Gordon Strachan

Scottish football coach and former player

Gordon David Strachan OBE (born 9 February 1957 in Edinburgh) is a retired Scottish football player, and is now a football manager.

Gordon Strachan
Personal information
Full name Gordon David Strachan
Date of birth (1957-02-09) 9 February 1957 (age 67)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder (retired)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971-1977
1977-1984
1984-1989
1989-1995
1995-1997
Dundee
Aberdeen
Manchester United
Leeds United
Coventry City
National team
1980-1992 Scotland
Teams managed
1996-1997
1997-2001
2001-2004
2005-2009
2009-
Coventry City (player-manager)
Coventry City
Southampton
Celtic
Middlesbrough
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career statistics change

Club statistics League
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals
ScotlandLeague
1974/75 Dundee Division One 1 0
1975/76 Premier Division 23 6
1976/77 Division One 36 7
1977/78 Aberdeen Premier Division 12 2
1978/79 31 5
1979/80 33 10
1980/81 20 6
1981/82 30 7
1982/83 32 12
1983/84 25 13
EnglandLeague
1984/85 Manchester United First Division 41 15
1985/86 28 5
1986/87 34 4
1987/88 36 8
1988/89 21 1
1988/89 Leeds United Second Division 11 3
1989/90 46 16
1990/91 First Division 34 7
1991/92 36 4
1992/93 Premier League 31 4
1993/94 33 3
1994/95 6 0
1994/95 Coventry City Premier League 5 0
1995/96 12 0
1996/97 9 0
Country Scotland 243 68
England 383 70
Total 626 138

International career statistics change

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Scotland national team
YearAppsGoals
1980 7 1
1981 2 0
1982 8 0
1983 9 1
1984 2 0
1985 5 0
1986 6 2
1987 2 0
1988 0 0
1989 2 0
1990 0 0
1991 5 1
1992 2 0
Total 50 5

References change

  1. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Gordon Strachan". www.national-football-teams.com.