Alec Cleland
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Alexander Cleland (born 10 December 1970) is a Scottish professional football coach and former player who is currently a coach at St Johnstone.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexander Cleland[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1970-12-10) 10 December 1970 (age 53) | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | St Johnstone (coach) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1987–1995 | Dundee United | 151 | (8) |
1995–1998 | Rangers | 96 | (4) |
1998–2002 | Everton | 35 | (0) |
Total | 282 | (12) | |
International career | |||
1989–1992 | Scotland U21[2] | 11 | (0) |
1998 | Scotland B | 1 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2004 | Livingston (caretaker) | ||
2007 | Livingston (joint caretaker) | ||
2011 | St Johnstone (caretaker) | ||
2020 | St Johnstone (caretaker) | ||
2023 | St Johnstone (caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Cleland played as a defender for Scottish sides Rangers and Dundee United and English team Everton. Although never capped at senior level for Scotland, he did make eleven appearances for the under-21 team. After retiring from football, he moved into coaching. Cleland has had multiple spells as a caretaker manager at both Livingston and St Johnstone.