Sandy Robertson (footballer, born 1971)
Alexander Robertson (born 26 April 1971) is a Scottish former footballer who played in midfield.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Robertson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 April 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–1988 | Rangers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1994 | Rangers | 26 | (1) |
| 1994–1995 | Coventry City | 4 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Dundee United | 8 | (0) |
| 1997 | Airdrieonians | 3 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Inverness CT | 16 | (1) |
| 1998 | Livingston | 6 | (0) |
| 1998 | Clydebank | 11 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Morwell Falcons | 22 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Joondalup | ||
| 2001 | Cowdenbeath | 1 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Berwick Rangers | 8 | (1) |
| 2002 | Raith Rovers | 0 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1991 | Scotland U21[2] | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
His father, Malcolm Robertson, was also a professional footballer, with Ayr United, Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian.[3]
Robertson began his career with Rangers where manager Graeme Souness labelled him the best young player in Britain.[4] He scored Rangers' first goal under manager Walter Smith in a 1–0 victory over St Mirren on 20 April 1991 at Love Street.[5] However, in August 1997 he was jailed for assaulting a restaurant doorman in Edinburgh while drunk.[4] He had a previous conviction for assault in 1991.[6] Robertson later received facial scarring in a bottle attack.[4]
External links
- Sandy Robertson at Soccerbase
References
- "Sandy Robertson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- http://www.fitbastats.com/scotlandu21/player.php?playerid=186
- "Gifted Tynecastle favourite Malcolm Robertson dies at 59". www.scotsman.com. Johnston Press. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
- Ibrox's next big thing licks wounds at the wee Rangers after a scarred career Scotland on Sunday, 14 October 2001
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Player is jailed for attack on bouncer Court told of 'vicious' assault outside restaurant The Herald, 2 July 1997
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