Place of birth Dundee Years Team 1999–2003 Dundee Position Midfielder | Playing position Apps (Gls) Current team Dundee United F.C. | |
Date of birth (1981-10-07) 7 October 1981 (age 35) | ||
Gavin Beith (born 7 October 1981) is a Scottish football player and coach who played as a midfielder. He is the current head coach of the Dundee United women's team. As a player, he began his career with Dundee, from where he was loaned to East Fife and Peterhead. He later played for Brechin City, Arbroath, East Fife again, Forfar Athletic and Carnoustie Panmure.
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Early life
Beith was born in Dundee on 7 October 1981. He grew up supporting Dundee F.C. and lived close to their Dens Park ground. He left school at the age of 16 and signed for the club as a professional.
Playing career
During his youth career at Dundee, Beith played for the club in the Scottish Youth Cup final. He made a few first team appearances and spent time on loan to East Fife and Peterhead. In November 2003, Beith was one of the players whose contracts were cancelled when Dundee entered administration. He went on to have spells as a part-time footballer with Brechin City, Arbroath, East Fife, Forfar Athletic and junior club Carnoustie Panmure before retiring from playing in 2011.
Coaching career
Beith entered football coaching, obtaining UEFA B Licence and Scottish Football Association (SFA) Advanced Youth Licence qualifications. He began his coaching career at Arbroath, where he was appointed youth coach in 2009, before working as a Player and Coach Development Officer at the SFA East Region office in Dundee. In June 2015 he was appointed as the first head coach of Dundee United's newly-formed women's team.