Craig William Levein (born 22 October 1964 in Dunfermline) is a Scottish former professional footballer and current football manager and Director of Football of Scottish Premier League club Dundee United. During his playing career he played for Cowdenbeath, Heart of Midlothian and won 16 caps for the Scotland national team.
As a youth, Levein attended Inverkeithing High School, where he was in the football team alongside another future Scottish i...
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Craig William Levein (born 22 October 1964 in Dunfermline) is a Scottish former professional footballer and current football manager and Director of Football of Scottish Premier League club Dundee United. During his playing career he played for Cowdenbeath, Heart of Midlothian and won 16 caps for the Scotland national team.
As a youth, Levein attended Inverkeithing High School, where he was in the football team alongside another future Scottish international footballer, Gordon Durie. His early football career saw him turn out for Dalgety Bay, Leven Royals and Inverkeithing under-16s. At the age of 15, however, he gave up football for a year, only resuming when his brother, who played for junior club Lochore Welfare invited him to training there. Levein subsequently signed for Lochore and after trials with several senior clubs he finally joined Cowdenbeath in 1981.
Levein quickly established himself in the first team at Central Park and soon became a target for larger clubs than...
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