Gordon Strachan OBE was born on the 9th February 1957, in Edinburgh. An aggressive, skilful right-sided midfield player, he started his career at Dundee F.C.
Gordon Strachan OBE was born on the 9th February 1957, in Edinburgh. An aggressive, skilful right-sided midfield player, he started his career at Dundee F.C. where he was their youngest-ever captain. Signed by Aberdeen, he came to prominence in their famous team of the 1980’s that won two Scottish League titles, three Scottish Cups, the European Cup Winners' Cup and the European Super Cup. In 1984, Manchester United spent £500,000 to take him to Old Trafford where he contributed to their FA Cup victory over Everton in 1985. In 1989, Leeds United paid £200,000 for him and his strong form resulted in Leeds winning the Second Division title in 1990 and gaining promotion to the First Division after an eight-year exile.
In 1991 Strachan was voted Football Writers' Player of the Year. A year later, in 1992, he helped Leeds overtake Manchester United to win the league title. Gordon remained at Leeds United until March 1995, when he moved to Coventry City to work as player-coach under new manager Ron Atkinson. He won 50 international caps for Scotland, scoring five goals, is a member of the Scotland Football Hall of Fame and was Scottish Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year in1980.
