Jimmy Calderwood

Scottish footballer and manager (born 1955)

James "Jimmy" Calderwood (born 28 February 1955) is a former professional footballer and current manager of Scottish club Aberdeen F.C.

Jimmy Calderwood
Personal information
Full name James Calderwood[1]
Date of birth (1955-02-28) 28 February 1955 (age 69)[1]
Place of birth Glasgow,[1] Scotland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Glasgow Amateurs
1971–1972 Birmingham City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1980 Birmingham City 145 (4)
1979Cambridge United (loan) 8 (0)
1979–1980 Sparta Rotterdam 10 (0)
1980–1982 Willem II Tilburg 44 (1)
1982–1987 Roda JC 124 (1)
1987–1989 Heracles Almelo 33 (7)
National team
1974 Scotland U23 1 (0)
Teams managed
1996–1997 Willem II Tilburg
1997–1999 NEC Nijmegen
1999–2004 Dunfermline Athletic
2004–2009 Aberdeen
2010 Kilmarnock
2011 Ross County
2012 Go Ahead Eagles
2014 De Graafschap
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

In August 2017, Calderwood revealed that he has had Alzheimer's disease.[3]

Honours

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Dunfermline Athletic
Ross County

Manager awards

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Managerial statistics

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As of end of 2011–12 season
Team Country From To Record
G W D L Win %
Willem II Tilburg   Netherlands 1996 1997
NEC Nijmegen   Netherlands 1997 1999
Dunfermline Athletic   Scotland 30 November 1999 28 May 2004 202 77 47 78 038.12
Aberdeen   Scotland 28 May 2004 24 May 2009 227 94 60 73 041.41
Kilmarnock   Scotland 11 January 2010 31 May 2010 23 7 4 12 030.43
Ross County   Scotland 17 February 2011 7 May 2011 17 7 6 4 041.18
Go Ahead Eagles   Netherlands 30 March 2012 13 May 2012 7 4 2 1 057.14

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Jimmy Calderwood". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 62. ISBN 0362-02017-5.
  3. "Jimmy Calderwood: Former Aberdeen & Dunfermline boss has Alzheimer's". BBC Sport Scotland. 16 August 2017. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.