Craig Levein

Quick Facts

Full Name	Craig Levein
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 22, 1964(1964-10-22)
Age	60
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Dunfermline
Horoscope	Libra

Craig Levein Biography

Craig Levein is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on October 22, 1964 in Dunfermline, United Kingdom. His time at the helm of Hearts was a success, as the club was able to achieve third spot in the SPL in two seasons, and then in to European competition. The manager was among the very first to lead Hearts into Europe for consecutive seasons after the 1960s.

1986 was a year of more trouble for the boy Levein when he sustained an injury to his knee that was serious during an off-season game with Hibernian. The injury would alter his life forever. There was a recurrence his injury back in the year 1988 after he fell unconscious in the game against Rangers and was forced to spend a second year without playing.

After being forced into retirement as a player, Levein had coaching positions at Hearts and at Livingston. In November 1997 he was appointed as manager of Cowdenbeath and turned a struggling team into one that could challenge for promotion. Cowdenbeath were promoted in 2001, but Levein had left in December 2000 to take over as manager at Hearts.

Levein was forced to retire from playing in 1997, due to another serious knee injury. He made 401 appearances for Hearts.

In 1983, Levein moved in 1983 to Heart of Midlothian for a cost of PS40,000. Soon, he was a regular player in the team’s first. Levein received his SPFA Young Player of the award between 1985 and 1986 as one of the few players to hold the award. In the final season, Hearts pursued an unbeaten league and cup double. Two goals in the final 30 minutes of their season played by Albert Kidd gave Hearts their first defeat in league play in their 31-game campaign, and brought the league trophy to Celtic. Levein did not play in that game due to illness. Levein returned to the Hearts team next week, but was not able to play in 1986’s Scottish Cup Final, which Hearts were defeated 3-0 by Aberdeen.

Craig Levein Net Worth

Craig Levein is one of the richest Association Football Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Craig Levein 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Craig William Levein (born 22 October 1964) is a Scottish professional footballer and coach. In his time as a player, Levein played with Cowdenbeath along with Heart of Midlothian, making over 300 league appearances with the Edinburgh club before being forced to quit due to an injury. He also earned 16 cap for Scotland and was a part of the 1990 FIFA World Cup squad.

Levein was born in Dunfermline and was a student at Inverkeithing High School, where he played for the team with another potential Scottish international player, Gordon Durie. He was a fan for Raith Rovers. His first football season included playing in support of Dalgety Bay, Leven Royals and Inverkeithing under-16s. At the age of 15 but he resigned from football for a period of a year, but returned after his brother who was a player for the youth club Lochore Welfare invited him to the club’s training facilities. Levein later signed with Lochore and, after a few trials at several clubs of the senior level, eventually signed with Cowdenbeath around 1981. He soon acclimatized to the first team and was a target for bigger clubs.

He made his Scotland debut in March 1990, a 1–0 win against reigning world champions, Argentina, at Hampden Park and played well enough to earn a place in Scotland’s 1990 World Cup squad. Levein won 16 caps for the Scotland national team.

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On 23 December 2009, Levein left Dundee United to become the new Scotland manager. He agreed to a ​5 ⁄2 -year deal. Scotland won 1–0 in his first match in charge, a friendly against the Czech Republic, with the goal coming from Celtic captain Scott Brown. However, his second game in charge would not be as successful, with Scotland going down 3–0 to Sweden on 12 August 2010. This was also followed by a disappointing 0–0 draw with Lithuania and an unconvincing 2–1 victory over Liechtenstein in the first two Euro 2012 qualifying matches.

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Craig Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Craig Levein celebrates birthday on October 22 of every year.

Levein stated his belief that Scotland were capable of winning all of their qualifying games, but the first two matches ended in home draws against Serbia and Macedonia. Levein was again criticised for adopting negative tactics. Levein then recalled Steven Fletcher and Kris Commons, but Scotland fell to two away defeats against Wales and Belgium, which left the Scots bottom of Group A with only 2 points from 4 games. He was relieved of his duties on 5 November 2012, following talks with the Scottish Football Association.

How old is Craig Levein?

57 years (October 22, 1964)

Who did Craig Levein play for?

Brechin City F.C.

What happened to Craig Levein?

Craig William Levein (born 22 October 1964) is a Scottish professional football player and coach who is currently a full-time advisor to the board of directors at Highland Football League club Brechin City.

What league are Brechin in?

Highland Football League