Scott Leitch

Scott Leitch
Personal information
Full name Donald Scott Leitch[1]
Date of birth (1969-10-06) 6 October 1969
Place of birth Motherwell, Scotland
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1986–1987 Motherwell
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1990 Shettleston Juniors
1990–1993 Dunfermline Athletic 99 (16)
1993–1996 Hearts 55 (2)
1996–2000 Swindon Town 124 (1)
2000–2006 Motherwell 128 (1)
Teams managed
2006–2007 Ross County
2007–2009 Motherwell (assistant)
2009–2010 Aberdeen (assistant)
2013– Motherwell (academy director)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Donald Scott Leitch (born 6 October 1969) is a Scottish football player and coach.

Career

Leitch began his playing career in 1989 at Shettleston Juniors F.C. before turning professional with Dunfermline Athletic in April 1990. After three years at East End Park, he joined Hearts where he remained for another three years before moving to England with Swindon Town in a £15,000 transfer. Leitch returned to Scotland in 2000 with home-town team Motherwell where he became an integral part of their midfield. He played 128 league games, scoring 1 goal.

A succession of injury problems prompted Leitch to quit football in 2006 and turn to management with Ross County, where he was officially appointed on 18 April 2006. He guided the Staggies to their first national trophy in November 2006, when they won the Scottish Challenge Cup against Clyde in Perth, however the club were also relegated from the Scottish First Division the same season.

On 30 April 2007, Leitch resigned as manager of Ross County after the club's relegation from the First Division. In June that year he subsequently became assistant manager to Mark McGhee at Motherwell.[2] In June 2009 Leitch became the assistant manager of Aberdeen when McGhee became their manager. Leitch was sacked by Aberdeen on 1 December 2010 along with manager Mark McGhee and coach Colin Meldrum after a poor run of results left them only spared from the foot of the Scottish Premier League by goal difference; they also oversaw the SPL's heaviest ever defeat when Celtic beat the Dons 9-0.[3] In November 2013 Leitch was appointed as academy director at Motherwell.[4]

Personal life

Leitch has two sons, Jack and Robbie, who have both played for the youth teams at Motherwell F.C.. Jack left school in summer 2011 to sign a contract with Motherwell. After serious injury hampered his progress,[5] he moved to Airdrieonians in 2016. Robbie attended Dalziel High School while training with Motherwell. Having been part of the team which won the 2015-16 Scottish Youth Cup, he also left the club in 2016, moving to Burnley F.C..[6]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Scott Leitch". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Leitch quits post at Ross County – BBC Sport
  3. ↑ Aberdeen sack manager McGhee, irishtimes.com 1 December 2010
  4. ↑ "Motherwell return for Scott Leitch as former captain is appointed academy director". Daily Record. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  5. ↑ "Jack Leitch on the road to recovery". Motherwell F.C. 20 November 2014. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  6. ↑ "Burnley Sign Former Motherwell Youngester Robbie Leitch on a Free Transfer". 90 Mins. Retrieved 16 February 2017.
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