Jim Jefferies factfile and career history
• Hearts manager Jim Jefferies and assistant Billy Brown celebrate with the Scottish Cup in 1998 after defeating Rangers 2 - 1
1950: Born November 22 in Musselburgh, East Lothian.
1967: Signed by Hearts.
1976: Plays in the Hearts side that loses 3-1 to Rangers in the Scottish Cup final.
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Hide Ad1981: Signed by Berwick Rangers having made 227 appearances and scored five goals for Hearts.
1983: Playing career comes to an end and he takes over as boss at Gala Fairydean.
1988: Senior managerial career begins at Berwick who he guides to a club record 21-game unbeaten run during the 1988-89 season, despite severe financial troubles.
1990: Takes over at Falkirk.
1991: Secures Scottish First Division title.
1993: Wins Scottish Challenge Cup.
1994: Guides Falkirk to a second Scottish First Division title and promotion to the SPL.
1995: Returns to Hearts as manager.
1998: Wins the Scottish Cup.
2000: Joins then Premier League side Bradford but is unable to save them from relegation.
December 2001: Sacked by Bradford after a poor start to the season ends promotion hopes.
2002: Returns to Scotland to take over at Kilmarnock.
2006: Kilmarnock finish fifth in the SPL, despite selling star striker Kris Boyd to Rangers in January.
2007: Kilmarnock reach the final of the Scottish League Cup, but they lose 5-1 to Hibs. Again finish fifth in the SPL.
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Hide Ad11 January, 2010: After finishing 11th and eighth in the two previous seasons, Kilmarnock struggle again in the SPL, and the club announce Jefferies' departure by "mutual consent".
29 January, 2010: Appointed manager of Hearts just hours after the club announced the sacking of Csaba Laszlo.