Ian Alexander (footballer)

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Ian Alexander
Personal information
Full name Ian Alexander [1]
Date of birth (1963-01-26) 26 January 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1981–83 Rotherham United 11 (0)
1983–1985 Motherwell 24 (2)
1984Morton (loan) 7 (1)
1985–1986 Pezoporikos Larnaca 30 (?)
1986–1994 Bristol Rovers 299 (10)
1995–1998 Yate Town 20 (?)
Managerial career
Yate Town
Wotton Rovers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ian Alexander (born 26 January 1963) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played the majority of his career at Bristol Rovers.

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Alexander played for Rotherham United, Motherwell and Morton, and spent a year playing in Cyprus with Pezoporikos Larnaca, before joining Rovers in 1986. He was appointed manager of Yate Town in 1997. He then managed Wotton Rovers in 2000. [2]

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References

  1. "Ian Alexander". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
  2. "Alexander is the man for Wotton". Gazette. 10 June 2005. Retrieved 13 September 2007.

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