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]

Personal life

In October 2024, Alexander revealed his CTE diagnosis, revealing that he only had a few years to live. [3]

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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.
  3. Hughes, Matt (13 October 2024). "'I'm paying the price': Bristol Rovers legend Ian Alexander on career of concussions". The Guardian . Retrieved 13 October 2024.

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