Graham Alexander

Graham Alexander earns my respect as the rare player who built two careers out of one sport. A long, durable playing life across Scunthorpe, Luton, Preston and Burnley, plus 40 caps for Scotland, already marks a professional of unusual discipline. Then he reinvented himself as a manager, now in charge at Bradford City. To me, longevity like his is never an accident; it takes self-control, intelligence and a refusal to coast. I find the seamless step from pitch to dugout genuinely admirable, the mark of someone who understood the game well enough to keep contributing once his legs were done.

Name (English)

Graham Alexander

Name (Japanese)

グレアム・アレクサンダー

Reading

ぐれあむ・あれくさんだー

Born

October 10, 1971 (age 54)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Boar

Origin

Coventry, United Kingdom

Height

180 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

High school

Liberton High School

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B0%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3%E3%83%80%E3%83%BC

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

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