Strachan played for a number of teams including Dundee, Aberdeen, Manchester United, Leeds United and Coventry City as well as representing the Scottish national team 50 times, scoring five goals. He has since managed Coventry City, Southampton, Celtic, Middlesbrough and Scotland.
Strachan’s career featured successes including winning the Football League First Division in the 1991-92 season with Leeds United, winning two Scottish Premier Division titles, two Scottish Cup titles and a European Super Cup. He was awarded as the Leeds United Player of the Year in 1993 and the Scottish Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year in the 1979-80 season.
In his management career Strachan won the Scottish Premier League on three separate occasions, the Scottish League Cup on two occasions and the Scottish Cup in the 2006-07 season. He won the SPFA Manager of the Year in 2005-06 and the PFA Scotland Manager of the Year in 2006-07 and 2008-09 seasons.
