20 Facts About Alex Miller

Alex Miller was born on 4 July 1949 and is a Scottish football manager and former player.

Alex Miller subsequently worked for Premier League club Liverpool for nine years, assisting Gerard Houllier and Rafael Benitez.

Alex Miller played for Rangers from 1967 until 1982 and made 309 appearances during his spell at Ibrox, scoring 33 goals.

Alex Miller impressed the supporters having played in the 1971 Scottish Cup Final against Celtic despite having a broken jaw.

Alex Miller was appointed as player-manager when he played briefly for South China in Hong Kong in 1983, but was unable to save the club from relegation.

Alex Miller guided the Paisley club to qualification for European competition.

Alex Miller moulded a side that would win the 1987 Scottish Cup Final, but departed during that season.

Alex Miller was then manager of Hibernian from 1986 to 1996, through a "difficult" period in the club's history, as the club came through financial problems.

Alex Miller was sacked by Hibs in 1996, with some observers accusing him of having betrayed Hibs' "cavalier ideals".

Alex Miller then moved to Coventry City, accepting an offer from his Scottish compatriot Gordon Strachan to become assistant manager.

Alex Miller joined English Premier League side Liverpool as Director of Scouting under Gerard Houllier in 1999.

Alex Miller left Liverpool in May 2008 to manage Japanese side JEF United Chiba.

However, following a string of poor results in the next season which the club was in the relegation zone, Alex Miller's contract was terminated by the club in July 2009.

Alex Miller was appointed manager of Swedish team AIK in June 2010 as the successor of Mikael Stahre and the interim solution Bjorn Wesstrom.

AIK had been in some danger of relegation when Alex Miller was appointed, but they eventually finished 11th in the 16-team division.

Alex Miller was appointed head coach of Russian First Division club Sibir Novosibirsk in January 2012.

Alex Miller became the first British head coach in Russian football.

Alex Miller left the club after just nine matches in charge.

Alex Miller returned to St Mirren on 3 November 2015, as assistant manager to Ian Murray.

Alex Miller employed Greg as a coach while he was manager of JEF United Chiba.