Alexander McLeish (born the January 21st 1959 with Barrhead, Scotland) is old a Football Scottish or . He involved the team of Scotland in 2007.

This central defender of Aberdeen and the Scottish selection disputed three world cups in 1982, 1986 and 1990.

He knew 77 selections in national team, which makes of it the third Scottish player more wrapped history.

Except for its last year of player with Motherwell, McLeish remained faithful all its career to Aberdeen, a club with which it gained the Coupe of the cuts in 1983 (under the direction of the trainer Alex Ferguson).

Since the end of its career in 1995, it became trainer. Successively to manage Motherwell, of Hibernian and Glasgow Rangers until the arrival of Paul Le Guen, McLeish involves since 2007 the national selection, to replace Walter Smith.

In November 2007, following nonthe qualification of the team of Scotland for the Euro 2008, it signs for Birmingham City, orphan of Steve Bruce which left one week to him before to Wigan Athletic.

Career of player

Clubs

• Aberdeen: 1976-1994
• Motherwell : 1994-1995

Prize list

• Cut of the cuts: 1983
• Supercoupe of the UEFA: 1984
• Championship of Scotland: 1980,1984,1985
• Cut of Scotland 1982,1983,1984,1986,1990
• Cut of the League of Scotland: 1986,1990

Career of trainer

Clubs

• Motherwell : 1994-1998
• Hibernian : 1998-2001
• Glasgow Rangers: 2001-2006
• National team of: 2007-2007
• Birmingham City: since November 2007

Prize list

• Championship of Scotland: 2003,2005
• Cut of Scotland 2002,2003
• Cut of the League of Scotland: 2002,2003,2005

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