Graham Alexander
Overview
Graham Alexander is a Scotland manager currently playing for Bradford. They are 54 years old.
Biography
Graham Alexander (born 10 October 1971) is a professional football coach and former player who manages Bradford City. In a lengthy playing career, Alexander represented Scunthorpe United, Luton Town, Preston North End and Burnley. He also made 40 international appearances for Scotland. For most of his career, Alexander played as a specialist at right back, but was also deployed in defensive midfield early on in his career with Scunthorpe. He is the fourth oldest player to score in Premier League history. He was also a penalty kick specialist. On 16 April 2011, in Burnley's win over Swansea City in a Championship match, Alexander became only the second outfield player in English football history to have made 1,000 professional appearances, after Tony Ford. He is fourth on the list of footballers in England and Scotland by number of league appearances. Alexander was appointed manager of Fleetwood Town in December 2012. He won the 2013–14 League Two play-offs and promotion to League One, but was sacked by Fleetwood in September 2015. He then managed Scunthorpe United for two years before being appointed manager of newly promoted National League club Salford City on 14 May 2018.
Career & honours
Career history
ScunthorpeYouth1988 – 1990- ScunthorpePermanent1988 – 1995
LutonPermanent1995 – 1999
PrestonPermanent1999 – 2007
BurnleyPermanent2007 – 2011- PrestonPermanent2011 – 2012
ScotlandInternational2002 – 2009- PrestonCaretaker Manager2011 – 2012
Fleetwood TownManager2012 – 2015- ScunthorpeManager2016 – 2018
Salford CityManager2018 – 2020
Honours
No honours recorded for this player.
Biography
Graham Alexander (born 10 October 1971) is a professional football coach and former player who manages Bradford City. In a lengthy playing career, Alexander represented Scunthorpe United, Luton Town, Preston North End and Burnley. He also made 40 international appearances for Scotland. For most of his career, Alexander played as a specialist at right back, but was also deployed in defensive midfield early on in his career with Scunthorpe. He is the fourth oldest player to score in Premier League history. He was also a penalty kick specialist. On 16 April 2011, in Burnley's win over Swansea City in a Championship match, Alexander became only the second outfield player in English football history to have made 1,000 professional appearances, after Tony Ford. He is fourth on the list of footballers in England and Scotland by number of league appearances. Alexander was appointed manager of Fleetwood Town in December 2012. He won the 2013–14 League Two play-offs and promotion to League One, but was sacked by Fleetwood in September 2015. He then managed Scunthorpe United for two years before being appointed manager of newly promoted National League club Salford City on 14 May 2018.
Honours
No honours recorded for this player.
Frequently asked questions
- Which team does Graham Alexander play for?
- Graham Alexander currently plays for Bradford.
- What position does Graham Alexander play?
- Graham Alexander plays as a manager.
- How old is Graham Alexander?
- Graham Alexander is 54 years old.
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