58 Facts About Steven Caldwell

Steven Caldwell is the president of League1 Ontario club Oakville Blue Devils FC and has served as the assistant coach of the Canada national team.

Steven Caldwell's younger brother Gary was a defender and Scotland international and was formerly the manager of Wigan Athletic.

Steven Caldwell then joined Premiership club Newcastle United at age fourteen, along with Gary, where they began their football careers.

In 1998, Steven Caldwell signed his first professional contract with the club.

Since making his debut for the club, Steven Caldwell rotated in and out of the first team, due to facing competitions in the defence.

Steven Caldwell then featured four more times for Newcastle United by the end of the year, making three starts.

Steven Caldwell made a total of six appearances for Blackpool before returning to his parent club a month later.

Shortly after, Steven Caldwell was loaned out to Bradford City on a month's loan in December 2001.

Since making his debut for Bradford City, Steven Caldwell quickly became a first team regular for the side for the next two months there and had his loan spell extended at the club along the way.

Steven Caldwell then made six more starts for the club by the end of the year.

In total, Steven Caldwell made seventeen appearances and scoring once in all competitions.

Steven Caldwell then made three more appearances for the club in the first half of the season.

However, Steven Caldwell continued to found his first team opportunities limited, due to competitions and his own injury concern.

At one point, Steven Caldwell was expected to leave Newcastle United on loan but Manager Robson blocked any attempts following an injury of Jonathan Woodgate.

On 2 February 2004, Steven Caldwell joined fellow Premiership club Leeds United on loan as part of a loan swap for Michael Bridges who went in the opposite direction.

Since making his debut for the club, Steven Caldwell became was known for his whole-hearted approach to the game and the solid partnership he formed with Gary Breen.

Steven Caldwell said that his aim was to help Sunderland reach the promotion to the Premiership, in which Manager McCarthy praised Steven Caldwell for his effort.

On 23 April 2005, Steven Caldwell scored Sunderland's winning goal against Leicester City to send his team back to the Premiership, which he successfully predicted.

Steven Caldwell later said it was the best moment as a footballer.

Steven Caldwell regained his first team place in the defence for the next five matches, including setting up a goal against Arsenal on 5 November 2005.

The club's appeal was unsuccessful and Steven Caldwell had to serve a one-match suspension.

Steven Caldwell then captained the side on two more occasions.

Steven Caldwell was tipped to become the next Sunderland captain following the departure of Breen and was eventually appointed.

Steven Caldwell captained in the opening game of the season against Coventry City.

Steven Caldwell was then stripped of Sunderland's captaincy due to his imminent departure from the club.

Steven Caldwell was named as the club's captain and endeared himself to the team's fans with his uncompromising tackling and commitment.

Steven Caldwell then helped Burnley keep four consecutive clean sheets between 31 March 2007 and 9 April 2007.

Steven Caldwell stated that his aim was to help the club reach the Premier League next season.

Steven Caldwell helped Burnley keep three consecutive clean sheets between 23 August 2008 and 30 August 2008.

On 7 July 2011, Steven Caldwell signed a two-year contract with Birmingham City, newly relegated to the Championship.

Steven Caldwell came close to opening the scoring in the Europa League play-off round first leg against Portuguese club Nacional, the first time that Birmingham had participated in major European competition for nearly 50 years, when his placed header struck the foot of the post.

Steven Caldwell then helped the club keep four consecutive clean sheets between 16 October 2011 and 29 October 2011.

Steven Caldwell's performance was praised by Manager Chris Hughton for his dedication and commitment to the team.

Steven Caldwell captained Birmingham City's matches in the UEFA Europa League group stage, as they were eliminated.

Steven Caldwell successfully predicted that if the club failed to qualify for the Europa League knockout stage, it would be a disappointment.

Once again, Steven Caldwell helped the club keep four consecutive clean sheets between 14 January 2012 and 28 January 2012.

Steven Caldwell stated on two occasions that the club can win the promotion back to the Premier League.

Steven Caldwell previously missed a match against Watford on 28 August 2011.

Steven Caldwell continued to go to the rehabilitation to recover from his groin injury, with Manager Lee Clark saying the situation is monitoring carefully.

However, Steven Caldwell was dropped to the substitute bench for the next two matches between 27 November 2012 and 30 November 2012.

Steven Caldwell then started in the first team for the next fifteen matches, as well as, resuming his captain duties.

Since joining the club, Steven Caldwell became a first team regular for the rest of the 2013 season.

Steven Caldwell was given a similar honour by the Red Patch Boys.

Ahead of the 2015 season, Steven Caldwell was demoted from team captain following the promotion to captain of designated player and American national team mainstay Michael Bradley.

Steven Caldwell made two appearances for Toronto before suffering an achilles tendon problems during a match against Columbus Crew on 14 March 2015.

In March 2000, Steven Caldwell was called up to the Scotland U21 squad for the first time.

Steven Caldwell later made three more appearances for Scotland U21 later in 2001.

In November 2002, Steven Caldwell was called up for the Scotland B team for the first time.

However, Steven Caldwell did not play for the national side for rest of 2003, as Manager Berti Vogts placed him on the substitute bench and they did not qualify for the UEFA Euro 2004.

However, Steven Caldwell expressed his frustration on being overlooked from the national team squad, though he later credited new Manager Walter Smith for reviving his Scotland's career.

On 5 August 2009 Steven Caldwell was called up to the national team squad for the first time in three years.

On 11 November 2010 Steven Caldwell was called up to the national team squad for over a year.

In total, Steven Caldwell won twelve caps for Scotland at senior international level.

Steven Caldwell became an in-game and studio analyst with Canadian network TSN starting in 2016.

In February 2019, Steven Caldwell was named president of Oakville Blue Devils FC of League1 Ontario, the third division in the Canadian soccer league system.

Steven Caldwell became an assistant coach of the Canada men's national soccer team under John Herdman in September 2019.

Steven Caldwell grew up supporting Celtic, which Gary ended up playing for.

Steven Caldwell is separated and has two children, Will and Robbie, from a previous marriage.