Alexander George Cowie (born 9 May 1961) is a Scottish former professional football player and coach.
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Full name | Alexander George Cowie[1] | |||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1961-05-09) 9 May 1961 (age 61) | |||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Buckie, Scotland | |||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Full back | |||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||
1977–1982 | West Ham United | |||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||
1982–1983 | West Ham United | 8 | (0) | |||||||||||||
1983–1987 | Heart of Midlothian | 68 | (2) | |||||||||||||
1986–1987 | → Morton (loan) | 3 | (2) | |||||||||||||
1987–1988 | Dunfermline Athletic | 14 | (0) | |||||||||||||
1988–1989 | Deveronvale | |||||||||||||||
1989–1991 | Morton | 24 | (0) | |||||||||||||
1991 | Forres Mechanics | |||||||||||||||
Total | 117 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||
Papua New Guinea U23 | ||||||||||||||||
Solomon Islands | ||||||||||||||||
Honours
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Born in Buckie, Cowie joined West Ham United as an apprentice in 1977, turning professional in 1978.[2] He made his senior debut on 13 April 1982, in a Division 1 match against Ipswich Town.[3] He later played for Heart of Midlothian, Morton, Dunfermline Athletic, Deveronvale and Forres Mechanics, both latter clubs play in the Scottish Highland Football League.[4]
After retiring as a player, Cowie was active as a coach in Oceania, where he served as manager of the Papua New Guinea national under-23 team and the Solomon Islands national team.[2]
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Solomon Islands national football team – managers | |
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