Stevie Grieve

Stevie Grieve
Personal information
Full name Stevie Grieve
Date of birth (1986-12-31) 31 December 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Perth, Scotland
Team information
Current team
 SJK (manager)
Managerial career
Years Team
2014–2016 Garhwal FC
2016–2019 Burlington SC (academy manager)
2019–2021 Dundee United (opponent analyst)
2021–2022 St Johnstone (head of scouting)
2022–2023 Forest Green (head of scouting)
2023 SJK Akatemia
2024 SJK (assistant)
2024– SJK

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."[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.