25 Facts About Gavin Strachan

Gavin David Strachan was born on 23 December 1978 and is a Scottish professional association football coach, and former player and sports journalist.

Gavin Strachan is currently a first team coach at Scottish Premiership club Celtic, and he was assistant manager at Doncaster Rovers from 2015 to 2018, then Peterborough United until 2020.

Gavin Strachan is the son of former manager and player Gordon Strachan, and the father of player Luke Strachan.

Gavin Strachan was capped eight times for the Scotland U21 national team.

Gavin Strachan began his football career at Coventry City where his father, Gordon Strachan, had taken over as player-manager in 1996.

Gavin Strachan was loaned out to Dundee in 1998, making nine appearances.

Back at Coventry he played in sixteen league games, eleven of them as a substitute; he left soon after the senior Gavin Strachan stepped down as manager in late 2001.

Gavin Strachan scored once during his spell at Coventry; scoring a penalty against Preston North End in the League Cup.

In March 2003 Gavin Strachan joined Peterborough United, in a loan deal scheduled for the remainder of the season.

Gavin Strachan then moved to Hartlepool United on a free transfer.

Gavin Strachan enjoyed more success here and managed to play regular first team football for three seasons, appearing in seventy-eight matches and scoring seven.

Gavin Strachan consequently signed for Peterborough United initially on loan in January 2007, before making the move permanent just two days before the close of the January transfer window.

Gavin Strachan signed for Notts County on 10 January 2008 after his release from Peterborough United.

On 30 April 2009, Notts County announced that five players would be released from the club at the end of the season, Gavin Strachan being among them.

Gavin Strachan subsequently joined Corby Town FC on 24 July 2009.

In June 2010, Gavin Strachan signed a one-year deal with Hinckley United Gavin Strachan joined United Counties League side St Neots Town in March 2011 scoring on his debut in the UCL cup.

In July 2011, Gavin Strachan returned to Peterborough United as youth team coach, replacing David Oldfield who departed to take up a similar role with West Bromwich Albion.

Gavin Strachan was promoted to a first team coach position with Peterborough.

In June 2015, Gavin Strachan was appointed the new manager of Ilkeston, his first managerial job, after Kevin Wilson left the club to manage National League North side Nuneaton Town.

On 16 October 2015, Gavin Strachan became assistant manager to Darren Ferguson at Doncaster Rovers.

On 26 January 2019, Gavin Strachan became assistant manager to Darren Ferguson at Peterborough United after the dismissal of Steve Evans and Paul Raynor.

On 22 June 2020 Gavin Strachan became the first team coach at Scottish Premiership club Celtic.

Gavin Strachan had to manage the first team for two games due to an outbreak of COVID-19 throughout the Celtic squad in January 2021.

Gavin Strachan received eight caps for the Scotland U21 national team, though he had no appearances for the senior team.

In September 2008, Gavin Strachan began writing a blog for the BBC News site to help his degree in Professional Sports Writing and Broadcasting at Staffordshire University.