James Calderwood was a Scottish football player and manager.
23 Facts About Jimmy Calderwood
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Jimmy Calderwood played for Birmingham City and Dutch clubs Sparta Rotterdam, Willem II Tilburg, Roda JC and Heracles Almelo.
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Jimmy Calderwood returned to his native Scotland in 1999 to become manager of Dunfermline Athletic, guiding them to the 2004 Scottish Cup Final.
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Jimmy Calderwood left Dunfermline that summer to become manager of Aberdeen, a position he held for five seasons.
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Jimmy Calderwood then had brief stints with Kilmarnock and Ross County, helping each club retain their league status.
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Jimmy Calderwood returned to the Netherlands in March 2012, with Go Ahead Eagles.
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In January 2014, Jimmy Calderwood spent just under a month as manager of De Graafschap before resigning.
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Jimmy Calderwood cited the sale of several of De Graafschap's key players without adequate replacement as the reason for his resignation from the post.
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In July 2016, Jimmy Calderwood was appointed to the board of directors at Cowdenbeath.
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Jimmy Calderwood played in youth teams with Ricky Sbragia who became a footballer and later a manager, and played at schoolboy level with future Scotland captain Willie Miller.
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Jimmy Calderwood started his professional career with Birmingham City as an apprentice in 1971, making his first team debut against Stoke City in 1972.
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Jimmy Calderwood made 159 appearances for the club before spending a couple of months on loan at Cambridge United in 1979 and early 1980 and at Dutch club Sparta Rotterdam from March 1980 to the end of the season.
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Jimmy Calderwood first became a coach in 1991, of amateur club Rietvogels of Almelo.
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Jimmy Calderwood returned to Willem II Tilburg in 1995, initially as assistant coach before becoming the manager of the club a year later.
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Jimmy Calderwood spent five seasons at East End Park, where he led the club to promotion to the SPL in his first season in charge.
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Jimmy Calderwood oversaw an improvement in Aberdeen's fortunes on the playing field.
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Jimmy Calderwood was appointed manager of Kilmarnock on 14 January 2010, succeeding Jim Jefferies.
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Jimmy Calderwood managed to secure Kilmarnock's SPL status for another season, but left the club in the summer after disagreeing with chairman Michael Johnston about the player and coaching budgets.
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On 16 February 2011, Jimmy Calderwood agreed to fill the managerial post at First Division club Ross County until the end of the season.
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Jimmy Calderwood was appointed coach of Go Ahead Eagles in the Eerste Divisie on 30 March 2012.
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Jimmy Calderwood was appointed manager of De Graafschap in January 2014.
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Jimmy Calderwood left the club after less than a month in the job, furious at the sale of two key players before the start of the season.
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Jimmy Calderwood died from complications of dementia on 19 January 2025, at the age of 69.