Stuart Baxter

Quick Facts

Full Name	Stuart Baxter
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 16, 1953(1953-08-16)
Age	71
Birthplace	Wolverhampton
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Leo

Stuart Baxter Biography

Stuart Baxter is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on August 16, 1953 in Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom. Stuart Baxter was born in Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England on the 16th of August 1953. He was the son of a Scottish dad, Bill Baxter, was an experienced professional footballer, and was in the squad of Wolverhampton Wanderers and later for Aston Villa. Stuart was born in England as his father was the coach for Aston Villa, before the family relocated to Scotland and Bill held managerial positions with East Fife and Raith Rovers. At the time, Stuart was educated at Buckhaven High School in Fife. Because of his origins, Baxter is variously described as English, Scottish or an Anglo-Scot in the media. Baxter has questioned his identity, stating “If I’m mentioned for a job in Scotland, they call me a Scot. If I’m mentioned for a job in England, they call me an Englishman. I call myself a European”. Baxter has stated that he is “a mongrel” and “proud to be British, although I feel more European”.

Baxter came back to Scandinavia to begin his coaching career. He was a part of Orebro Sk’s youth team. He was appointed manager in 1986. became the manager of the minor Norwegian team IF Skarp. In the following year, he was offered the managerial job of a higher level at Portuguese club Vitoria de Setubal before returning to Sweden for a three-year period with Halmstads BK between 1988 and 1991. In his first season with Halmstad they were guided by him to advancement to the Allsvenskan however the team was dropped at the end of his time. Baxter relocated to Japan as the head coach Sanfrecce Hiroshima, between 1992 until 1994, before moving to Vissel Kobe in 1997. He was appointed manager of Kobe within a few days of an earthquake devastated the city . He stayed for two weeks in a temporary caravan in the club’s car park.

Baxter was hired by the Football Association to coach the England Under-19 team in 2002. After two years, he was hired as South Africa’s manager. By autumn 2005, he quit this role having failed to qualify for the 2006 World Cup. He later had another short spell at Vissel Kobe before moving back to Helsingborg, this time as manager in 2006. He took the Swedish side past the group stages of the UEFA Cup in 2007 but he resigned at the end of the year.

At the beginning of 2008, Baxter was appointed manager of Finland on a two- year contract. In January 2009 it was announced that he has signed an extended contract that will keep him in charge of the Finland team through the 2012 European Championships campaign.

In the course of playing at South Melbourne, Baxter was selected to be part of the Australian national team. He was a part of Australia in unofficial games against Queensland XI and Partizan Belgrade in 1979. Because he did not have Australian citizenshipyet, he was required to be removed from the team in order to play New Zealand when the match was classified as an official international.

Stuart Baxter Net Worth

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

Stuart William Baxter (born 16 August 1953) is a soccer manager as well as a former footballer who served as chief coach for the South African national football team. Born in England with Scottish parents, and grew to both nations, Baxter has played professional football for various club that were in England, Scotland, Australia, Sweden and in the United States. He previously managed the teams of Sweden, Norway, Portugal, Japan and South Africa. Internationally, he’s been in charge of South Africa twice as well as Finland as well as the England under-19 squad.

Baxter began his life in the club Preston North End in 1973. He signed with Scottish team Dundee United in October 1975 However, he was dismissed in September of the same year after playing just for reserve teams. He came back home to England and joined Stockport County. Baxter later relocated into Australia, Sweden and the United States respectively with South Melbourne FC, Helsingborgs IF and San Diego Sockers. The end of his playing career was 1983.

In 1998, Baxter was bought back to Sweden by AIK, where he guided them to the Swedish championship. Having qualified for the UEFA Champions League, Baxter took AIK into the group stages where the Swedish champions played against some of Europe’s largest teams, such as Barcelona, Arsenal and Fiorentina. Unsurprisingly, AIK finished bottom of the group. After two years, he moved to Norwegian side Lyn Oslo.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Stuart Baxter Dating?

According to our records, Stuart Baxter married to Cecilia Baxter. As of December 1, 2023, Stuart Baxter’s is not dating anyone.

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Baxter won his third trophy at the club in just his third season to start off yet another season with the MTN 8 trophy on Saturday 20 September 2014. Also see:

Facts & Trivia

Stuart Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Stuart Baxter celebrates birthday on August 16 of every year.

On 9 June 2015 Baxter joined Turkish club Genclerbirligi, but his contract was mutually terminated on 24 August 2015 after defeats in the first two games of the 2015–16 season.

Where is Stuart Baxter now?

Kaizer Chiefs F.C.

Why did Stuart Baxter resign in Kaizer Chiefs?

As he had not obtained Australian citizenship , he had to be withdrawn from the squad to play against New Zealand when the match was classified as an official international.

Is Baxter still Chiefs coach?

Kaizer Chiefs have announced the club has terminated the contract of coach Stuart Baxter. This ends Baxter’s second stint at Naturena after rejoining the club in June 2021.

Where does Stuart Baxter come from?

Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

How old is Stuart Baxter?

68 years (August 16, 1953)