Alan Archibald

Quick Facts

Full Name	Alan Archibald
Occupation	Soccer Coach
Date Of Birth	Dec 13, 1977(1977-12-13)
Age	47
Birthplace	Scotland
Country	United Kingdom
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Alan Archibald Biography

Alan Archibald is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Coach who was born on December 13, 1977 in Scotland, United Kingdom. Scottish former soccer player who spent fifteen years as a member of Partick Thistle in Scottish Premiership. He later became the manager of the club, winning the Scottish First Division title in 2013.

He succeeded Jackie McNamara as the manager of Partick Thistle in 2013.

Archibald was one of the club’s most consistent performers in 2003–04 and his contribution in the side that achieved a fifth-place finish was marked with the Player of the Year award at the club’s annual dinner and he also received recognition from the Federation and other supporters’ clubs. During the 2004–05 season, Archibald continued his ever-present run by appearing in every match that season as United reached the Scottish Cup Final and secured their place in the SPL following a long battle with relegation. In the Scottish Cup Final Archibald almost scored an injury time equaliser to take the game to extra time when he hit the bar. He also added a further four goals to his United tally, including the opener in the 4–1 Scottish Cup win over Aberdeen at Tannadice.

Archibald was signed by then-manager Ian McCall for Dundee United on 3 June

2003. In his first season at Tannadice – 2003–04 – Archibald was the only player to feature in every match for United, and his assured performances earned him a contract extension. Archibald’s first United goal came against Hearts in a 2–1 win at Tannadice. He also scored against Celtic in a narrow defeat for the Tangerines at Celtic Park.

He has twins and an older daughter.

Alan Archibald Net Worth

Alan Archibald is one of the richest Soccer Coach from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Alan Archibald 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was born in Glasgow and began playing for Partick Thistle at age eighteen.

He made 231 appearances as a player for Partick Thistle, making him the longest-tenured player in the club’s history.

Alan Archibald (born 13 December 1977) is a Scottish football coach and former player. Archibald, who played as a defender, has been associated with Partick Thistle for most of his career. Beginning his professional career with the club as a teenager, he went on to make 423 appearances for Thistle in two spells, placing him tenth on the club’s all-time list of most appearances. His only other professional club was Dundee United, where he played between 2003 and 2007 before rejoining Thistle. Archibald also played five times for the Scotland national under-21 team.

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On 7 May 2016, Thistle secured their Premiership status with a 2–0 away victory to Kilmarnock, with goals coming from Steven Lawless and Kris Doolan. This result meant that Archibald overtook former manager Davie McParland as the record holder of top-flight victories. On 8 April 2017, Thistle beat Motherwell 1–0 to secure a place in the top six for the first time since the league split was first introduced to the Scottish top flight in 2000–01.

Facts & Trivia

Alan Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Coach. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Alan Archibald celebrates birthday on December 13 of every year.

Following his retirement from playing, Archibald became Partick Thistle manager in 2013 and went on to win the Scottish Football League First Division title that year. Thistle stayed in the top flight for four seasons under Archibald, but the club were relegated in 2018, he was kept on as manager despite relegation but on 6 October 2018 he was sacked as manager after a poor start to their Scottish Championship campaign. In total, as both a player and manager, Archibald achieved three league divisional titles and promotions with Partick Thistle.

Top Facts about Alan Archibald

1. Alan Archibald is a former Scottish professional footballer.
2. He played as a defender for Partick Thistle and Dundee United.
3. Archibald made over 500 appearances in his career.
4. He was appointed manager of Partick Thistle in 2013.
5. Archibald led the team to promotion to the Scottish Premiership.
6. He won the PFA Scotland Manager of the Year award in 2017.
7. Archibald was sacked by Partick Thistle in 2018 after poor results.
8. He returned to coaching with Livingston FC in 2020.
9. Archibald has also worked as a youth coach at Celtic FC.
10. He holds a UEFA Pro Licence coaching qualification.