Alex McLeish

Alexander McLeish (born January 21, 1959) nicknamed "Big Eck", is a well respected football figure in Scotland. He is currently manager of Glasgow team Rangers.

His playing career saw him join Aberdeen F.C. in 1976 where he formed a formidable defensive partnership with Willie Miller. He enjoyed great success at Aberdeen under the management of Sir Alex Ferguson including a UEFA Cup Winners Cup win over Real Madrid. He also won the Scottish player of the year in 1990.

He also went to three World Cups with Scotland in 1982, 1986 and 1990. He is also a member of the Scotland Hall of Fame having gained 77 international caps.

After his successful playing career he quickly went into football management with Motherwell F.C. in 1994. His first season at Motherwell saw him take the Lanakshire club to second in the Premier League behind Walter Smith's Rangers. However, he failed to build on this success and the next two season were spent in relegation battles. He resigned as manager to take over at Hibernian F.C. in 1998 where he guided the Edinburgh team back to the Scottish Premier League. He attracted top players such as Russell Latapy and former French international Franck Sauzee. He also helped develop young striker Kenny Miller who would later go on to play for Rangers.

His work at Hibs was noticed and he was linked with several moves to England before he was appointed as Rangers manager in 2001 after departing Rangers manager Dick Advocaat recommended him to chairman David Murray. He was an instant success at Rangers winning both the Scottish Cup and Scottish League Cup in his first season. His second season saw him go one better when he won the treble with the help of top players such as Ronald de Boer and Barry Ferguson. However, Rangers' worsening financial state saw many of his top players leave in the close season with McLeish only able to replace them with free transfers and Bosman signings. Celtic won the league comfortably in season 2003/04 and McLeish was subsequently put under pressure from fans after his poor signings.

However, the bosman signings of Jean-Alain Boumsong and Dado Prso in the close season of 2004/05 gave Rangers renewed hope of regaining the title from Celtic's grasp, and McLeish's team won the 2005 league title on a dramatic last day.



Preceded by:
Richard Gough
Scottish Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year
1990
Succeeded by:
Maurice Malpas

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