| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven Tweed | ||
| Date of birth | 8 August 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1991–1996 | Hibernian | 108 | (6) |
| 1996–1997 | Ionikos | 2 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Stoke City | 38 | (0) |
| 1998–2001 | Dundee | 76 | (4) |
| 2001–2004 | MSV Duisburg | 50 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | Yokohama | 83 | (8) |
| 2006–2008 | Livingston | 28 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | → East Fife (loan) | 31 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | East Fife | 16 | (1) |
| 2009–2011 | Montrose | 52 | (3) |
| 2011–2011 | Broughty Athletic | 17 | (3) |
| National team | |||
| 1995 | Scotland B | 2 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009-2011 | Montrose | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 August 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Steven Tweed (born 8 August 1972 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional football player and manager.
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Tweed has played professionally for an diverse assortment of clubs. He started his career in Scotland with Hibernian, for whom he made over 100 league appearances. He made his first move abroad in 1996 when he joined Greek side Ionikos. Tweed then returned to the UK with Stoke City and then Dundee.
In 2001, Tweed moved abroad again, this time signing for German club MSV Duisburg. He then moved to J League club Yokohama in 2004, before returning to Scotland with First Division club Livingston in 2006. Tweed then moved to East Fife in 2007, initially on loan.
Tweed played twice for Scotland at B international level in 1995, featuring in wins against Northern Ireland and Sweden.[1]
In January 2009, he was appointed player-manager of Montrose.[2] Montrose narrowly missed out on a playoff place in the last game of the 2008–09 season. During the 2009 close season, Tweed introduced 12 new players, with Jim Moffatt (assistant) and Tony Bullock (goalkeeping) helping with coaching. Montrose endured a winless streak in the league lasting until mid January. A bright spot of the 2009–10 season was a Scottish Cup run, which ended in a 5–1 defeat to Hibernian.[3] Tweed won the SFL Manager of the Month award for March 2010. He resigned in March 2011 due to work and family commitments.[4]
On 17 June 2011, Steven Tweed joins Broughty Athletic a scottish junior football club, he stayed until 17 December 2011 when he left the club. [[1]]
Tweed, a former Hibs player, is the nephew of Hearts legend Tommy Walker.[3]
| Club performance | League | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals |
| Scotland | League | |||
| 1991–92 | Hibernian | Premier Division | 1 | 0 |
| 1992–93 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | 29 | 3 | ||
| 1994–95 | 33 | 0 | ||
| 1995–96 | 31 | 0 | ||
| Greece | League | |||
| 1996–97 | Ionikos Nikaias | Alpha Ethniki | 2 | 0 |
| England | League | |||
| 1997–98 | Stoke City | First Division | 38 | 0 |
| 1998–99 | Second Division | 1 | 0 | |
| Scotland | League | |||
| 1998–99 | Dundee | Premier League | 10 | 0 |
| 1999–00 | 34 | 2 | ||
| 2000–01 | 32 | 1 | ||
| 2001–02 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Germany | League | |||
| 2001–02 | Duisburg | 2. Bundesliga | 25 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Japan | League | |||
| 2004 | Yokohama | J. League 2 | 39 | 3 |
| 2005 | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2006 | 13 | 2 | ||
| Scotland | League | |||
| 2006–07 | Livingston | First Division | 28 | 1 |
| 2007–08 | East Fife | Third Division | 32 | 1 |
| 2008–09 | Second Division | 16 | 1 | |
| 2008–09 | Montrose | Third Division | ||
| 2009–10 | ||||
| Country | Scotland | 260 | 9 | |
| Greece | 2 | 0 | ||
| England | 39 | 0 | ||
| Germany | 50 | 0 | ||
| Japan | 83 | 8 | ||
| Total | 434 | 17 | ||
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