Andy Roxburgh
Andrew Roxburgh OBE (born 5 August 1943) is a Scottish former football player and manager currently serving as an administrator. Roxburgh's entire professional playing career was spent in the Scottish Football League. After retiring as a player, he was appointed as the Scottish Football Association's first Director of Coaching. He achieved success with the national youth teams, winning the 1982 UEFA European Under-18 Football Championship.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Roxburgh | ||
| Date of birth | 5 August 1943 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1963 | Queen's Park | 19 | (10) |
| 1963–1965 | East Stirlingshire | 33 | (11) |
| 1965–1969 | Partick Thistle | 49 | (19) |
| 1969–1972 | Falkirk | 56 | (26) |
| 1973–1975 | Clydebank | 44 | (12) |
| Total | 201 | (78) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1975–1986 | Scotland U-16, U-18, U-21 | ||
| 1986–1993 | Scotland | ||
| 1987–1990 | Scotland B | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Roxburgh was appointed Scotland manager in 1986 and achieved qualification for two major tournaments, the 1990 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1992. He resigned as Scotland manager in 1993 after failing to qualify for the 1994 FIFA World Cup. Roxburgh was appointed UEFA technical director in 1994 and held this position until accepting a role as sporting director for American club New York Red Bulls from 2012 to 2014.
He currently serves as a Technical Director with the Asian Football Confederation.