Brian McClair

Where is Brian McClair now?

Former Manchester United forward Brian McClair retired from playing in 1998 after spending his final season playing back in his native Scotland with Motherwell.

Starting his professional career in 1981 with ‘The Well‘, he went onto make 740 first-team appearances over an 18-year period for just four clubs including 11 seasons at Man United where he won four Premier League titles, the FA Cup twice, the League Cup and the European Cup Winner’s Cup. He also won the Scottish First Division and Scottish Cup during his time with Celtic.

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Upon retiring from playing he moved back to England to become Brian Kidd’s assistant at Blackburn Rovers but they were both sacked from the club after failing to keep the side from relegation from the Premier League.

Shortly afterwards he rejoined Manchester United as a youth coach before working as reserve team coach (where he won the Premier Reserve League) and then under-19’s coach (where he won the 2003 FA Youth Cup).

After a successful spell working back working with the reserves as Ricky Sbragia’s assistant he was appointed director of the Manchester United youth academy in 2006 where he stayed for nine years before joining the Scottish Football Association in 2015 as performance director.

He left after a year because he didn’t feel comfortable spending so much time in the boardroom when he would rather be on the coaching fields.

McClair currently hosts his own podcast where he interviews former team-mates and regales stories about his football career.

Follow on Twitter @BrianMcClair13

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Brian McClair: Premier League Statistics

NationalityScottish
PositionForward
Appearances162
Goals18
Yellow Cards4
Red Cards0
Premier League Teams Played forManchester United

Statistics courtesy of www.premierleague.com

Last Updated on 28 April 2021 by Admin