Sandy Robertson (footballer, born 1971)

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Sandy Robertson
Personal information
Full name Alexander Robertson [1]
Date of birth (1971-04-26) 26 April 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1987–1988 Rangers
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
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.

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Early life

His father, Malcolm Robertson, was also a professional footballer, with Ayr United, Heart of Midlothian and Hibernian. [2]

Club career

Robertson began his career with Rangers where manager Graeme Souness labelled him the best young player in Britain. [3] He scored Rangers' first goal 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]

International career

Robertson made two appearances for the Scotland under-21 team at the 1991 Toulon Tournament. [6]

Personal life

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]

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References

  1. "Sandy Robertson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  2. "Gifted Tynecastle favourite Malcolm Robertson dies at 59". The Scotsman. Johnston Press. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 Ibrox's next big thing licks wounds at the wee Rangers after a scarred career Scotland on Sunday, 14 October 2001 [ dead link ]
  4. "Rangers' shock defeat - Rangers FC - FollowFollow.com". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 16 June 2011.
  5. Hodgson, Guy (25 July 1995). "Frustrated Rangers pull out of Raducioiu transfer". The Independent. London. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  6. "Scotland U21 Player Sandy Robertson, Games Played". FitbaStats. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  7. Player is jailed for attack on bouncer Court told of 'vicious' assault outside restaurant The Herald, 2 July 1997