Stevie Grieve
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Stevie Grieve | ||
Date of birth | 31 December 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Perth, Scotland | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | SJK (manager) | ||
Managerial career | |||
Years | Team | ||
2014–2016 | Garhwal FC | ||
2016–2019 | Burlington SC (academy manager) | ||
2019–2021 | Dundee United (opponent analyst) | ||
2021–2022 | St Johnstone (head of scouting) | ||
2022–2023 | Forest Green (head of scouting) | ||
2023 | SJK Akatemia | ||
2024 | SJK (assistant) | ||
2024– | SJK |
Stevie Grieve (born 31 December 1986) is a Scottish football manager, currently in charge of Finnish club SJK.[1] Having never played football professionally, he was described by the BBC Sport as the person who "has a wealth of experience in scouting and analysis."[2]
Career
[edit]Grieve played futsal for Perth Saltires in his teenage years.[3] His first taste of coaching came when he teach "a group of inquisitive children how to do tricks like an elastico and a rainbow flick".[3] This caught an attention from the owner, who offered him a job at aged 16.[3] When Grieve was 17, he acknowledge his "talent for coaching".[3] Grieve worked part-time in River Island and a call centre while coaching at the Letham Tangerines youth teams.[3]
During his career, Grieve has coached in United States, India, Scotland, Switzerland and Finland.[3][4] While in India, he had a weekly TV-program called The Mind Game.[5] This earned him a nickname "Scottish Gary Neville".[3] Grieve then joined Dundee United as an opponent analyst.[6] After spending two years with the Tangerines, he left the Arabs on 1 July 2021.[6][3]
On 22 July 2021, Grieve joined his boyhood club St Johnstone as their new head of scouting.[7][3] On 7 April 2022, he left the club, citing his desires to look for "new opportunities".[8]
On 1 November 2022, Grieve joined Forest Green as a new head of scouting.[9] He was instrumental of making 11 signings in the January transfer window.[10] However on 13 March 2023, Grieve left Forest Green with immediate effect.[11] It was later revealed by local newspaper Gloucestershire Live that travel was the factor of his departure, due to being based in Dundee.[12]
On 19 April 2023, Grieve was appointed as a manager of SJK Akatemia.[13] He managed his first match at the club, winning 2-1 against SalPa two days later.[14] Grieve led SJK Akatemia to the play-offs.[15] As a result, he signed a contract extension with the club.[16] However, he helped SJK Akatemia beat MP 4-1 in the quarter-finals before losing 4-2 against Gnistan.[3][17] The inclusion of SJK Akatemia led the Finnish Football Federation changed the rules to stop B teams getting promoted to the Veikkausliiga.[2]
On 4 December 2023, Grieve was named the manager of SJK's first team.[18] His appointment was confirmed on 12 January 2024 where he worked alongside Toni Lehtinen.[19] Around the same time, Grieve would be studying for Uefa Pro Licence.[2] Their first match in charge came on 6 April 2024 where he helped the club win 2-1 against AC Oulu.[20] On 28 May 2024, Grieve was confirmed as SJK's head coach.[21] He helped the club seal a place in the league's Championship round.[22]
Personal life
[edit]Grieve is married to his wife, Sarah, having been together since they were 17.[3]
Managerial statistics
[edit]- As of 19 October 2024
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
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P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W% | ||||
SJK Akatemia | 19 April 2023 | 31 December 2023 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 44.83 | |
SJK | 28 May 2024 | present | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 50 | 48 | +2 | 40.91 | |
Total | 51 | 22 | 9 | 20 | 102 | 103 | −1 | 43.14 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Stevie Grieve ottaa vastuun edustusjoukkueen valmennuksesta". 4 December 2023.
- ^ a b c "England's rare trip to Finland, where Britons are thriving". BBC Sport. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "How the 'Scottish Gary Neville' hopes to take Forest Green forward". The Athletic. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Stevie Grieve SJK Akatemian valmennukseen". 19 April 2023.
- ^ "Akatemiavalmentaja Stevie Grieve viihtyy Seinäjoella – selkeä työfilosofia tuottaa tulosta". 24 October 2023.
- ^ a b "CHRIS DOCHERTY APPOINTED HEAD OF TACTICAL PERFORMANCE". Dundee United F.C. 1 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Saints Announce New Head of Recruitment". St Johnstone F.C. 22 July 2021. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "St Johnstone head of recruitment Stevie Grieve leaves club as changes behind the scenes continue". The Courier. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Stevie Grieve joins FGR". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 1 November 2022. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Forest Green Rovers director of football Allan Steele: "The club knows what growth looks like – they've done it for 10 years - therefore all we need to do is sustain that"". Gloucestershire Live. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Grieve departs Forest Green". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 13 March 2023. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Head of recruitment Stevie Grieve has left Forest Green Rovers". Gloucestershire Live. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Stevie Grieve SJK Akatemian valmennukseen". SJK (in Finnish). 19 April 2023. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "SJK Akatemialle jo toinen voitto toisesta ottelusta Ykkösessä". SJK (in Finnish). 21 April 2023. Archived from the original on 28 April 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "SJK Akatemia voitolla nousukarsintoihin!". SJK (in Finnish). 7 October 2023. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Stevie Grievelle jatkosopimus SJK Akatemian kanssa". SJK (in Finnish). 4 October 2023. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "SJK Akatemia jatkoon nousukarsinnoissa – MP kaatui 4-1 luvuin!". SJK (in Finnish). 14 October 2023. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
"SJK Akatemian upea kausi päättyi jatko-ottelussa". SJK (in Finnish). 21 October 2023. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024. - ^ "Stevie Grieve ottaa vastuun edustusjoukkueen valmennuksesta". SJK (in Finnish). 4 December 2023. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerhon päävalmentaja kaudella 2024 on Toni Lehtinen". SJK (in Finnish). 12 January 2024. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Klubi oli Kerhoa vahvempi". SJK (in Finnish). 6 April 2024. Archived from the original on 15 June 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "Stevie Grieve kantaa jatkossa päävalmentajan titteliä". SJK (in Finnish). 28 May 2024. Archived from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ "OTTELUENNAKKO: SJK päättää runkosarjapelinsä Tammisaaressa". SJK (in Finnish). 30 August 2024. Archived from the original on 31 August 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- 1986 births
- Living people
- Scottish football managers
- Veikkausliiga managers
- Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho managers
- St Johnstone F.C. non-playing staff
- Dundee United F.C. non-playing staff
- Scottish expatriate football managers
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Finland
- Expatriate football managers in Finland
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in India
- Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho non-playing staff