Craig Stuart Sives was born on 9 April 1986 and is a Scottish former professional association football player who played as a defender and current assistant manager of Heriot-Watt University.
18 Facts About Craig Sives
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Craig Sives subsequently played with Irish club Shamrock Rovers and Australian side Hume City, before returning to Scotland to play for Livingston.
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Craig Sives returned for the last two months of the season but it later transpired that he had been playing with a double hernia, which was repaired by an operation in May 2007.
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Craig Sives then signed for Dumfries club Queen of the South on a short-term loan deal on 1 September 2008.
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Craig Sives returned to Hearts in December 2008 after playing the whole of November with an ankle ligament tear.
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Craig Sives partnered his younger brother Steven in the centre of the Tynecastle defence.
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Craig Sives was rewarded with a short-term contract in May 2009.
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Craig Sives made his Rovers debut in an FAI Cup clash at the Tallaght Stadium on 13 June 2009 against Drogheda United.
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Craig Sives was voted Rovers' Young Player of The Year on 7 November 2009 by the club's fans.
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Craig Sives scored his first goal for the Hoops in August 2010 against Sporting Fingal, with both side drew.
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Craig Sives played a major part in Rovers very successful 2011 season, winning the League of Ireland, Setanta Cup and playing in the Europa League group stages.
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Craig Sives missed Rovers final 2 group stage matches due to his 2nd double hernia operation.
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Craig Sives was named in the 2011 League of Ireland PFAI Premier Division Team of the Year on 13 November and was voted Rovers' Player of The Year on 1 December 2011 by the fans The following month, Sives signed a new deal with the club.
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Craig Sives scored on his Hume City Debut against Port Melbourne.
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On 31 January 2014, Craig Sives moved to Livingston, signing an 18-month contract.
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Craig Sives moved on loan to Scottish League One side Cowdenbeath in March 2016, until the end of the season.
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The move was made permanent during the summer of 2016, with Craig Sives signing a two-year contract.
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Craig Sives has played for Scotland at Schoolboy, Under 17,18 and 19 level.