Derek McInnes
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McInnes in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Derek John McInnes | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Heart of Midlothian (Head Coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gleniffer Thistle | |||
| 1986–1988 | Greenock Morton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1995 | Greenock Morton | 224 | (19) |
| 1995–2000 | Rangers | 34 | (1) |
| 1998 | → Stockport County (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → Toulouse (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | West Bromwich Albion | 88 | (6) |
| 2003–2006 | Dundee United | 74 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Millwall | 13 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | St Johnstone | 30 | (0) |
| Total | 478 | (30) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2011 | St Johnstone | ||
| 2011–2013 | Bristol City | ||
| 2013–2021 | Aberdeen | ||
| 2022–2025 | Kilmarnock | ||
| 2025– | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Derek John McInnes (born 5 July 1971) is a Scottish professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian. He featured prominently for Greenock Morton, Rangers, West Bromwich Albion and Dundee United during his playing career. He won two caps for the Scotland national team while with West Brom.
McInnes became manager of St Johnstone where he had been on the playing staff, in November 2007. He guided the club to promotion to the Scottish Premier League in 2009 and retained that status for two seasons. McInnes was appointed manager of Football League Championship club Bristol City in October 2011. Despite avoiding relegation in 2011–12, McInnes was sacked by Bristol City in January 2013 with the club bottom of the Championship. He was appointed Aberdeen manager in March 2013 but was sacked eight years later in March 2021, having won the Scottish League Cup in 2014, finished Scottish Premiership runners-up on four occasions and reached three other cup finals during his spell in charge.
In January 2022 McInnes was appointed manager of Kilmarnock, succeeding Tommy Wright. McInnes guided Kilmarnock to promotion later in 2022 and then European qualification in 2024. At the end of the 2024–25 season he left Kilmarnock to become the head coach of Hearts.