David "Dave" Bowman is a former Scottish professional football player, who played for clubs including Heart of Midlothian and Dundee United.
Background
Dave Bowman was born in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England on 10 March 1964. He is the son of Scottish football player Andy Bowman, formerly of Chelsea and Heart of Midlothian (Hearts), who was playing for Tonbridge at the time of his son"s birth.
Career
He represented Scotland six times and was selected for their squad at the 1992 European Championships. Since 2007 he has worked as a community coach at Dundee United. The family subsequently moved to Edinburgh, where Dave grew up.
He played youth football for Salvesen Boys Club before signing for his father"s former club, Hearts, in June 1980.
Club
After starting his football career with Hearts, Bowman moved to Coventry City in 1984, where he first played alongside Jim McInally and with whom he transferred to Dundee United in the summer of 1986. He also played in United"s 1994 Scottish Cup Final success.
Bowman is ranked number 10 on United"s all-time appearance list. International
Bowman made six full international appearances for Scotland and was part of the squad that played at the Union of European Football Associations Euro 1992 finals.
As Forfar were a part-time club, Bowman was able to join the coaching staff at Dundee United, where he continued to serve the club until he left following Craig Brewster"s appointment as manager in 2006.
Following his spell in Livingston, Bowman moved to Dens Park to work alongside Gordon Wallace as youth coach. In October 2007, Bowman returned to Tannadice for a third time, accepting an invitation as community coach. On 28th September 2015 it was reported that Bowman would take temporary charge of Dundee United"s first-team squad in the wake of manager Jackie McNamara"s departure from the club