Alec Cleland
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Cleland | ||
| Date of birth | 10 December 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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St Johnstone (U20 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) | |
| National team | |||
| 1989–1992 | Scotland U21 | 11 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2004 | Livingston (caretaker) | ||
| 2007 | Livingston (joint caretaker) | ||
| 2011 | St Johnstone (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Alexander Cleland (born 10 December 1970) is a Scottish former professional footballer.
Cleland player 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 regular appearances for the youth sides. After retiring from football, he moved into coaching, having three spells as caretaker boss at Livingston and a brief tenure as interim manager at St Johnstone.
Cleland started his career with Dundee United, for whom he made 159 appearances, lifting the Scottish Cup in 1994. He signed for Rangers in a joint deal with Gary Bollan in 1995 and established himself in the right-back slot at Ibrox. After over 100 appearances for the Glasgow club, he joined Premier League side Everton along with manager Walter Smith in 1998; however, his time in England was blighted with constant injury problems, and he only made 44 appearances before retiring in 2002.
Cleland was assistant manager to Steve Morrison at East Stirlingshire before joining Partick Thistle in January 2004. On 21 June 2004, Cleland was appointed as youth coach at Livingston, taking over from Paul Hegarty who left to join Dunfermline Athletic.
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