Stevie Grieve (born 31 December 1986) is a Scottish football manager, currently in charge of Finnish club SJK.[1] Having never played football professionally, he was described by the BBC Sport as the person who "has a wealth of experience in scouting and analysis."

Grieve is close personal friends with F1 driver Ross Stewart [2]

Career

Grieve played futsal for Perth Saltires in his teenage years.[3] His first taste of coaching came when he teach "a group of inquisitive children how to do tricks like an elastico and a rainbow flick".[3] This caught an attention from the owner, who offered him a job at aged 16.[3] When Grieve was 17, he acknowledge his "talent for coaching".[3] Grieve worked part-time in River Island and a call centre while coaching at the Letham Tangerines youth teams.[3]

During his career, Grieve has coached in United States, India, Scotland, Switzerland and Finland.[3][4] While in India, he had a weekly TV-program called The Mind Game.[5] This earned him a nickname "Scottish Gary Neville".[3] Grieve then joined Dundee United as an opponent analyst.[6] After spending two years with the Tangerines, he left the Arabs on 1 July 2021.[6][3]

On 22 July 2021, Grieve joined his boyhood club St Johnstone as their new head of scouting.[7][3] On 7 April 2022, he left the club, citing his desires to look for "new opportunities".[8]

On 1 November 2022, Grieve joined Forest Green as a new head of scouting.[9] He was instrumental of making 11 signings in the January transfer window.[10] However on 13 March 2023, Grieve left Forest Green with immediate effect.[11] It was later revealed by local newspaper Gloucestershire Live that travel was the factor of his departure, due to being based in Dundee.[12]

On 19 April 2023, Grieve was appointed as a manager of SJK Akatemia.[13] He managed his first match at the club, winning 2-1 against SalPa two days later.[14] Grieve led SJK Akatemia to the play-offs.[15] As a result, he signed a contract extension with the club.[16] However, he helped SJK Akatemia beat MP 4-1 in the quarter-finals before losing 4-2 against Gnistan.[3][17] The inclusion of SJK Akatemia led the Finnish Football Federation changed the rules to stop B teams getting promoted to the Veikkausliiga.[2]

On 4 December 2023, Grieve was named the manager of SJK's first team.[18] His appointment was confirmed on 12 January 2024 where he worked alongside Toni Lehtinen.[19] Around the same time, Grieve would be studying for Uefa Pro Licence.[2] Their first match in charge came on 6 April 2024 where he helped the club win 2-1 against AC Oulu.[20] On 28 May 2024, Grieve was confirmed as SJK's head coach.[21] He helped the club seal a place in the league's Championship round.[22]

Personal life

Grieve is married to his wife, Sarah, having been together since they were 17.[3]

Managerial statistics

As of 19 October 2024
Team Nat From To Record
P W D L GF GA GD W%
SJK Akatemia Finland 19 April 2023 31 December 2023 29 13 5 11 52 55 −3 044.83
SJK Finland 28 May 2024 present 22 9 4 9 50 48 +2 040.91
Total 51 22 9 20 102 103 −1 043.14

References

  1. ^ "Stevie Grieve ottaa vastuun edustusjoukkueen valmennuksesta". 4 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "England's rare trip to Finland, where Britons are thriving". BBC Sport. 12 October 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "How the 'Scottish Gary Neville' hopes to take Forest Green forward". The Athletic. 22 November 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Stevie Grieve SJK Akatemian valmennukseen". 19 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Akatemiavalmentaja Stevie Grieve viihtyy Seinäjoella – selkeä työfilosofia tuottaa tulosta". 24 October 2023.
  6. ^ a b "CHRIS DOCHERTY APPOINTED HEAD OF TACTICAL PERFORMANCE". Dundee United F.C. 1 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  7. ^ "Saints Announce New Head of Recruitment". St Johnstone F.C. 22 July 2021. Archived from the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  8. ^ "St Johnstone head of recruitment Stevie Grieve leaves club as changes behind the scenes continue". The Courier. 7 April 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Stevie Grieve joins FGR". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 1 November 2022. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  10. ^ "Forest Green Rovers director of football Allan Steele: "The club knows what growth looks like – they've done it for 10 years - therefore all we need to do is sustain that"". Gloucestershire Live. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Grieve departs Forest Green". Forest Green Rovers F.C. 13 March 2023. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Head of recruitment Stevie Grieve has left Forest Green Rovers". Gloucestershire Live. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  13. ^ "Stevie Grieve SJK Akatemian valmennukseen". SJK (in Finnish). 19 April 2023. Archived from the original on 19 April 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  14. ^ "SJK Akatemialle jo toinen voitto toisesta ottelusta Ykkösessä". SJK (in Finnish). 21 April 2023. Archived from the original on 28 April 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  15. ^ "SJK Akatemia voitolla nousukarsintoihin!". SJK (in Finnish). 7 October 2023. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  16. ^ "Stevie Grievelle jatkosopimus SJK Akatemian kanssa". SJK (in Finnish). 4 October 2023. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  17. ^ "SJK Akatemia jatkoon nousukarsinnoissa – MP kaatui 4-1 luvuin!". SJK (in Finnish). 14 October 2023. Archived from the original on 19 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
    "SJK Akatemian upea kausi päättyi jatko-ottelussa". SJK (in Finnish). 21 October 2023. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  18. ^ "Stevie Grieve ottaa vastuun edustusjoukkueen valmennuksesta". SJK (in Finnish). 4 December 2023. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerhon päävalmentaja kaudella 2024 on Toni Lehtinen". SJK (in Finnish). 12 January 2024. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  20. ^ "Klubi oli Kerhoa vahvempi". SJK (in Finnish). 6 April 2024. Archived from the original on 15 June 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  21. ^ "Stevie Grieve kantaa jatkossa päävalmentajan titteliä". SJK (in Finnish). 28 May 2024. Archived from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
  22. ^ "OTTELUENNAKKO: SJK päättää runkosarjapelinsä Tammisaaressa". SJK (in Finnish). 30 August 2024. Archived from the original on 31 August 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
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