Paul Robert Cherry (born 14 October 1964) is an English former professional

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who played as a

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. Born in England, he played the entirety of his career in Scotland.

Career

Cherry began his career at Hearts in 1983. Three years later, after making only a handful of appearances for the ''Jambos'', he moved to

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Craig Levein Craig William Levein (born 22 October 1964) is a Scottish professional association football, football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Scottish Premiership club St Johnstone F.C., St Johnstone. During his playing c ...

, whom they had sold to Hearts in 1983. After making 70 appearances and scoring 13 goals for Cowden, Cherry signed for

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. He remained at

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, firstly, and then

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, for eight years, clocking up over 200 league appearances. He played under two other managers during his time in

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- John McClelland and

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. In 1996, Cherry joined

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, where he saw out the remainder of his professional career. He moved into

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football in 1999 with

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Post-retirement

Cherry set up the Scottish subsidiary of Stellar Group, a sports management consultancy, with fellow ex-Saint

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. Stellar Scotland's first major move was assisting in the transfer of

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from

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in 2001. Cherry later formed Independent Financial Services Company, which was based in Perth. The business was sold to Stubbs Insurance Services in 2008. In 2005, Cherry and his wife Nicola set up the Spanish Estate Agency Chersun, which is based in Murcia, Spain."Paul Cherry on Somerset Park memories, St Johnstone and the Scottish Cup"
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'', 24 January 2020

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