External links
- Sandy Robertson at Soccerbase
| 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 Caledonian Thistle | 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) |
| International career | |||
| 1991 | Scotland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexander Robertson (born 26 April 1971) is a Scottish former footballer who played in midfield.
His father, Malcolm Robertson, was also a professional footballer, with Ayr United, Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian. [2]
Robertson began his career with Rangers where manager Graeme Souness labelled him as the best young player in Britain. [3] He scored the first goal for Rangers' under manager Walter Smith in a 1–0 victory over St Mirren on 20 April 1991 at Love Street. [4]
Robertson then joined Coventry City in England. In July 1995 he returned to Scotland, Dundee United buying him and Steven Pressley for a joint fee of £1 million. [5]
Robertson made two appearances for the Scotland under-21 team at the 1991 Toulon Tournament. [6]
In August 1997 he was jailed for assaulting a restaurant doorman in Edinburgh while drunk. [3] He had a previous conviction for assault in 1991. [7] Robertson later received facial scarring in a bottle attack. [3]
