Colin Calderwood

Who is this?

Colin Calderwood (born 20 January 1965) is a Scottish professional football manager and former player who is the currently interim head coach of Northampton Town. As a player, he was a centre-back who played in the Premier League for Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa and in the Football League for Mansfield Town, Swindon Town, Nottingham Forest and Notts County. He was capped 36 times for Scotland and was part of their Euro 96 and World Cup 98 squads. Following retirement, he became manager of Northampton Town in 2003, guiding the club to promotion in 2006. He then became manager of Nottingham Forest helping the club win promotion in 2008. Calderwood was sacked by Forest in December 2008 and then moved to Newcastle United, working as first team coach. After a year with the Tyneside club, Calderwood became a manager again by moving to Hibernian, but he was sacked after just over a year in that job. He was associated with Chris Hughton for several years, working as his assistant manager at Newcastle United, Birmingham City, Norwich City and Brighton & Hove Albion. After a spell as assistant manager at Aston Villa, he returned to full-time management and had two years in charge of Cambridge United.

Career

1. 1965
   Born
2. 1982
   Joined Mansfield Town F.C.
3. 1985
   Joined Swindon Town F.C.
4. 1993
   Joined Tottenham Hotspur F.C.
5. 1995
   Joined Scotland men's national football team
6. 1999
   Joined Aston Villa F.C.
7. 2000
   Joined Nottingham Forest F.C.
8. 2001
   Joined Notts County F.C.

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Stranraer
• •Citizenship: United Kingdom
• •Known as: association football player, association football coach
• •Sport: association football