Steve Paterson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Steve Paterson
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Apr 8, 1958(1958-04-08)
Age	66
Birthplace	Elgin
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Aries

Steve Paterson Biography

Steve Paterson is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on April 8, 1958 in Elgin, Illinois, United States. Steven William Paterson (born 8 April 1958) is a Scottish football manager and former player.

His managerial career started in 1988 when he joined the Highland League with Elgin City. A player-manager for the debut season Paterson was a success during his period in the Scottish League at Borough Briggs winning the Highland League as well as the North of Scotland Cup twice as well as his first Northern variant of the Scottish Qualifying Cup. The club was dissolved in the year 1990 because of an agreement dispute in relation to pay.

He was offered the manager’s position at Aberdeen and became the club’s new boss on 11 December 2002. This move was not without controversy, as Paterson and his assistant Duncan Shearer were each supposed to have agreed a five-year contract with Caley Thistle not long before their departure to the Dons.

In November 2002, Paterson was strongly linked with the vacant manager’s job at Dundee United, but he stayed at Caley Thistle for another month.

A nickname of “Pele”, after six first-team games with Manchester United, his career was cut short due to an injury sustained in a preseason game shortly after his transfer from Sheffield United. Despite this and other issues in the long run, including a drinking and gambling addiction He did enjoy an athletic career that included stints playing in Hong Kong, Australia and Japan which was where the first foreign player to be a part of Japan’s national team.

Steve Paterson Net Worth

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

In his professional career, Paterson played as a central defender. He joined Manchester United from Highland League club Nairn County in July 1975. Paterson made six games for Manchester United Red Devils over five seasons. He signed with Sheffield United in a PS60,000 deal , but an injury to his ankle sustained during training in the preseason led Paterson to quit the team.

Paterson returned to the game as an athlete in July 1981 for Highland League club Buckie Thistle. He declined Dundee United to join Peterhead. He played at Hong Kong Rangers before again returning to his home with Highland League club Nairn County in August 1982. In February of the following year when he returned to his former boss Tommy Docherty at Sydney Olympic and later moved onto becoming the only European player to be a part of Japan from December of 1983. He was a winner of titles and cups with Yomiuri prior to his career was interrupted by ongoing injuries.

In the summer of 1995 he joined Inverness Caledonian Thistle, who were playing in the Scottish Third Division at that time. Paterson spent seven and a half years at Caley Thistle, their longest-serving manager to date. During this time, he took the club from the Third Division to the First Division and presided over the team’s famous victories against Celtic (resulting in the well-known newspaper headline “Super Caley Go Ballistic, Celtic Are Atrocious”) and Hearts in the Scottish Cup.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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In 2010, he returned to the Highland League with a second spell at Christie Park but his return was brief and not as successful as his first.

Facts & Trivia

Steve Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Steve Paterson celebrates birthday on April 8 of every year.

On 9 December 2015, it was announced that Paterson had agreed to become manager of North Region junior side Dufftown.

Top Facts about Steve Paterson

1. Steve Paterson is a former Scottish footballer and manager.
2. He played for Aberdeen, St Johnstone, and Dundee United.
3. Paterson managed several clubs including Elgin City and Peterhead.
4. He was sacked by Inverness Caledonian Thistle in 2005 for misconduct.
5. Paterson has struggled with alcohol addiction throughout his career.
6. He was arrested for drink driving in 2010 while managing Brora Rangers.
7. Paterson returned to management with Nairn County in 2019.
8. He won the Highland League Manager of the Month award in October 2020.
9. Paterson’s son, Cammy, is also a professional footballer.
10. His managerial record includes over 500 games with a win percentage of around 40%.