Paul Millar (footballer, born 1966) played for which team from 2000 to 2003?
Paul Millar ( footballer , born 1966 ) Paul William Millar ( born 16 November 1966 ) is a Northern Irish former footballer , who is now assistant manager to Mick McDermott at NIFL Premiership club Glentoran . As a player , he played in midfield and attack . He started at Glentoran , moving on to Portadown , before signing with Port Vale in 1988 . Three years later he transferred to Cardiff City , and helped the Welsh club to top the Third Division in 1992–93 . In 1995 , he left the Football League to return to Ireland , signing with Linfield and later returned to Wales to play for Bangor . He won youth caps for his country , and also earned a Northern Ireland B cap . As a manager , he was appointed manager of Bangor , before moving on to Ballymena United . In 2005 , he was made manager of Newry City , moving on to Glentoran the next season , and then returning to the management position at Bangor in 2007 . In 2008 , he was appointed manager at Larne , before he left the club in April 2012 . Playing career . Millar started his career with Glentoran , after scoring 15 goals in 28 appearances , he moved to Portadown . The young forward was selected as the Irish Young Footballer of the Year in 1986 , and scored the winning goal in the final of the Irish Cup . He joined Port Vale in the English Third Division for £20,000 in December 1988 . After playing just one reserve team game he seriously damaged his knee ligaments in training and after recovering finally made his debut at Vale Park in a 1–1 draw with Middlesbrough on 30 October 1989 , coming on as a substitute . With Vale now competing in the Second Division he struggled to gain a place in the first team and was loaned to Fourth Division side Hereford United in October 1990 , returning to Vale the next month after two goals in five games at Edgar Street . Overall , he made 44 appearances for John Rudges Valiants , though most of these were as a substitute . He was sold to Cardiff City for £60,000 in August 1991 . He made over 100 appearances in four years under Bluebirds manager Eddie May . Cardiff missed out on the play-offs by three points in 1991–92 , before winning promotion to the Second Division as Third Division champions in 1992–93 . Avoiding relegation by two points in 1993–94 , Cardiff were relegated in 1994–95 after finishing twelve points short of safety . At this point Millar returned to Northern Ireland , signing with Linfield and then Portadown . He later became a player-manager , increasingly focussing on the management side of the game . Management career . Millar had player-manager roles at Bangor , Ballymena and Brantwood , where he gained his European A Coaching Licence . He took up a full-time managerial position at IFA Premiership side Newry City in November 2005 , getting the club into the top six in his first season . Following the resignation of Roy Coyle , he was appointed as the manager of Glentoran in February 2006 . Manager of the month in March 2006 , he picked up the award for a second successive month after Glens secured second place in the league . The 2006–07 season started with Millars side clear at the top , but a slump in the second half of the season saw them runners-up in the league for the second successive season . He was sacked in May 2007 after just 16 months in the job , he claimed he could leave with his head held high after securing a UEFA Cup spot . A week later he returned to Bangor , but quit that post in May 2008 after claiming an eight-match suspension handed to him by the Irish Football Association hindered his ability to manage the club . He was appointed as manager of IFA Championship side Larne in December 2008 . He led the Inver Park club to eighth and ninth-place finishes in 2008–09 , 2009–10 and 2010–11 . On 16 January 2010 , fighting broke about between Larne and Newry City players and coaching staff , and Millar was sent off . An IFA Commission was set up to investigate the brawl , and Millar was handed a four-game ban , whilst the club were fined £1,200 and Larne player Anthony Lagan was suspended for the rest of the season . Newry chairman Paul McKenna condemned the lenient punishments , stating that the commission bottled it , though the IFA ruled that they acted fully in line with regulations and procedures . The fixture was abandoned and Newry were awarded a 2–1 victory . Larne finished tenth in 2011–12 , and Millar resigned in April 2012 to take up the position as Gary Hamiltons assistant at Glenavon . After seven years at the club , Millar departed Glenavon on 2 April 2019 and returned to Glentoran as new manager Mick McDermotts assistant . Personal life . His son , Philip , died from a drugs overdose in 2017 . Statistics . Source : Honours . as a Player . - Individual - Irish Young Footballer of the Year : 1986 - Glentoran - Irish Cup winner : 1986 - Cardiff City - Football League Third Division champion : 1992–93 as a Manager . - Individual - Northern Ireland Football Writers Manager of the Month : March 2006 , April 2006 - Glentoran - IFA Premiership runner-up : 2005–06 & 2006–07