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Gordon Strachan

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Gordon Strachan
OBE
Strachan as manager of Celtic in 2007
Personal information
Full name Gordon David Strachan[1]
Date of birth (1957-02-09) 9 February 1957 (age 67)[2]
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[3]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club 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)
National team
1979 Scotland U21 1 (0)
1980–1992 Scotland 50 (5)
Teams managed
1996–2001 Coventry City
2001–2004 Southampton
2005–2009 Celtic
2009–2010 Middlesbrough
2013–2017 Scotland
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[4]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dundee[5] 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

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
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

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Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Strachan goal.
List of international goals scored by Gordon Strachan
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 Estadio La Corregidora, Queretaro, Mexico 36  West Germany 1–0 1–2 1986 FIFA World Cup
5 1 May 1991 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino 46  San Marino 1–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying

Managerial record

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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 89 032.56
Southampton 22 October 2001 13 February 2004 110 39 32 39 035.45
Celtic 1 June 2005 25 May 2009 182 122 28 32 067.03
Middlesbrough 26 October 2009 18 October 2010 46 13 13 20 028.26
Scotland 15 January 2013 12 October 2017 40 19 9 12 047.50
Total 593 263 138 192 044.35

Aberdeen

Manchester United

Leeds United

Scotland

Individual

Celtic

Individual

References

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  1. "Gordon Strachan". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. "Gordon Strachan: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  3. "Gordon Strachan: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  4. Single source here, if player is inactive. If player has not retired, move source next to "Updated" template.
  5. "Gordon Strachan | Player Statistics | Dundee (Dee Archive)". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  6. "Match Report: Drybrough Cup Final". AFC Heritage. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  7. "European Footballer of the Year (Ballon d'Or) 1983". RSSSF. 26 March 2005. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  8. "Manager profile: Gordon Strachan". Premier League. Retrieved 14 September 2018.