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{{Short description|Scottish footballer and manager (born 1943)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Andy Roxburgh<br /><small>{{nobold|{{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE}}}}</small>
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| fullname = Andrew Roxburgh
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1943|8|5|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Glasgow]], Scotland
| height =
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
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| goals1 = 10
| years2 = 1963–1965
| clubs2 = [[East Stirlingshire F.C.|
| caps2 = 33
| goals2 = 11
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| goals4 = 26
| years5 = 1973–1975
| clubs5 = [[Clydebank F.C. (1965)|Clydebank]]
| caps5 = 44
| goals5 = 12
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| totalgoals = 78
| manageryears1 = 1975–1986
| managerclubs1 = [[Scotland national youth football team|Scotland U-16, U-18, U-21]]
| manageryears2 = 1986–1993
| managerclubs2 = [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
| manageryears3 = 1987–1990
| managerclubs3 = [[Scotland national football B team|Scotland B]]<ref>[https://www.fitbastats.com/scotlandb/manager_timeline.php Timeline of B Team Managers] FitbaStats.com. Retrieved 28 July 2023.</ref>
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'''Andrew
Roxburgh was appointed [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] manager in 1986 and achieved qualification for two major tournaments, the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]] and [[UEFA Euro 1992]]. He resigned as Scotland manager in 1993 after failing to qualify for the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]]. Roxburgh was appointed UEFA technical director in 1994 and held this position until accepting a role as sporting director for American club [[New York Red Bulls]] from 2012 to 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=Red Bulls Appoint Andy Roxburgh Sporting Director|url=http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/2012/11/red-bulls-appoint-andy-roxburgh-sporting-director|access-date=9 November 2012|archive-date=26 May 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526130927/http://www.newyorkredbulls.com/news/2012/11/red-bulls-appoint-andy-roxburgh-sporting-director|url-status=dead}}</ref>
He currently serves as a Technical Director with the [[Asian Football Confederation]].
<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.the-afc.com/technical-division/andy-roxburgh-joins-afc-as-technical-director|title=The AFC}}</ref>
== Playing career ==
Roxburgh attended Bellahouston Academy, where he was selected for the first team at just 15 years of age.<ref name= "Part one">Andy Roxburgh; Part One: The former Scotland boss who played beside Alex Ferguson at Falkirk and was
From 1961 to 1963 Roxburgh played for
Roxburgh then moved to
[[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]] then signed Roxburgh, where he teamed up in attack with
Roxburgh finished his top flight playing career at [[Clydebank F.C. (1965)|Clydebank]], where he was player-coach from 1973 to 1975. During the latter part of his professional playing career, Roxburgh
== Scottish Football Association ==
Roxburgh was appointed as the
This appointment meant that Roxburgh also coached the Scotland youth teams from
After the Scotland senior manager [[Jock Stein]] collapsed and died at the end of [[1985 Wales vs Scotland football match|a 1–1 draw]] in a [[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification]] match against [[Wales national football team|Wales]],
The team then qualified for [[UEFA Euro 1992]], the first time Scotland had qualified for a European championship finals.<ref name = "sfa"/><ref name = "uefa"/> Once more they lost two and won one of their group matches at the tournament and were eliminated. Roxburgh resigned in September 1993, following 61 matches in charge, after failing to achieve qualification for the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]].<ref name = "sfa"/> He was succeeded by his assistant, [[Craig Brown (footballer born 1940)|Craig Brown]].<ref name = "sfa"/>▼
▲The team then qualified for [[UEFA Euro 1992]], the first time Scotland had qualified for a European championship finals.<ref name = "sfa"/><ref name = "uefa"/> Roxburgh resigned in September 1993, following 61 matches in charge, after failing to achieve qualification for the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]].<ref name = "sfa"/> He was succeeded by his assistant, [[Craig Brown (footballer born 1940)|Craig Brown]].<ref name = "sfa"/>
==UEFA==
Roxburgh was appointed as [[UEFA]]'s first technical director in 1994.<ref name = "uefa"/> He held this position until the end of his contract in 2012.<ref name = "uefa">{{cite news |url=
Roxburgh also initiated the ''UEFA Grassroots Charter'' to stimulate the UEFA member associations to further invest in the basis of the game and to acknowledge the importance of healthy grassroots.<ref name = "lma"/> As part of the UEFA administration, Roxburgh was a member of the board of directors,<ref name = "UEFA director">{{cite news |url=
▲As part of the UEFA administration, Roxburgh was a member of the board of directors,<ref name = "UEFA director">{{cite news |url=http://www.uefa.com/MultimediaFiles/Download/EuroExperience/uefaorg/Publications/01/46/77/25/1467725_DOWNLOAD.pdf |title=UEFA Administration Report 2008/09 |work=UEFA |publisher=UEFA |date=27 September 2012 |accessdate=20 October 2012}}</ref> chaired the JIRA and Grassroots panels, and was responsible for UEFA's youth competitions, refereeing department, and the women's football, futsal, and medical units. In addition, Roxburgh also led UEFA's elite conferences, courses, and forums for national coaches, UEFA Champions League coaches, coach educators, youth coaches, women's football coaches, grassroots leaders, futsal coaches, and team doctors.
==FIFA==
Roxburgh has worked with [[FIFA]], as a member of its Technical Committee, as a FIFA instructor, and as a member of the Technical Study Group at six FIFA World Cups (
==Honours==
*'''[[SFWA Manager of the Year]]
*'''[[Officer of the Order of the British Empire]]''' (OBE) for services to association football – [[1993 Birthday Honours|1993]].<ref>United Kingdom: {{London Gazette |date=11 June 1993 |supp=y |issue=53332|pages=12 }}</ref>
▲Tartan Special Manager of the Month – November 1989.<ref name = "Award Month">{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2mus-XyGPC0C&dat=19891213&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |title=Photo |work=Evening Times |publisher=Herald & Times Group |date=13 December 1989 |accessdate=20 October 2012}}</ref>
==References==
{{reflist
==External links==
*[https://thesefootballtimes.co/2019/06/03/the-contradiction-of-andy-roxburgh-the-failure-who-took-scotland-to-two-major-tournaments/ The contradiction of Andy Roxburgh, the failure who took Scotland to two major tournaments], These Football Times, 3 June 2019
{{SFWA Manager of the Year}}
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