[82] After a series of poor performances from the team, he was sacked on 2 May with ten matches of the season remaining.[83]. Scotland national football team roll of honour, "Alex McLeish: Nottingham Forest manager exits City Ground", "Alex McLeish honoured by University of Aberdeen", "Alex McLeish - Scottish Caps (Part 2) 1986-93 - Scotland", "England could learn from Scottish system", "Advocaat's vested interest in the improbable dream", "SFA reject official approach for McLeish", "Alex McLeish back to square one in defender hunt", "McLeish orders reform of Birmingham City scouting", "McLeish named Barclays Manager of the Month", "Birmingham City win is 'my greatest achievement', says Alex McLeish", "Birmingham keep faith with Alex McLeish", "Alex McLeish resigns as Birmingham manager", "Birmingham seek Alex McLeish compensation from Aston Villa", "Aston Villa fans protest against Alex McLeish", "Aston Villa sign Charles N'Zogbia from Wigan Athletic", "Robbie Keane signs for Aston Villa on loan from Los Angeles Galaxy", "Villa and Liverpool seek away relief, already certain of worst home records - Sporting Intelligence", "Nottingham Forest name Alex McLeish as new manager", "Alex McLeish considering future at Nottingham Forest after failed attempt to sign George Boyd", "Alex McLeish hopes to return to management in England or abroad", "Alex McLeish named new manager of KRC Genk", "Genk speelt in eerste wedstrijd onder McLeish gelijk", "Alex McLeish to leave Belgian club Genk at end of season", "Zamalek to part ways with fourth coach of the season McLeish", "Alex McLeish: Scotland replace Gordon Strachan with former boss", https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47767790, "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile", "Alex McLeish leaves Zamalek after 65 days", "Football: Hateley cleans up for Rangers", "Now you know: Rougvie shown red card in Rangers cup final victory", "Now you know: Ally McCoist double helped Rangers defeat Aberdeen 3-2 in 1998 League Cup Final", "Football: Smith's slip gives Rangers the prize", Alex McLeish management career statistics, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Alex_McLeish&oldid=968583128, Scotland under-21 international footballers, Wikipedia indefinitely semi-protected pages, Pages using national squad without sport or team link, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. Alex McLeish is part of the Baby boomers generation. He attended Springhill Primary, Barrhead High School – where he was one year below future Aberdeen and Scotland teammate Peter Weir – and John Neilson High School in Paisley. McLeish suffered his second defeat as manager, away in Georgia on 17 October. [47] In the January 2008 transfer window, McLeish strengthened Birmingham's squad, buying David Murphy and James McFadden and signing Argentina under-20 international Mauro Zárate on loan, while generating funds by allowing fringe players to leave. Fact Check: We strive for accuracy and fairness. Born in Glasgow, McLeish played as a central defender for Aberdeen during their 1980s glory years, making nearly 500 League appearances for the club, and won 77 caps for Scotland. The 1950s is often viewed as "baby boom" and a period of conformity, when young and old alike followed group norms rather than striking out on their own. [62] There was much controversy surrounding his appointment as Birmingham City claimed McLeish was still under contract and filed a complaint against Aston Villa to the Premier League while Villa claimed McLeish was a free agent. McLeish led the 2011–12 Villa team to 16th place in the Premier League, avoiding relegation by two points, and set an unwanted club record of only four home wins. [31] Rangers then went on a good run of results in December and January. The strengths of this sign are being independent, original, while the weaknesses can be running from emotional expression, temperamental and uncompromising.