Gordon Strachan
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gordon David Strachan[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 9 February 1957||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Dundee (technical director) | ||
Youth career | |||
1971–1974 | Dundee | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974–1977 | Dundee | 69 | (13) |
1977–1984 | Aberdeen | 183 | (55) |
1984–1989 | Manchester United | 160 | (33) |
1989–1995 | Leeds United | 197 | (37) |
1995–1997 | Coventry City | 26 | (0) |
Total | 635 | (138) | |
International career | |||
1979 | Scotland U21 | 1 | (0) |
1980–1992 | Scotland | 50 | (5) |
Managerial career | |||
1996–2001 | Coventry City | ||
2001–2004 | Southampton | ||
2005–2009 | Celtic | ||
2009–2010 | Middlesbrough | ||
2013–2017 | Scotland | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gordon David Strachan
In club football, Strachan played 635 league games, scoring a total of 138 goals, playing 21 of 25 career seasons in either the English or Scottish top-flight. In international football Strachan earned 50 caps, scoring five goals and played in two FIFA World Cup final tournaments, Spain 82 and Mexico 86. Strachan retired from playing in 1997 at age 40, setting a Premier League record for an outfield player.
A right-sided midfielder, Strachan made his senior debut in 1974 with Dundee before moving on within Scotland, to spend seven seasons at Aberdeen. He first played for the Scotland national team in 1980. While at Aberdeen Strachan won multiple domestic league and cup honours in the early 1980s, as well as the 1982–83 European Cup Winners' Cup and 1983 European Super Cup. Moving to England, Strachan won the 1985 FA Cup final in five seasons with Manchester United. He spent the next seven seasons as club captain at Leeds, winning the 1989–90 Second Division and 1991–92 First Division league titles. He played his last game for Scotland in 1992. He moved to Coventry in 1995 for a final three seasons, as a player-coach.
Strachan became full-time manager of Coventry when the incumbent
Strachan was named as FWA Footballer of the Year for the 1990–91 season while at Leeds. He was also named Manager of the Year in Scotland several times by writers and players while at Celtic. In 2007, Strachan was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame. He is the father of Craig Strachan and Gavin Strachan and the grandfather of Luke Strachan, all of whom were also footballers.
Strachan was appointed an
Club career
Born and raised in Muirhouse, Edinburgh, Strachan supported Hibernian as a boy.[5][6] His father, Jim, worked as a scaffolder, and his mother, Catherine, worked at a whisky distillery.[7] At age 15, he damaged his vision playing football on the school playground when a pen in his pocket became lodged in his right eye; the pen came within "a thousandth of an inch" of permanently costing him the vision in his eye.[8] He was offered a contract by Hibernian manager Eddie Turnbull, but his father decided against the offer after stating the club did not pay sufficient expenses for footwear.[9]
Dundee
Strachan began his career with
New boss Tommy Gemmell handed 19-year-old Strachan the captaincy for the 1976–77 First Division campaign,[13] and he remains the youngest player to have captained Dundee.[6] However, the club failed to shine in the lower divisions, and Strachan lost his first team place early in the 1977–78 season following a drinking session with Jimmy Johnstone; Gemmell was also concerned that Strachan was "getting kicked a lot" after opposition teams worked out that the way to stop Dundee was to take out their playmaker.[14] Strachan decided to leave Dundee as the club seemed unlikely to win back their top-flight status; the Dundee chairman was also keen on cashing in his most prized asset, and told Gemmell that "we need £50,000 by Friday or the banks are closing the gate".[6][15] His last match for Dundee was on 26 October 1977 in a 6–0 defeat in the League Cup to Queen of the South at Palmerston Park, which Strachan described in his autobiography as "embarrassing".
Aberdeen
Strachan was signed by
McNeill left the
The "Reds" could only manage a second-place finish in
The
Manchester United
In August 1984, Manchester United spent £500,000 to take Strachan to
After winning their opening ten league matches of the 1985–86 season, United had to cope without Strachan, who was sidelined for much of the season with injury.[35] They proved unable to cope with their injuries – another key player facing extended time in the treatment room was Bryan Robson – and limped to another fourth-place finish.[35] Atkinson was replaced by Alex Ferguson in November 1986, and Strachan mocked sobbing as he told his teammates, "I never thought he'd follow me this far south!"[36] After his arrival, Ferguson speculated that no longer being the star player had negatively affected Strachan's form.[37] United finished a disappointing 11th in 1986–87, before rising to second place in 1987–88. Strachan's form was again patchy in 1988–89, as United slipped back down to 11th.[38]
Leeds United
In March 1989, Sheffield Wednesday manager Ron Atkinson had a bid of £200,000 accepted by Manchester United, and he offered Strachan a contract paying more money than anyone in the club's history.[39] However likely a move to Sheffield seemed, Leeds United manager Howard Wilkinson matched the offer and convinced Strachan to drop down into the Second Division.[40] He quickly became a popular figure at Elland Road, earning comparisons to former favourites Bobby Collins and Johnny Giles.[41] Signing a two-year contract, he was awarded with the captain's armband.[42] He formed an unlikely midfield partnership with Vinnie Jones and led the club to the Second Division title in 1989–90.[43]
With the "Whites" now in the First Division, Wilkinson secured a midfield quartet of Strachan, Gary McAllister, David Batty and Gary Speed.[44] They achieved a commendable fourth-place finish in 1990–91, and also reached the semi-finals of the League Cup.[44] Strachan was voted FWA Footballer of the Year for his performances during the campaign, becoming the first player to win the award both in Scotland and in England.[44]
Strachan signed a new two-year contract, before captaining Leeds to the league title in 1991–92.[45] In so doing, he denied former boss Alex Ferguson and Leeds' hated rivals Manchester United the title.[46] However, Strachan (now nearing age 35) was beginning to feel the effects of his sciatica and missed a number of matches due to his bad back.[47] Following the club's success, Strachan was appointed an OBE for his services to sport.[48]
However, Leeds were unable to build on their success, and finished the 1992–93 season down in 17th place in what was newly re-branded as the Premier League.[49] Strachan continued to impress though, and was given the club's Player of the Year award.[49] He scored a hat-trick against Blackburn Rovers on 10 April 1993.[50] This was his second hat-trick for Leeds, the first having come in September 1989 when he found the net three times in a 4–0 win over promotion rivals Swindon Town in the Second Division at Elland Road.[51]
Strachan managed 37 starts in 1993–94, and Leeds rose to fifth.[49] He was rarely selected in the 1994–95 season, which would prove to be the end of his spell at Elland Road, where he had spent six years.[52]
Coventry City
In March 1995, Strachan moved to
International career
Strachan won his first cap for
Scotland also
Strachan fell out of the first team picture under Andy Roxburgh, and was omitted from the squad for the 1990 World Cup.[68] Nevertheless, he enjoyed a national team revival between 1990 and 1992, and captained his country in qualification for UEFA Euro 1992.[69] However, he did not travel to Sweden as a member of the squad, as he announced his retirement due to long-term back troubles.[70] He won 50 full caps, and scored five international goals.
Managerial career
Coventry City
When Ron Atkinson became Coventry City's director of football in November 1996, Strachan was promoted to the manager's seat. He appointed Alex Miller as his assistant.[71] After an upturn in results, Strachan was named Manager of the Month in December.[72] However, 1 win in 12 matches in the New Year left the "Sky Blues" in the relegation zone. Late wins over Liverpool, Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur saved their season though, and relegation was avoided by a one-point margin. Strachan played in the win over Chelsea at Highfield Road at age 40, in what was at the time a record age for an outfield player in the Premier League.[citation needed]
Strachan signed Swedish goalkeeper Magnus Hedman and defender Roland Nilsson, Dutch midfielder George Boateng, and Romanian striker Viorel Moldovan – all of whom would win international caps.[73] Coventry rose to 11th place in 1997–98, and also reached the quarter-finals of the 1997–98 FA Cup.[73] After Miller left the club, Strachan replaced him with Garry Pendrey, who would go on to spend many years as his assistant at various clubs.[74] Strachan was again named Manager of the Month in February 1998.[citation needed]
The club finished 15th in 1998–99 and 14th in 1999–2000, as Strachan spent £6 million on Irish striker Robbie Keane and £5 million on Moroccans Mustapha Hadji and Youssef Chippo, while selling Dion Dublin to Midlands rivals Aston Villa.[75] Coventry were relegated at the end of the 2000–01 season, making Strachan unpopular with fans.[76] New signing Craig Bellamy proved disappointing, while Robbie Keane was sold and Gary McAllister departed for Liverpool.[77] Strachan attempted to launch a promotion campaign by signing striker Lee Hughes, but in the face of increasing supporter unrest, he was sacked five matches into the 2001–02 First Division campaign.[78] His replacement, Roland Nilsson, took the club to an 11th-place finish.[citation needed]
Southampton
Strachan returned to management within weeks, taking the manager's job at Premier League
In February 2004, Strachan announced his resignation as Southampton manager after his decision not to stay on at the club in the summer was leaked to the press.[80] He wanted to take a break from football, but was forced to resign earlier than initially intended due to the speculation surrounding his and the club's future following the leak.[81]
Celtic
After a 16-month break, Strachan returned to management on 1 June 2005, when he succeeded
The following year, Strachan restructured the team and made a series of signings, bringing in players such as Hibernian's
In the 2007–08 season, Strachan led Celtic into the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League again after defeating Milan, Benfica and Shakhtar Donetsk. By April, there was significant criticism from the press and the fans after a 1–0 loss to Aberdeen in the Scottish Cup quarter-final and a 1–0 loss to ten-man Motherwell in the SPL. However, after defeating Rangers twice at home, on 22 May 2008 Strachan became only the third ever Celtic manager to guide the club to three consecutive Scottish league titles.[citation needed]
In the 2008–09 season, after winning the League Cup after extra time against Rangers, but failing to lead Celtic to another league title, he resigned as manager on 25 May 2009.[84][85]
Middlesbrough
Strachan signed a four-year contract with English Championship team Middlesbrough on 26 October 2009, succeeding Gareth Southgate.[86][87] He had been linked with the Middlesbrough manager's job 15 years earlier, when still a Leeds United player.[88] His first match in charge was on 31 October, a 1–0 defeat to Plymouth Argyle, with Adam Johnson missing a penalty.[89] On 5 December, Middlesbrough won their first match under Strachan, 5–1 away to Queens Park Rangers.[90] After a poor run of results, including a 3–0 loss at home to Blackpool and a 1–0 loss at home to Cardiff City, Strachan earned his first home win after his team beat Scunthorpe United 3–0.[91]
After a poor start to the 2010–11 season meant Middlesbrough were in 20th place,[92] Strachan left the club by mutual consent on 18 October.[93] He voluntarily ended his contract and left without compensation.[92]
Scotland
Strachan was appointed manager of the Scotland national team on 15 January 2013, succeeding
In Euro 2016 qualifying, Scotland appeared to have a better chance of qualification as the finals tournament was expanded from 16 teams to 24, but were drawn in a tough group with Germany, Poland and the Republic of Ireland.[95] After losing their opening match in Germany, Scotland recorded home wins against Georgia, Ireland and Gibraltar, and away draws against Poland and Ireland.[95] In their following match, Scotland produced an "insipid" performance, as they lost 1–0 in Georgia.[95] A home defeat by Germany left Scotland four points behind third-placed Ireland, with two matches to play.[95] In the penultimate matches of the group, Scotland needed to beat Poland, or hope that Ireland would lose to Germany.[95] Scotland came from behind to lead 2–1 in their match, but Ireland had scored the only goal of their match, leaving the Scots needing a win to stay alive.[95] A late scrambled goal by Robert Lewandowski gave Poland a draw that eliminated Scotland from contention.[95] Strachan bemoaned what he perceived to be bad luck.[95] After a win against Gibraltar in the last qualifier, Strachan agreed to a new contract with the Scottish Football Association.[96] After failing to qualify for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Strachan resigned from his position on 12 October 2017.[97]
Management style
Typically playing a traditional
Renowned for his deadpan humour in media interviews, quotes attributed to Strachan have become part of popular football culture.[107][108]
Enmity with Alex Ferguson
Despite playing for Alex Ferguson at two clubs, the pair had an ongoing public feud during Strachan's managerial career. In his 1999 autobiography, the former Manchester United manager said, "I decided this man could not be trusted an inch – I would not want to expose my back to him in a hurry." In his own 2006 autobiography, in response to Ferguson's comments, Strachan said he was "surprised and disappointed".[109] The rivalry dates from Strachan's time playing under Ferguson, first at Aberdeen and later Manchester United.[110] In August 2006, after his Celtic team was drawn to play Ferguson's Manchester United in the Champions League, Strachan said that there was no longer any enmity between the two managers.[111]
Other work
Strachan has analysed football matches for the media, including alongside
For the 2006 World Cup, Strachan was appointed as the official FIFA Ambassador for Scotland, joining 50 others in fundraising for SOS Children's Villages, the official charity of the tournament.[115]
Strachan and his two sons started their own football school in the Coventry area in August 2009.[116]
In July 2019, Strachan was appointed to a technical director position with Dundee.[117]
Personal life
Strachan married Lesley Scott in 1977; George Mackie was his best man.[118] Together, they had three children: Craig and Gavin Strachan, also footballers,[116] and Gemma Strachan.[119] Strachan's grandson, Luke, is also a footballer and came through the youth setup with Dundee whilst Gordon was technical director at the club.[120]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dundee[122] | 1973–74 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1974–75 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
1975–76 | Premier Division | 23 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | |
1976–77 | First Division | 36 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 8 | |
1977–78 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | ||
Total | 69 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 15 | ||
Aberdeen | 1977–78 | Premier Division | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 |
1978–79 | 31 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 6 | ||
1979–80 | 33 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 51 | 15 | ||
1980–81 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 30 | 9 | ||
1981–82 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 50 | 20 | ||
1982–83 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 52 | 20 | ||
1983–84 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 47 | 18 | ||
Total | 183 | 54 | 29 | 7 | 46 | 20 | 34 | 8 | 292 | 89 | ||
Manchester United | 1984–85 | First Division | 41 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 19 |
1985–86 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 5 | ||
1986–87 | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 4 | ||
1987–88 | 36 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 9 | ||
1988–89 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||
Total | 160 | 33 | 23 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 202 | 38 | ||
Leeds United | 1988–89 | Second Division | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
1989–90 | 46 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 17 | ||
1990–91 | First Division | 34 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 9 | |
1991–92 | 36 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 5 | ||
1992–93 | Premier League | 31 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 43 | 6 | |
1993–94 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 4 | ||
1994–95 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
Total | 197 | 37 | 14 | 2 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 235 | 44 | ||
Coventry City | 1994–95 | Premier League | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
1995–96 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||
1996–97 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |||
Total | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |||
Career total | 635 | 137 | 76 | 12 | 95 | 26 | 45 | 11 | 851 | 186 |
- ^ Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup.
- ^ Includes Scottish League Cup, EFL Cup.
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Scotland | 1980 | 7 | 1 |
1981 | 2 | 0 | |
1982 | 8 | 0 | |
1983 | 9 | 1 | |
1984 | 2 | 0 | |
1985 | 5 | 0 | |
1986 | 6 | 2 | |
1987 | 2 | 0 | |
1989 | 2 | 0 | |
1991 | 5 | 1 | |
1992 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 50 | 5 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Strachan goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 10 September 1980 | Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden | 6 | Sweden | 1–0 | 1–0 | 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 12 June 1983 | Empire Stadium, Vancouver , Canada |
22 | Canada | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly
|
3 | 26 March 1986 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | 34 | Romania | 1–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
4 | 8 June 1986 | Queretaro , Mexico |
36 | West Germany | 1–0 | 1–2 | 1986 FIFA World Cup |
5 | 1 May 1991 | Serravalle , San Marino |
46 | San Marino | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying |
Managerial record
- As of 8 October 2017 (competitive club matches and all international matches)
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Coventry City | 5 November 1996 | 10 September 2001 | 215 | 70 | 56 | 89 | 32.56 |
Southampton | 22 October 2001 | 13 February 2004 | 110 | 39 | 32 | 39 | 35.45 |
Celtic | 1 June 2005 | 25 May 2009 | 182 | 122 | 28 | 32 | 67.03 |
Middlesbrough | 26 October 2009 | 18 October 2010 | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 28.26 |
Scotland | 15 January 2013 | 12 October 2017 | 40 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 47.50 |
Total | 593 | 263 | 138 | 192 | 44.35 |
Honours
Player
Aberdeen
- Scottish Premier Division: 1979–80, 1983–84
- Scottish Cup: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84
- Drybrough Cup: 1980–81[124]
- European Cup Winners' Cup: 1982–83
- European Super Cup: 1983
Manchester United
Leeds United
Scotland
Individual
- SFWA Footballer of the Year: 1979–80
- Ballon d'Or: 1983 (4th place)[125]
- PFA Team of the Year Second Division: 1989–90
- PFA Team of the Year First Division: 1990–91
- FWA Footballer of the Year: 1990–91
- Scottish FA International Roll of Honour: 1992
- Leeds United Player of the Year: 1993
- PFA Merit Award: 1995
- English Football Hall of Fame inductee: 2016
Manager
Celtic
- Scottish Premier League: 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08
- Scottish Cup: 2006–07
- Scottish League Cup: 2005–06, 2008–09
Individual
- Premier League Manager of the Month: December 1996, February 1998, January 2002, December 2002[126]
- SPFA Manager of the Year: 2005–06
- SFWA Manager of the Year: 2005–06, 2006–07
- PFA Scotland Manager of the Year: 2006–07, 2008–09
See also
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- ^ Gilbert, Simon (14 December 2016). "Gordon Strachan: 'I had to move Noel Whelan into my house to stop him going to jail'". Coventry Telegraph. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ^ Thomson, Jack (20 July 2019). "Gordon Strachan's grandson in Dundee squad as teenager nears family tree moment". Daily Record. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ Single source here, if player is inactive. If player has not retired, move source next to "Updated" template.
- ^ "Gordon Strachan | Player Statistics | Dundee (Dee Archive)". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ a b Gordon Strachan at the Scottish Football Association
- ^ "Match Report: Drybrough Cup Final". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
- ^ "European Footballer of the Year (Ballon d'Or) 1983". RSSSF. 26 March 2005. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Manager profile: Gordon Strachan". Premier League. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
General
- Moynihan, Leo (2004), Gordon Strachan: A Biography, ISBN 1852272058
External links
- Gordon Strachan at Soccerbase
- Gordon Strachan management career statistics at Soccerbase