Sandy Robertson (footballer, born 1971)

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*
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 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.

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]

See also

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. ^ a b c 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