From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Roy Aitken
Roy Aitken
Roy Aitken
Personal information
Management and coaching ca-
Full name Robert Sime Aitken reer
Date of birth 24 November 1958 (1958-11-24) After his playing career, he had a short spell in manage-
ment with Scottish Premier League team Aberdeen, and
Place of birth Irvine, Scotland won the Scottish League Cup in 1995 before turning his
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) attention to coaching.
After obtaining his UEFA Pro Licence at the Scottish
Playing position Defender Football Association’s Largs training centre,[2] Aitken
Youth career went on to become a coach with Leeds United before re-
joining former Leeds coach David O’Leary at Aston Vil-
1973–1976 Celtic Boys Club
la.[3]
Senior career* On 20 July 2006, he was named caretaker manager
of Aston Villa after O’Leary’s departure the previous
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
evening.[4] Aitken managed Villa to three pre-season vic-
1976–1990 Celtic 483 (40) tories before being replaced by Martin O’Neill.[5]
1990–1991 Newcastle United 54 (1) In January 2007, he was appointed as one of Alex
McLeish’s assistants with the Scotland national football
1991–1992 St Mirren 34 (1) team. On 28 November 2007, he followed McLeish, newly
1992–1995 Aberdeen 29 (2) appointed as manager of Birmingham City, to the club as
first-team coach alongside Andy Watson.[6]
Total 600 (44)
In July 2010, Aitken left Birmingham City to join
National team O’Leary in Dubai with Al-Ahli.[7]
1980–1991 Scotland 57 (1)
Teams managed
References
[1] ^ "Roy Aitken - A Squad". Scottish Football
1995–1997 Aberdeen
Association. http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/
2006 Aston Villa (caretaker manager) football_player_profile.cfm?page=464&playerID=287&squadID=1.
Retrieved 30 September 2010.
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the
domestic league only. [2] Winter, Henry (29 November 2007). "England could
† Appearances (Goals). learn from Scottish system". The Daily Telegraph
(London). http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/
Robert Sime "Roy" Aitken (born 24 November 1958)[1] is football/international/scotland/2327013/England-
a former footballer who went on to become a coach with could-learn-from-Scottish-system.html. Retrieved
clubs including Leeds United and Aston Villa. His position 30 September 2010.
as a player was defence. [3] "Aitken ready to lead Villa until whenever".
Born in Irvine, Ayrshire,[1] he grew up in Ardrossan. ESPNsoccernet. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/
He signed for Celtic as a youngster. news/story?id=374411&cc=5739. Retrieved 30
September 2010.
Playing career [4] "Aitken at helm after O’Leary exit". BBC Sport. 21
July 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/
At Celtic, he was nicknamed ’The Bear’ by the supporters football/teams/a/aston_villa/5197898.stm.
due to his large frame and commanding presence. He lat- Retrieved 30 September 2010.
er went on to play for Newcastle United, St. Mirren and [5] Tattum, Colin (17 April 2008). "Roy Aitken: I want
Aberdeen. to win Aston Villa derby for Birmingham City".
He won 57 caps for the Scotland national football Birmingham Mail.
team, scoring once. http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-
sport/birmingham-city-fc/birmingham-city-fc-
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Roy Aitken
Sporting positions
Preceded by Celtic F.C. captain Succeeded by
Danny McGrain 1987–1989 Paul McStay
Preceded by Newcastle United F.C. Captain Succeeded by
Andy Thorn 1990–1991 Kevin Scott
news/2008/04/17/roy-aitken-i-want-to-win-aston- Persondata
villa-derby-for-birmingham-city-97319-20777305/.
Name Aitken, Roy
Retrieved 30 September 2010.
[6] "Birmingham unveil McLeish as boss". BBC Sport. Alternative names Aitken, Robert Sime
28 November 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/ Short description Professional footballer
hi/football/teams/b/birmingham_city/ Date of birth 24 November 1958
7115728.stm. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
Place of birth Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland
[7] "Roy Aitken quits Birmingham City for Al Ahli".
BBC Sport. 7 July 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/ Date of death
sport1/hi/football/teams/b/birmingham_city/ Place of death
8797781.stm. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
• The Scottish Football Association
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• Aberdeen F.C. players
• Scottish Football League players
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• 1986 FIFA World Cup players
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