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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stevie Grieve | ||
| Date of birth | 31 December 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Perth, Scotland | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SJK (manager) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2014–2016 | Garhwal FC | ||
| 2016–2019 | Burlington SC (academy manager) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Dundee United (opponent analyst) | ||
| 2021–2022 | St Johnstone (head of scouting) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Forest Green (head of scouting) | ||
| 2023 | SJK Akatemia | ||
| 2024 | SJK (assistant) | ||
| 2024– | SJK | ||
Stevie Grieve (born 31 December 1986) is a Scottish football manager, currently in charge of Finnish club SJK. [1] Having never played football professionally, he was described by the BBC Sport as the person who "has a wealth of experience in scouting and analysis." [2]
Grieve played futsal for Perth Saltires in his teenage years. [3] His first taste of coaching came when he teach "a group of inquisitive children how to do tricks like an elastico and a rainbow flick". [3] This caught an attention from the owner, who offered him a job at aged 16. [3] When Grieve was 17, he acknowledge his "talent for coaching". [3] Grieve worked part-time in River Island and a call centre while coaching at the Letham Tangerines youth teams. [3]
During his career, Grieve has coached in United States, India, Scotland, Switzerland and Finland. [3] [4] While in India, he had a weekly TV-program called The Mind Game. [5] This earned him a nickname "Scottish Gary Neville". [3] Grieve then joined Dundee United as an opponent analyst. [6] After spending two years with the Tangerines, he left the Arabs on 1 July 2021. [6] [3]
On 22 July 2021, Grieve joined his boyhood club St Johnstone as their new head of scouting. [7] [3] On 7 April 2022, he left the club, citing his desires to look for "new opportunities". [8]
On 1 November 2022, Grieve joined Forest Green as a new head of scouting. [9] He was instrumental of making 11 signings in the January transfer window. [10] However on 13 March 2023, Grieve left Forest Green with immediate effect. [11] It was later revealed by local newspaper Gloucestershire Live that travel was the factor of his departure, due to being based in Dundee. [12]
On 19 April 2023, Grieve was appointed as a manager of SJK Akatemia. [13] He managed his first match at the club, winning 2-1 against SalPa two days later. [14] Grieve led SJK Akatemia to the play-offs. [15] As a result, he signed a contract extension with the club. [16] However, he helped SJK Akatemia beat MP 4-1 in the quarter-finals before losing 4-2 against Gnistan. [3] [17] The inclusion of SJK Akatemia led the Finnish Football Federation changed the changed the rules to stop B teams getting promoted to the Veikkausliiga. [2]
On 4 December 2023, Grieve was named the manager of SJK's first team. [18] His appointment was confirmed on 12 January 2024 where he worked alongside Toni Lehtinen. [19] Around the same time, Grieve would be studying for Uefa Pro Licence. [2] Their first match in charge came on 6 April 2024 where he helped the club win 2-1 against AC Oulu. [20] On 28 May 2024, Grieve was confirmed as SJK's head coach. [21] He helped the club seal a place in the the league's Championship round. [22]
Grieve is married to his wife, Sarah, having been together since they were 17. [3]
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