Steven Tweed
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Steven Tweed is a Scottish
professional football
player and manager
.
side Ionikos. Tweed then returned to the UK
with Stoke City
and then Dundee
.
In 2001, Tweed moved abroad again, this time signing for German
club MSV Duisburg
. He then moved to J League club Yokohama in 2004, before returning to Scotland with First Division
club Livingston
in 2006. Tweed then moved to East Fife
in 2007, initially on loan.
Tweed played twice for Scotland at B international level
in 1995, featuring in wins against Northern Ireland and Sweden.
In January 2009, he was appointed player-manager of Montrose
. Montrose narrowly missed out on a playoff place in the last game of the 2008–09 season. During the 2009 close season, Tweed introduced 12 new players, with Jim Moffatt (assistant) and Tony Bullock
(goalkeeping) helping with coaching. Montrose endured a winless streak in the league lasting until mid January. A bright spot of the 2009–10 season was a Scottish Cup
run, which ended in a 5–1 defeat to Hibernian
. Tweed won the SFL Manager of the Month award for March 2010. He resigned in March 2011 due to work and family commitments.
player, is the nephew of Hearts
legend Tommy Walker.
|1991–92||rowspan="5"|Hibernian
||rowspan="5"|Premier Division
||1||0
|-
|1992–93||14||0
|-
|1993–94||29||3
|-
|1994–95||33||0
|-
|1995–96||31||0
|-
|1996–97||Ionikos Nikaias||Alpha Ethniki
||2||0
|-
|1997–98||rowspan="2"|Stoke City
||First Division
||38||0
|-
|1998–99||Second Division
||1||0
|-
|1998–99||rowspan="4"|Dundee
||rowspan="4"|Premier League
||10||0
|-
|1999–00||34||2
|-
|2000–01||32||1
|-
|2001–02||0||0
|-
|2001–02||rowspan="3"|Duisburg
||rowspan="3"|2. Bundesliga
||25||0
|-
|2002–03||24||0
|-
|2003–04||1||0
|-
|2004||rowspan="3"|Yokohama||rowspan="3"|J. League 2
||39||3
|-
|2005||31||3
|-
|2006||13||2
|-
|2006–07||Livingston
||First Division
||28||1
|-
|2007–08||rowspan="2"|East Fife
||Third Division
||32||1
|-
|2008–09||Second Division
||16||1
|-
|2008–09||rowspan="2"|Montrose
||rowspan="2"|Third Division
||||
|-
|2009–10||||
260||9
2||0
39||0
50||0
83||8
434||17
|}
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
professional football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player and manager
Manager (association football)
In association football, a manager is responsible for running a football club or a national team. The manager of a professional club is responsible directly to the club president. The position of manager is almost exclusively used in British football...
.
Career
Tweed has played professionally for an diverse assortment of clubs. He started his career in Scotland with Hibernian, for whom he made over 100 league appearances. He made his first move abroad in 1996 when he joined GreekGreece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
side Ionikos. Tweed then returned to the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
with Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
and then Dundee
Dundee F.C.
Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park. Their shirt colour is dark blue. Dundee currently play in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from...
.
In 2001, Tweed moved abroad again, this time signing for German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
club MSV Duisburg
MSV Duisburg
MSV Duisburg is a German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed "the Zebras" for their traditional striped jerseys, the club was one of the original members of the Bundesliga when it was formed in 1963.-Early years:...
. He then moved to J League club Yokohama in 2004, before returning to Scotland with First Division
Scottish Football League First Division
The Irn-Bru Scottish Football League First Division Championship is the highest division of the Scottish Football League and the second highest in the Scottish football league system....
club Livingston
Livingston F.C.
Livingston Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Livingston, West Lothian. The club currently plays in the Scottish Football League First Division.The club was founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team...
in 2006. Tweed then moved to East Fife
East Fife F.C.
East Fife Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Fife coastal town of Methil...
in 2007, initially on loan.
Tweed played twice for Scotland at B international level
Scotland B national football team
The Scotland B national football team, controlled by the Scottish Football Association, is a secondary football team of Scotland, run occasionally as support for the Scotland national football team as a second string side to the first team....
in 1995, featuring in wins against Northern Ireland and Sweden.
In January 2009, he was appointed player-manager of Montrose
Montrose F.C.
Montrose Football Club is a Scottish semi-professional football team, based in the town of Montrose, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Football League and currently play in the Third Division.- Early years :...
. Montrose narrowly missed out on a playoff place in the last game of the 2008–09 season. During the 2009 close season, Tweed introduced 12 new players, with Jim Moffatt (assistant) and Tony Bullock
Tony Bullock
Anthony Brian Bullock is an English professional football goalkeeper currently playing for Livingston.-Club career:Bullock started his career with Northwich Victoria...
(goalkeeping) helping with coaching. Montrose endured a winless streak in the league lasting until mid January. A bright spot of the 2009–10 season was a Scottish Cup
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...
run, which ended in a 5–1 defeat to Hibernian
Hibernian F.C.
Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...
. Tweed won the SFL Manager of the Month award for March 2010. He resigned in March 2011 due to work and family commitments.
Personal life
Tweed, a former HibsHibernian F.C.
Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...
player, is the nephew of Hearts
Heart of Midlothian F.C.
Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...
legend Tommy Walker.
Club career statistics
|-|1991–92||rowspan="5"|Hibernian
Hibernian F.C.
Hibernian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Leith, in the north of Edinburgh. They are one of two Scottish Premier League clubs in the city, the other being their Edinburgh derby rivals, Hearts...
||rowspan="5"|Premier Division
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
||1||0
|-
|1992–93||14||0
|-
|1993–94||29||3
|-
|1994–95||33||0
|-
|1995–96||31||0
|-
|1996–97||Ionikos Nikaias||Alpha Ethniki
Super League Greece
The Superleague Greece is the highest professional football league in Greece. It was formed on July 16, 2006 and replaced Alpha Ethniki at the top of the Greek football league system. The league consists of 16 teams and runs from August to May, with teams playing 30 games each...
||2||0
|-
|1997–98||rowspan="2"|Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
||First Division
Football League Championship
The Football League Championship is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League...
||38||0
|-
|1998–99||Second Division
Football League One
Football League One is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system....
||1||0
|-
|1998–99||rowspan="4"|Dundee
Dundee F.C.
Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park. Their shirt colour is dark blue. Dundee currently play in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from...
||rowspan="4"|Premier League
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
||10||0
|-
|1999–00||34||2
|-
|2000–01||32||1
|-
|2001–02||0||0
|-
|2001–02||rowspan="3"|Duisburg
MSV Duisburg
MSV Duisburg is a German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed "the Zebras" for their traditional striped jerseys, the club was one of the original members of the Bundesliga when it was formed in 1963.-Early years:...
||rowspan="3"|2. Bundesliga
2. Fußball-Bundesliga
- Changes in division set-up :* Number of clubs: currently 18. From 1974 to 1981 there were two conferences, each of 20 teams. In 1981–91 it had 20...
||25||0
|-
|2002–03||24||0
|-
|2003–04||1||0
|-
|2004||rowspan="3"|Yokohama||rowspan="3"|J. League 2
J. League Division 2
The or is the second division of and is the second-tier professional association football league in Japan. Currently, J. League Division 2 is the second level of the Japanese association football league system. The first tier is represented by J...
||39||3
|-
|2005||31||3
|-
|2006||13||2
|-
|2006–07||Livingston
Livingston F.C.
Livingston Football Club is a Scottish association football club based in Livingston, West Lothian. The club currently plays in the Scottish Football League First Division.The club was founded in 1943 as Ferranti Thistle, a works team...
||First Division
Scottish Football League First Division
The Irn-Bru Scottish Football League First Division Championship is the highest division of the Scottish Football League and the second highest in the Scottish football league system....
||28||1
|-
|2007–08||rowspan="2"|East Fife
East Fife F.C.
East Fife Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the Fife coastal town of Methil...
||Third Division
Scottish Football League Third Division
The Scottish Football League Third Division is the lowest division of the Scottish Football League and the fourth overall in the Scottish football league system....
||32||1
|-
|2008–09||Second Division
Scottish Football League Second Division
The Scottish Football League Second Division is the second highest division of the Scottish Football League and the third highest overall in the Scottish football league system....
||16||1
|-
|2008–09||rowspan="2"|Montrose
Montrose F.C.
Montrose Football Club is a Scottish semi-professional football team, based in the town of Montrose, Angus. They are members of the Scottish Football League and currently play in the Third Division.- Early years :...
||rowspan="2"|Third Division
Scottish Football League Third Division
The Scottish Football League Third Division is the lowest division of the Scottish Football League and the fourth overall in the Scottish football league system....
||||
|-
|2009–10||||
260||9
2||0
39||0
50||0
83||8
434||17
|}