Alex Smith (footballer born 1939)

Infobox Football biography


playername = Alex Smith
fullname = Alexander Smith
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1939|12|25
cityofbirth = Cowie
countryofbirth = Scotland
currentclub =
position = Inside forward (Retired)
youthyears =
youthclubs = Gowanhill United
years = 1958–1959
1959–62
1962–65
1965–1966
1966–1968
1968–1970
clubs = Kilmarnock
Stenhousemuir
Stirling Albion
East Stirlingshire
Albion Rovers
Stenhousemuir
caps(goals) = 00 0(0)
39 0(9)
51 (11)
12 0(4) 23 0(0) 23 0(0)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
manageryears = 1968–1974
1974–1986

1986–1988
1988–1992
1992–1994
0000–2002
2000–2002
2002–2005
managerclubs = Stenhousemuir
Stirling Albion
Scotland under-18
St Mirren
Aberdeen
Clyde
Scotland under-21
Dundee United
Ross County

Alexander "Alex" Smith MBE (born 25 December 1939) is a Scottish former football player and manager.

Biography

Smith was born in Cowie, a mining village close to Stirling, and played in the same youth team as Billy Bremner. He was best man at Bremner's wedding. His playing career was journeymanlike, and he played for Kilmarnock, Stenhousemuir, Stirling Albion and Albion Rovers.

During his management career, which began in 1969, he has been the manager of Stenhousemuir, Stirling Albion, St Mirren, Aberdeen, Clyde, Dundee United and Ross County.

His major achievements as manager include the Scottish Cup in 1987 (with St Mirren) and 1990 (with Aberdeen), and the Scottish League Cup (again with Aberdeen) in 1989.

In the 2005 book on Scottish football, "The Final Whistle?" he was described as "the nearest thing the Scottish game has to a father figure".

Smith has been involved with Scotland at a number of levels, managing the Scotland under-18 and under-21 sides. He also took charge of the Scotland B squad in January 2007, alongside Bobby Williamson.cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/6313333.stm|title=Gow & McGregor given Scots chance|publisher=BBC Sport website|date=2007-01-30]

He is also co-proprietor of locally-renowned pub 'Smiths' located just outside Stirling.

Managerial statistics

Source: [http://www.soccerbase.com/managers2.sd?managerid=1427 Soccerbase]

Managerial honours

t Mirren

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Aberdeen

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Dundee United

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References

* Reid, Harry (2005), "The Final Whistle?", Birlinn, ISBN 1-84158-362-6