Former Celtic manager Gordon Strachan turns 65 today. The former Aberdeen winger enjoyed an excellent career as a player before moving into management. Successful spells in England eventually resulted in Strachan replacing Martin O’Neill in 2005 as the club transitioned away from the big wages of the O’Neill-era.
Strachan’s sons Gavin and Craig are currently employed by the club and the former Manchester United and Leeds United winger has been on the Celtic TV gantry over the course of last season. Strachan won 3 League Titles in four years at Celtic, as well as winning 2 League Cups and 1 Scottish Cup. His teams were extremely successful owing to being well drilled. However, they were often criticised for being a bit too pragmatic.
During his four years with Celtic, Strachan oversaw 182 games – winning 122 of those games. As Celtic boss, Strachan oversaw back-to-back Champions League Last 16 appearances. He is remembered as a good Celtic Manager, even at the time he may have been under appreciated. Given the calamity that was Tony Mowbray’s tenure, there was an appreciation for what Strachan achieved, especially in Europe.
Strachan is currently Technical Director with Dundee FC, having recently served as a consultant with Celtic regarding behind the scenes reshaping. The club are yet to update the support on what was achieved with this review.
