Gordon Strachan
This is not the Gordon Strachan who is a figure in the Watergate affair.
Gordon Strachan (b. 1957, Edinburgh, Scotland). Footballer (Association/Soccer). Played for Dundee, Aberdeen, Manchester United, Leeds United and Coventry City. He also won 50 International caps for Scotland and is a member of the Scotland football hall of fame.
Upon retirement from playing, he became manager of Coventry City, presiding over relegation from the English Premiership to the First Division of the Football League. He subsequently resigned after a poor start to the next season and later went on to enjoy a successful 27-month spell at Southampton, transforming them from perennial relegation candidates into a top-ten force, along the way taking them to the 2003 FA Cup Final and qualifying for the UEFA Cup.
Strachan left the Southampton job in early 2004, citing "family commitments". He had apparently promised his family that he would see out his contract and then walk away: a rare act of selflessness in the modern game.
Since his retirement, fans of all clubs have missed his post-match interviews: he was consistently honest and entertaining when asked to sum up his team's performance.
He was succeeded by another Scottish manager, his former team mate in the Scottish national team, Paul Sturrock.
It has recently been rumoured that the Scottish national team are growing impatient with their current manager Berti Vogts, and Strachan is hotly tipped to take over as Scotland manager.
Gordon C. Strachan, a different person, was an aide to U.S. President Richard Nixon and a figure in the Watergate scandal.
