez announced at Comic-Con that he had purchased the film rights to Heavy Metal and planned to develop a new animated film at the new Quick Draw Studios.^[17]

Personal life[link]

Rodriguez announced in April 2006 that he and his wife Elizabeth Avellán, with whom he had five children, separated after 16 years of marriage.^[18]

He reportedly had a "dalliance"^[19] with actress Rose McGowan during the shooting of Grindhouse.^[20] In October 2007, Elle Magazine revealed that Rodríguez cast McGowan as the title role in his remake of Barbarella.^[21] After some reports of them breaking up^[22] and being together again,^[23] they split up in October 2009.^[24]

In October 2010, he walked Alexa Vega down the aisle at her wedding to producer Sean Covel.^{[citation needed]}

The "one-man film crew" and "Mariachi-style"[link]

Rodríguez not only has the unusual credits of producing, directing and writing his films, he also frequently serves as editor, director of photography, camera operator, steadicam operator, composer, production designer, visual effects supervisor, and sound editor on his films. This has earned him the nickname of "the one-man film crew." He abbreviates his numerous roles in his film credits; Once Upon A Time In Mexico, for instance, is "shot, chopped, and scored by Robert Rodriguez", and Sin City is "shot and cut by Robert Rodriguez."

He calls his style of making movies "Mariachi-style" (in reference to his first feature film El Mariachi) in which (according to the back cover of his book Rebel Without a Crew) "Creativity, not money, is used to solve problems." Stu Maschwitz coined the term "Robert Rodriguez list", i.e. you make a list of things you have access to like cool cars, apartments, horses, samurai swords and so on, and then write the screenplay based on that list.^[25]

Filmography[link]

Collaborations[link]

Like most directors, Rodriguez has cast certain actors in more than one of his films.

The only actors that are not listed are ones who appear only in the Spy Kids franchise, and no other Rodriguez film. These actors include Alan Cumming, Mike Judge, Matt O'Leary, Emily Osment, Tony Shalhoub and Alexa Vega.

	El Mariachi	Roadracers	Desperado	Four Rooms	From Dusk till Dawn	The Faculty	Spy Kids	Spy Kids 2	Once Upon a Time in Mexico	Spy Kids 3	Sharkboy and Lavagirl	Sin City	Planet Terror	Shorts	Machete	Spy Kids 4	Sin City: A Dame to Kill For	Machete Kills
Jessica Alba												N			N	N	N
David Arquette		N									N
Electra and Elise Avellan													N		N
Antonio Banderas			N	N			N	N	N	N						N
Steve Buscemi			N					N		N
George Clooney					N		N			N
Rosario Dawson												N					N
Johnny Depp									N								N
Jeff Fahey													N		N
Carlos Gallardo1	N		N										N
Carla Gugino							N	N		N		N
Josh Hartnett						N						N
John Hawkes		N			N
Salma Hayek		N	N	N	N	N			N	N
Nicky Katt												N	N
Angela Lanza			N				N	N
Tito Larriva			N		N				N						N
Michael Madsen												N					N
Cheech Marin			N		N		N	N	N	N					N
Rose McGowan													N		N
Clive Owen												N					N
Robert Patrick						N	N
Michael Parks					N								N
Rebel Rodriguez											N		N	N
Mickey Rourke									N			N					N
Daryl Sabara							N	N		N					N	N
Tom Savini					N								N		N
Quentin Tarantino2			N	N	N								N
Danny Trejo			N		N		N	N	N	N					N	N		N
Patricia Vonne			N	N			N					N
Bruce Willis				N								N	N
Elijah Wood						N				N		N
	El Mariachi	Roadracers	Desperado	Four Rooms	From Dusk till Dawn	The Faculty	Spy Kids	Spy Kids 2	Once Upon a Time in Mexico	Spy Kids 3	Sharkboy and Lavagirl	Sin City	Planet Terror	Shorts	Machete	Spy Kids 4	Sin City: A Dame to Kill For	Machete Kills

¹ Gallardo also produced the Mariachi sequels.
² Tarantino has collaborated with Rodriguez in more ways than just as an actor.

See also[link]

	Book: Mexico Trilogy
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• Chingon

References[link]

External links[link]

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• Robert Rodriguez at the Internet Movie Database
• Cinescape – Directors Who Matter
• Robert Rodriguez – The Independents
• Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino discuss their double feature, "Grindhouse" with Charlie Rose on April 5, 2007

Kenny Dalglish

Personal information
Full name	Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish
Date of birth	(1951-03-04) 4 March 1951 (age 61)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Second striker
Youth career
1967–1968	Cumbernauld United
1968–1969	Celtic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Appsâ€	(Gls)â€
1969–1977	Celtic	204	(112)
1977–1990	Liverpool	355	(118)
Total		559	(230)
National team
1971–1986	Scotland	102	(30)
Teams managed
1985–1991	Liverpool
1991–1995	Blackburn Rovers
1997–1998	Newcastle United
2000	Celtic
2011–2012	Liverpool
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Kenneth Mathieson "Kenny" Dalglish (Scottish pronunciation:  [dÉ›lÉ¡liË�ʃ]) MBE (born 4 March 1951) is a Scottish former footballer and manager. In a 22-year playing career, he played for two clubs, Celtic and Liverpool, winning numerous honours with both. He is Scotland's most capped player, with 102 appearances, and joint leading goal scorer, with 30 international goals. Dalglish was voted PFA Player of the Year for the 1982–83 season,^[1] and Football Writers' Footballer of the Year in 1979 and 1983. In 2009 FourFourTwo magazine named Dalglish as the greatest striker in post-war British football,^[2][3] and in 2006 he topped a Liverpool fans' poll of "100 Players Who Shook the Kop".^[4] He has been inducted into both the Scottish and English football Halls of Fame.

Dalglish began his career with Celtic and between 1971 and 1977 he won four Scottish First Division titles, four Scottish Cups and one Scottish League Cup with the club. In 1977, Bob Paisley paid a British transfer record of £440,000 to bring Dalglish to Liverpool. His years at Liverpool marked one of the club's most successful periods: he won seven league titles, three European Cups and five domestic trophies. For these achievements and his style of play he was given the name King Kenny by Liverpool supporters. Dalglish became player-manager of Liverpool in 1985 and in a six-year tenure won three league titles and two FA Cups. He resigned as Liverpool manager in 1991.

Eight months later Dalglish made a return to football management with Blackburn Rovers, whom he led from the Second Division to the Premier League title in 1995. Soon afterwards he stepped down as Blackburn manager to become Director of Football at the club, before leaving altogether in 1996. In January 1997 Dalglish took over at Newcastle United. Newcastle were Premier League and FA Cup runners-up during his tenure, but could only finish 13th in 1997–98. He was dismissed two games into the following season. Dalglish was appointed Director of Football at Celtic in 1999 but a stint as caretaker manager ended in an acrimonious departure the following year.

Between 2000 and 2010 Dalglish focused on charitable concerns, founding The Marina Dalglish Appeal with his wife to raise money for cancer care. In January 2011 Dalglish was appointed Liverpool's caretaker manager, which was made permanent in May 2011.^[5][6] Despite winning the League Cup, Liverpool finished a disappointing 8th in the Premier League and Dalglish was dismissed in May 2012.^[7]

Playing career[link]

Early career[link]

Dalglish, the son of an engineer, was born in Dalmarnock in the East End of Glasgow, and was brought up in Milton in the north of Glasgow. He moved to the docklands of Govan, near Ibrox, home of Rangers football club, when he was 15, and he grew up supporting Rangers.^[8][9] Dalglish attended Milton Bank Primary School in Milton and started out as a goalkeeper.^[10] He then attended High Possil Senior Secondary School, where he won the inter-schools five-a-side and the inter-year five-a-side competitions. He won the Scottish Cup playing for Glasgow Schoolboys and Glasgow Schools, and was then selected for the Scottish schoolboys team that went undefeated in a home nations Victory Shield tournament.^[10] In 1966 Dalglish had unsuccessful trials at West Ham and Liverpool.^[11]

Celtic[link]

Dalglish signed a provisional contract with Celtic in May 1967. Celtic manager Jock Stein sent Sean Fallon to see Dalglish and his parents at their home; on hearing that Fallon was at the door, Dalglish rushed upstairs to remove the Rangers posters from his bedroom walls.^[12] In his first season Dalglish was loaned out to Cumbernauld United, for whom he scored 37 goals.^[13] During this time he also worked as an apprentice joiner.^[10] By the following year Dalglish was a full professional and a regular member of the highly-rated Celtic reserve team that became known as the Quality Street Gang, due to its having a large number of future Scottish internationals, including Danny McGrain, George Connelly, Lou Macari, and David Hay.^[14] Dalglish made his first-team competitive debut for Celtic as a substitute in the 1968 Scottish League Cup quarter-final tie against Hamilton Academical.^[15] Dalglish was in the stands when the Ibrox disaster occurred at an Old Firm match in January 1971, when 66 Rangers fans were killed.^[16]

By the 1971–72 season, Dalglish had become established in the Celtic first team. He scored his first competitive goal for the club, a penalty, in a 2–0 Scottish League Cup tie win over Rangers at Ibrox in August 1971, and that season went on to score 23 league and cup goals in 49 appearances. The following season Dalglish was Celtic's leading scorer, with 41 goals in all competitions. He was made Celtic captain in the 1975–76 season, during which Celtic failed to win a trophy for the first time in 12 years, after Stein was badly injured in a car crash and missed most of the season.^[17] On 10 August 1977, after making 320 appearances and scoring 167 goals for Celtic, Dalglish was signed by Liverpool manager Bob Paisley for a British transfer fee record of £440,000.^[18] Dalglish's departure was unpopular with the Celtic fans, and when he returned in August 1978 to play in Stein's testimonial, he was booed by a large contingent of Celtic supporters.^[19]

Liverpool[link]

Dalglish was signed to replace Kevin Keegan, and Liverpool supporters were initially sceptical that he could perform this task.^[20] However, Dalglish quickly settled into his new club. He made his debut, wearing Keegan's number seven shirt, on 13 August 1977 in the season opener at Wembley, in the Charity Shield against Manchester United. He scored his first goal for Liverpool in his league debut a week later on 20 August, against Middlesbrough. Dalglish also scored three days later on his Anfield debut in a 2–0 victory over Newcastle United, and he scored Liverpool's sixth goal when they beat Keegan's Hamburg 6–0 in the second leg of the 1977 UEFA Super Cup final. By the end of his first season with Liverpool, Dalglish had played 62 times and scored 31 goals, including the winning goal in the 1978 European Cup Final final at Wembley against Bruges.

In his second season Dalglish recorded a personal best of 21 league goals for the club, and he was also named Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year. He did not miss a league game for Liverpool until the 1980–81 season, when he appeared in 34 out of 42 league games and scored only eight goals as Liverpool finished fifth in the league, but still won the European Cup and Football League Cup. He recovered his goal-scoring form the following season, and was an ever-present player in the league once again, scoring 13 goals as Liverpool became league champions for the 13th time, and the third time since Dalglish's arrival. It was also around this time that he began to form a potent strike partnership with Ian Rush;^[21] Dalglish began to play just off Rush, "running riot in the extra space afforded to him in the hole".^[22] Dalglish was voted PFA Player of the Year for the 1982–83 season,^[1] during which he scored 18 league goals as Liverpool retained their title. From 1983 Dalglish became less prolific as a goalscorer, though he remained a regular player.

After becoming player-manager on the retirement of Joe Fagan in the 1985 close season, Dalglish selected himself for just 21 First Division games in 1985–86 as Liverpool won the double, but he started the FA Cup final win over Everton. On the last day of the league season, his goal in a 1–0 away win over Chelsea gave Liverpool their 16th league title.^[23] Dalglish had a personally better campaign in the 1986–87 season, scoring six goals in 18 league appearances, but by then he was committed to giving younger players priority for a first team place.

With the sale of Ian Rush to Juventus in 1987, Dalglish formed a new striker partnership of new signings John Aldridge and Peter Beardsley for the 1987–88 season, and he played only twice in a league campaign which saw Liverpool gain their 17th title. Dalglish did not play in Liverpool's 1988–89 campaign, and he made his final league appearance on 5 May 1990 as a substitute against Derby. At 39, he was one of the oldest players ever to play for Liverpool.^[24] His final goal had come three years earlier, in a 3–0 home league win over Nottingham Forest on 18 April 1987.^[25]

Scotland[link]

Tommy Docherty gave Dalglish his debut for the Scottish national side as a substitute in the 1–0 Euro 1972 qualifier victory over Belgium on 10 November 1971 at Pittodrie. Dalglish scored his first goal for Scotland a year later on 15 November 1972 in the 2–0 World Cup qualifier win over Denmark at Hampden Park. Scotland eventually qualified and he went to the 1974 World Cup in West Germany, where they were eliminated during the group stages.

In 1976, Dalglish scored the winning goal for Scotland at Hampden Park against England, by nutmegging Ray Clemence. A year later Dalglish scored against the same opponents and goalkeeper at Wembley, in another 2–1 win.

Dalglish went on to play in both the 1978 World Cup in Argentina – scoring against eventual runners-up the Netherlands in a famous 3–2 win^[26] – and the 1982 World Cup in Spain, scoring against New Zealand. On both occasions Scotland failed to get past the group stage. In total, Dalglish played 102 times for Scotland (a national record) and he scored 30 goals, (also a national record, which he shares with Denis Law.^[27][28]) Dalglish's final appearance for Scotland, after 15 years as a full international, was on 12 November 1986 at Hampden Park in a Euro 1988 qualifying game against Luxembourg, which Scotland won 3–0. His 30th and final international goal had been two years earlier, on 14 November 1984, in a 3–1 win over Spain in a World Cup qualifier, also at Hampden Park.^[29]

Managerial career[link]

Liverpool[link]

After the Heysel Stadium disaster in 1985 and Joe Fagan's subsequent resignation as manager, Dalglish became player-manager of Liverpool. In his first season in charge in 1985–86, he guided the club to its first "double". Liverpool achieved this by winning the League Championship by two points over Everton (Dalglish himself scored the winner in a 1–0 victory over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge to secure the title on the final day of the season^[23]), and the FA Cup by beating Everton in the final.^[30] The following season was trophyless for Liverpool. Before the 1987–88 season, Dalglish signed a number of new players: Peter Beardsley from Newcastle, John Aldridge from Oxford United (who replaced Ian Rush); winger John Barnes from Watford; and Oxford United midfielder Ray Houghton. The new-look Liverpool side shaped by Dalglish topped the league for almost the entire season, and had a run of 37 matches unbeaten in all competitions (including 29 in the league; 22 wins and 7 draws) from the beginning of the season to 21 February 1988, when they lost to Everton in the league. Liverpool were crowned champions with four games left to play, having suffered just two defeats from 40 games. However, Dalglish's side lost the 1988 FA Cup Final to underdogs Wimbledon.^[31] Dalglish guided Liverpool to victory over Everton in the second all-Merseyside FA Cup final in 1989, but was deprived of a second double in the last minute of the final game of the season. In the 1989–90 season Liverpool won their third league title under Dalglish. At the end of the season Dalglish also received his third Manager of the Year award. Dalglish resigned as manager of Liverpool (on health grounds^[32]) on 22 February 1991, two days after a 4–4 draw with rivals Everton^[33] in which Liverpool surrendered the lead four times. At the time of his resignation, the club were three points ahead in the league and still in contention for the FA Cup.^[34]

Hillsborough disaster[link]

Dalglish was the manager of Liverpool at the time of the Hillsborough disaster on 15 April 1989. The disaster claimed 94 lives on the day, with the final death toll reaching 96. Dalglish attended many funerals of the victims – including four in one day^[35] – and his presence in the the aftermath of the disaster has been described as "colossal and heroic".^[36] Dalglish broke a twenty-year silence about the disaster in March 2009. He expressed regret that the police and the FA did not consider delaying the kick-off of the match, a move which might have averted the 96 deaths.^[37] During the Hillsborough Memorial Service on 15 April 2011, Liverpool MP Steve Rotherham announced he would submit an Early Day Motion to have Dalglish knighted, "not only for his outstanding playing and managerial career, but also the charity work he has done with his wife, Marina, for breast cancer support and what he did after Hillsborough. It is common knowledge it affected him deeply".^[38]

Blackburn Rovers[link]

Dalglish returned to management in October 1991, at Second Division Blackburn Rovers. By the turn of 1992 they were top of the Second Division, and then suffered a dip in form before recovering to qualify for the playoffs,^[39] during which Dalglish led Blackburn into the new Premier League by beating Leicester City 1–0 in the Second Division Play-off final at Wembley. The resulting promotion meant that Blackburn were back in the top flight of English football for the first time since 1966.^[40] In 1992, Dalglish signed Southampton's Alan Shearer for a British record fee of £3.5 million.^[41] Despite a serious injury which ruled Shearer out for half the season, Dalglish achieved fourth position with the team in the first year of the new Premier League. The following year, Dalglish failed in an attempt to sign Roy Keane.^[42] Blackburn finished two positions higher the following season, as runners-up to Manchester United. By this time, Dalglish had added England internationals Tim Flowers and David Batty to his squad. At the start of the 1994–95 season Dalglish paid a record £5 million for Chris Sutton, with whom Shearer formed an effective strike partnership. By the last game of the season, both Blackburn and Manchester were in contention for the title. Blackburn had to travel to Liverpool, and Manchester United faced West Ham United in London. Blackburn lost 2–1, but still won the title since Manchester United failed to get a result in London. The title meant that Dalglish was only the fourth football manager in history to lead two different clubs to top-flight league championships, after Tom Watson, Herbert Chapman and Brian Clough. Dalglish became Director of Football at Blackburn in June 1995. He left the club at the end of the season after a disappointing campaign under his replacement, Ray Harford.

Newcastle United[link]

In January 1997 Dalglish was appointed manager of Premier League side Newcastle United on a three-and-a-half-year contract, taking over from Kevin Keegan. Dalglish guided the club from fourth position to a runner-up spot in May and a place in the new format of the following season's UEFA Champions League. He then broke up the team which had finished 2nd two years running, selling popular players like Peter Beardsley, Lee Clark, Les Ferdinand and David Ginola and replaced them with aging stars like John Barnes (34), Ian Rush (36) and Stuart Pearce (35), as well as virtual unknowns like Des Hamilton and Garry Brady.^[43] He also made some good long-term signings like Gary Speed and Shay Given. The 1997–98 campaign saw Newcastle finish in only 13th place and, despite Dalglish achieving some notable successes during the season (including a 3–2 UEFA Champions League win over Barcelona and an FA Cup final appearance against Arsenal), he was sacked by Freddie Shepherd after two draws in the opening two games of the subsequent 1998–1999 season, and replaced by former Chelsea manager Ruud Gullit.^[44] One commentator has since written, "His 20 months at Newcastle United are the only part of Kenny Dalglish's career that came anywhere near failure".^[45]

Celtic[link]

In June 1999 he was appointed Director of Football at Celtic, with his former Liverpool signing John Barnes appointed as head coach.^[46] Barnes was sacked in February 2000 and Dalglish was appointed manager, and he guided them to the Scottish League Cup final where they beat Aberdeen 2–0 at Hampden Park, and he left the club shortly thereafter. Dalglish was unhappy with the departure and Celtic's termination of his contract. He had recommended previous manager Barnes to the club and offered himself as a replacement manager should the young Barnes not succeed in the role.^[47] In spite of the termination of his contract, Dalglish vowed to stay on as Director of football. After a brief legal battle, Dalglish accepted Celtic's settlement offer of £600,000.^[48]

Return to Liverpool[link]

Dalglish managing Liverpool against Bolton in August 2011

In April 2009 Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez invited Dalglish to take up a role at the club's youth academy. The appointment was confirmed in July 2009,^[49] and Dalglish was also made the club's ambassador.^[18]

Following Benítez's departure from Liverpool in June 2010, Dalglish was asked to help find a replacement, and in July Fulham's Roy Hodgson was appointed manager.^[50] However, a poor series of results at the start of the 2010–11 season led to Liverpool fans calling for Dalglish's return as manager as early as October 2010,^[51] and with no subsequent improvement in Liverpool's results up to the end of the year (during which time the club was bought by New England Sports Ventures),^[52] Hodgson left Liverpool and Dalglish was appointed caretaker manager on 8 January 2011.^[53] Dalglish's first game in charge was on 9 January 2011 at Old Trafford against Manchester United in the 3rd round of the FA Cup, which Liverpool lost 1–0.^[54] Dalglish's first league game in charge was against Blackpool on 12 January 2011; Liverpool lost 2–1.^[55] After the game, Dalglish admitted that Liverpool faced "a big challenge".^[56]

Shortly after his appointment, Dalglish indicated he would like the job on a permanent basis if it was offered to him,^[57] and on 19 January the Liverpool chairman Tom Werner stated that the club's owners would favour this option.^[58] On 22 January 2011, Dalglish led Liverpool to their first win since his return, against Wolves at Molineux.^[59] After signing Andy Carroll from Newcastle for a British record transfer fee of £35 million and Luis Suárez from Ajax for £22.8 million at the end of January (in the wake of Fernando Torres's sale to Chelsea for £50 million), some journalists noted that Dalglish had begun to assert his authority at the club.^[60][61] Following a 1–0 victory against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in February 2011, described by Alan Smith as "a quite brilliant display in terms of discipline and spirit"^[62] and a "defensive masterplan" by David Pleat,^[63] Henry Winter wrote, "it can only be a matter of time before he [Dalglish] is confirmed as long-term manager".^[64]

On 12 May 2011, Liverpool announced that Dalglish had been given a three-year contract.^[65] In February 2012, Dalglish led Liverpool to their first trophy in six years, with victory in the 2011–12 Football League Cup.^[66] In the same season he also led Liverpool to the 2012 FA Cup Final where they lost 2–1 to Chelsea. Despite the success in domestic cups, Liverpool finished the season eighth, their worst showing in the league since 1994; they also failed to qualify for Europe's Champions League for a third straight season.^[67] Following the end of the season, Liverpool sacked Dalglish on 16 May 2012, citing that "results in the Premier League have been disappointing". Dalglish's second stint in charge at Anfield proved controversial at times. The Scot consistently defended Luis Suarez in the wake of the striker's eight-match ban for allegedly racially abusing Manchester United defender Patrice Evra when the teams met in October 2011. After the Uruguayan's apparent refusual to shake Evra's hand in the return fixture in February 2012, an apology from both player and manager came only after the intervention of the owners. Critics have also questioned whether the England trio of Andy Carroll, Jordan Henderson and Stewart Downing represented value for money at a combined cost of approximately £70m.^[68]

Personal life[link]

Dalglish has been married to Marina since 26 November 1974.^{[citation needed]} His best man at his wedding was another ex-professional footballer, Jim Donald of Queen of the South.^[69] The couple have four children, including Kelly, born 1975 and Paul, born 1977. Kelly is now a correspondent for ESPN UK; Paul followed in his father's footsteps as a footballer, and is the current manager of the Austin Aztex. His other daughters are Lynsey, born 1982 and Lauren, born 1988.^{[citation needed]} Dalglish's wife was diagnosed with breast cancer in March 2003, but she made a good recovery from the disease. She was awarded an MBE in the 2009 New Year Honours list for services to charity.^[70]

Charity work[link]

In 2004, Dalglish and his wife founded the charity The Marina Dalglish Appeal to raise money to help treat cancer. Dalglish has participated in a number of events to raise money for the charity, including a replay of the 1986 FA Cup Final.^[71] In June 2007 a Centre for Oncology at University Hospital Aintree was opened, after the charity had raised £1.5 million.^[72] Dalglish often competes in the annual Gary Player Invitational Tournament, a charity golfing event which raises money for children's causes around the world.^[73] On 1 July 2011, Dalglish was awarded an honorary degree by the University of Ulster, for services to football and charity.^[74]

Career statistics[link]

Club[link]

National team statistics[link]

International goals[link]

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first.

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	15 November 1972	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Denmark	1–0	2–0	WCQG8
2	16 May 1973	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Northern Ireland	1–2	1–2	BHC
3	27 March 1974	Waldstadion, Frankfurt	West Germany	1–2	1–2	Friendly
4	14 May 1974	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Wales	1–0	2–0	BHC
5	6 June 1974	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo	Norway	2–1	2–1	Friendly
6	30 October 1974	Hampden Park, Glasgow	East Germany	3–0	3–0	Friendly
7	20 May 1975	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Northern Ireland	2–0	3–0	BHC
8	29 October 1975	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Denmark	1–1	3–1	ECQG4
9	8 May 1976	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Northern Ireland	3–0	3–0	BHC
10	15 May 1976	Hampden Park, Glasgow	England	2–1	2–1	BHC
11	8 September 1976	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Finland	3–0	6–0	Friendly
12	27 April 1977	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Sweden	2–1	3–1	Friendly
13	1 June 1977	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Northern Ireland	1–0	3–0	BHC
14	1 June 1977	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Northern Ireland	3–0	3–0	BHC
15	4 June 1977	Wembley Stadium, London	England	2–0	2–1	BHC
16	15 June 1977	Estadio Nacional, Santiago	Chile	1–0	4–2	Friendly
17	21 September 1977	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Czechoslovakia	3–0	3–1	WCQG7
18	12 October 1977	Anfield, Liverpool	Wales	2–0	2–0	WCQG7
19	11 June 1978	Estadio San Martin, Mendoza	Netherlands	1–1	3–2	WCG4
20	25 October 1978	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Norway	1–1	3–2	ECQG2
21	25 October 1978	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Norway	2–2	3–2	ECQG2
22	7 June 1979	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo	Norway	2–0	4–0	ECQG2
23	26 March 1980	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Portugal	1–0	4–1	ECQG2
24	25 February 1981	Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan	Israel	1–0	1–0	WCQG8
25	23 March 1982	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Netherlands	2–0	2–1	Friendly
26	15 June 1982	Estadio La Rosaleda, Málaga	New Zealand	1–0	5–2	WCG6
27	15 December 1982	Heysel Stadion, Brussels	Belgium	1–0	2–3	ECQG1
28	15 December 1982	Heysel Stadion, Brussels	Belgium	2–1	2–3	ECQG1
29	12 September 1984	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Yugoslavia	3–1	6–1	Friendly
30	14 November 1984	Hampden Park, Glasgow	Spain	3–1	3–1	WCQG7

Playing honours[link]

Celtic (1969–1977)

• Scottish First Division (4): 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1976–77
• Scottish Cup (4): 1972, 1974, 1975, 1977
• Scottish League Cup (1): 1975

Liverpool (1977–1990)

• Football League First Division (6): 1978–79, 1979–80, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86
• FA Cup (2): 1986, 1989
• FA Cup Runners-up (1): 1988
• Football League Cup (4): 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984
• Charity Shield (7): 1977 (Shared), 1979, 1980, 1982, 1986 (Shared), 1988, 1989
• European Cup (3): 1978, 1981, 1984
• European Cup Runners-up (1): 1985
• European Super Cup (1): 1977

Managerial honours[link]

Liverpool (1985–1991, 2011–2012)

• Football League First Division (3): 1985–86, 1987–88, 1989–90
• FA Cup (2): 1986, 1989
• FA Cup Runners-up (2): 1988, 2012
• Football League Cup (1): 2012
• Charity Shield (4): 1986 (Shared) 1988, 1989, 1990 (Shared)

Blackburn Rovers (1991–1995)

• FA Premier League (1): 1994–95
• Football League Second Division Play Off Winners (1): 1991–92

Celtic (2000)

• Scottish League Cup (1): 2000

Awards and achievements[link]

• PFA Player of the Year: 1982/83
• FWA Footballer of the Year: 1979/80, 1982/83
• Scottish Premier Division top goalscorer: 1975/76
• Manager of the Year award: 1985/86, 1987/88, 1989/90, 1994/95
• Premier League Manager of the Month: January 1994, November 1994
• Inaugural Inductee to the English Football Hall of Fame: 2002
• Member of the Scotland Football Hall of Fame
• Member of the FIFA 100
• Freedom of the City of Glasgow: 1986
• 1st in the Liverpool Football Club poll 100 Players Who Shook The Kop: 2006
• Scotland: 30 goals in 102 international caps (both national records)
• Balon d'Or 1983: 2nd place

Managerial statistics[link]

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
G	W	D	L	Win %
Liverpool		30 May 1985	22 February 1991	&10000000000000299000000299	&10000000000000182000000182	&1000000000000007600000076	&1000000000000004100000041	&1000000000000006086999960.87
Blackburn Rovers		12 October 1991	25 June 1995	&10000000000000196000000196	&10000000000000103000000103	&1000000000000004600000046	&1000000000000004700000047	&1000000000000005254999952.55
Newcastle United		14 January 1997	27 August 1998	&1000000000000007800000078	&1000000000000003000000030	&1000000000000002200000022	&1000000000000002600000026	&1000000000000003846000038.46
Celtic		10 February 2000	1 June 2000	&1000000000000001800000018	&1000000000000001000000010	&100000000000000040000004	&100000000000000040000004	&1000000000000005556000055.56
Liverpool		8 January 2011	16 May 2012	&1000000000000007400000074	&1000000000000003500000035	&1000000000000001700000017	&1000000000000002200000022	&1000000000000004729999947.30
Total				&10000000000000665000000665	&10000000000000360000000360	&10000000000000165000000165	&10000000000000140000000140	&1000000000000005414000054.14

Bibliography[link]

• Kelly, Stephen (1993). Dalglish. Headline Book Publishing; New edition edition (19 Aug 1993). ISBN 0-7472-4124-4. 
• Dalglish, Kenny; Winter, Henry (2010). My Liverpool Home. Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-1-4447-0419-8. 
• Macpherson, Archie (2007). Jock Stein: The Definitive Biography. Highdown; New Ed edition (18 May 2007). ISBN 1-905156-37-5. 

References[link]

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