Jimmy Calderwood
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Calderwood | ||
| Date of birth | 28 February 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | January 2025 (aged 69) | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Glasgow Amateurs | |||
| 1971–1972 | Birmingham City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1980 | Birmingham City | 145 | (4) |
| 1979 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 1979–1980 | Sparta Rotterdam | 10 | (0) |
| 1980–1982 | Willem II Tilburg | 44 | (1) |
| 1982–1987 | Roda JC | 124 | (1) |
| 1987–1989 | Heracles Almelo | 33 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 1974 | Scotland U23 | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Willem II Tilburg | ||
| 1997–1999 | NEC Nijmegen | ||
| 1999–2004 | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
| 2004–2009 | Aberdeen | ||
| 2010 | Kilmarnock | ||
| 2011 | Ross County | ||
| 2012 | Go Ahead Eagles | ||
| 2014 | De Graafschap | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James "Jimmy" Calderwood (28 February 1955 – January 2025) was a footballer and manager of Scottish club Aberdeen F.C.
In August 2017, Calderwood revealed that he had Alzheimer's disease. He died from problems caused by the disease in January 2025, at the age of 69.
Honours
- Dunfermline Athletic
- Fife Cup (2): 2000–01, 2002–03
- Scottish First Division promotion (1): 1999–00
- Ross County
Manager awards
- SPL Manager of the Month (5):
- March 2002
- April 2004
- August 2004
- February 2006
- April 2006
Managerial statistics
- As of end of 2011–12 season
| Team | Country | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Willem II Tilburg |  Netherlands |
1996 | 1997 | |||||
| NEC Nijmegen | Netherlands |
1997 | 1999 | |||||
| Dunfermline Athletic |  Scotland |
30 November 1999 | 28 May 2004 | 202 | 77 | 47 | 78 | 38.12 |
| Aberdeen | Scotland |
28 May 2004 | 24 May 2009 | 227 | 94 | 60 | 73 | 41.41 |
| Kilmarnock | Scotland |
11 January 2010 | 31 May 2010 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 30.43 |
| Ross County | Scotland |
17 February 2011 | 7 May 2011 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 41.18 |
| Go Ahead Eagles | Netherlands |
30 March 2012 | 13 May 2012 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 57.14 |
References
- 1 2 3 "Jimmy Calderwood". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
- ↑ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 62. ISBN 0362-02017-5.
- ↑ "Jimmy Calderwood: Former Aberdeen & Dunfermline boss has Alzheimer's". BBC Sport Scotland. 16 August 2017. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- ↑ "Former Aberdeen & Dunfermline boss Calderwood dies". BBC Sport. 19 January 2025. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
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