- Jimmy Calderwood
Infobox Football biography
playername = Jimmy Calderwood
fullname = James Calderwood
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1955|2|28|df=y
cityofbirth =Glasgow
countryofbirth =Scotland
currentclub = Aberdeen (manager)
position =Midfielder
youthyears = 1971–1972
youthclubs = Birmingham City
years = 1972–1980
1979
1979-1980
1980–1982
1982–1987
1987–1989
clubs = Birmingham City
→ Cambridge United (loan)Sparta Rotterdam Willem II Tilburg Roda JC Heracles Almelo
caps(goals) = 145 (4)
008 (0)
010 (0)
044 (1)
124 (1)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
manageryears = 1996–1997
1997–1999
1999–2004
2004–
managerclubs =Willem II Tilburg
NEC Nijmegen
Dunfermline Athletic
AberdeenJimmy Calderwood (born 28 February 1955) is a former professional
association football er and current manager ofScottish Premier League club Aberdeen. His son isScott Calderwood .Playing career
Born in
Govan ,Glasgow , Calderwood started his professional career with Birmingham City as an apprentice in 1971, making his first team debut against Stoke City in 1972. He made 159 appearances for the club before spending a short time on loan at Cambridge United in 1979. His contract with Birmingham was cancelled at the end of the 1979–80 season, [cite book
author=Matthews, Tony |title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record |year=1995 |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |isbn=978-1-85983-010-9 |pages=p. 77] and he accepted an offer to move to theNetherlands , where he spent almost 10 years playing forSparta Rotterdam ,Willem II Tilburg ,Roda JC andHeracles Almelo before retiring in 1989.Managerial career
After a few assistant coaching positions, Calderwood moved into management in his own right by taking over Dutch club
Willem II Tilburg in 1996, before moving toNEC Nijmegen in 1997. After a two year spell there, Scottish First Division side Dunfermline Athletic moved to make him their new manager. Calderwood spent five seasons atEast End Park where he led the club to promotion to the SPL by finishing as runners-up in his 1st season in charge. He also lead them to their highest ever SPL position, finishing fourth in 2003–04. That season the side also reached theScottish Cup final, guaranteeing their return to European competition for the first time in 35 years as opponents Celtic had already earned Champions League qualification.In the summer of 2004
Willie Miller , returning toPittodrie as Director of Football, brought Calderwood to Aberdeen to replaceSteve Paterson as manager.cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/3745299.stm|publisher=BBC Sport website|title=Calderwood agrees Dons move|date=28 May 2004]Since his arrival in the "Granite City", Calderwood has overseen an improvement in Aberdeen's fortunes on the playing field. They narrowly missed out on qualifying for European competition in 2004–05 and 2005–06 but finished the 2006–07 league campaign in third place, ensuring
UEFA Cup qualification in 2007–08.On 31 August 2007 he was linked with the vacant manager's position at Leicester City. Calderwood later dismissed this, insisting he and his assistant
Jimmy Nicholl 'love' being with Aberdeen. [ [http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11712_2707145,00.html Dons boss plays down link] , Sky Sports2007-09-04 . Retrieved on2007-09-05 .]In December 2007, Calderwood led Aberdeen to the last 32 of European competition for the first time since 1986 with a surprising 4–0 demolition of FC Copenhagen at Pittodrie. With this great achievement, the Dons were rewarded by drawing 'German Giants' Bayern Munich. Calderwood led his team this time once again to a shock result, drawing 2-2 with Bayern at Pittodrie on 14 February 2008, a remarkable achievement and hailed by many pundits and ex-players as Aberdeen's greatest night since Gothenburg in 1983, with Jimmy himself describing the night as his biggest in football. Ironically, Bayern pulled off a convincing 5-1 win against Calderwood's team in Germany the following week, but the severe thrashing and sloppy defending which sent the Dons out of the UEFA Cup was compensated by the amazing European nights produced by the players.Fact|date=September 2008
On Monday 14 January 2008 Jimmy Calderwood signed a 3½ year contract to end a month of speculation about his future. Along with Calderwood, Assistant Manager
Jimmy Nicholl and CoachSandy Clark both signed similar 3½ year contracts.Calderwood has many friends and contacts in the game. From his time in the
Netherlands these includeMartin Jol ,Mark Van Bommel andJaap Stam the latter of whom he discovered as a young player. Others includeArsene Wenger ,Steve Bruce andGareth Southgate .Fact|date=September 2008Calderwood is also a firm believer of signing players that are 'good to have around the place', a reference to keeping team spirit and morale high around any of the clubs he has managed.Fact|date=September 2008
The 2008/2009 season has seen Calderwood come in for some stern criticism following the clubs poor start to the campaign which has seen the Dons fail to win any of their opening four home matches followed by a disasterous 4-2 defeat away to Kilmarnock in the League Cup. Fans have become increasingly impatient with many claiming it is time for a fresh start and a new manager. Whether Calderwood will be able to ride this latest storm is questionable. [ [http://www.sundayherald.com/sport/shfootball/display.var.2453843.0.0.php?act=complaint&cid=1922682 See you, Jimmy…] , Sunday Herald
2008-28-09 . Retrieved on2008-10-05 .]Managerial honours
Dunfermline Athletic
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Scottish Cup
**Runners-up (1): 2003-04*Scottish First Division
**Runners-up (1): 1999-2000Manager awards
* SPL Manager of the Month (5): March 2002, April 2004, August 2004, February 2006, April 2006
Managerial stats
:"As of 17 June 2007."
References
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