1. Peter Houston was born on 19 July 1958 and is a Scottish football player and manager who is assistant manager of the Scotland under-21 side.
16 Facts About Peter Houston
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Peter Houston then assisted Craig Levein at Hearts, Leicester City and Dundee United.
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Peter Houston guided Falkirk to the promotion playoffs twice and the 2015 Scottish Cup Final, but was unable to win promotion.
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Peter Houston was born on 19 July 1958 in Baillieston, Lanarkshire.
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Peter Houston began his career in 1977 with Airdrieonians but made just one senior league appearance and dropped into junior football with Livingston United.
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In 1979, Peter Houston moved back into senior football with Albion Rovers and played over 100 league matches over four years, scoring 33 times.
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Peter Houston was involved in setting up Falkirk's youth academy and went on to work as an SFA Development Officer at Brockville.
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When manager Jim Jefferies moved to Hearts in 1995, Peter Houston joined him as reserve and youth team manager, becoming caretaker manager when Jefferies left for Bradford City in 2000.
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Peter Houston followed Levein to Leicester City in 2004, where he stayed until Levein and his backroom staff were sacked in January 2006.
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Peter Houston was out of football until his appointment as assistant manager to Levein at Dundee United in October 2006.
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Levein left the club in December 2009 to become manager of the Scotland national team, with Peter Houston taking over as caretaker manager.
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Peter Houston will assist Levein with his Scotland duties on a part-time basis.
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On 25 May 2010, Peter Houston accepted a three-year deal to become manager of Dundee United.
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On 17 January 2013, Peter Houston announced he would leave United at the end of the season after rejected a new contract.
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Peter Houston later says his time at Celtic was a positive one for him because they "were fantastic to work for".
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Peter Houston joined the Scotland U21 side as assistant manager to Scot Gemmill in March 2018.