Eric Black

Eric Black
Personal information
Full name John Eric Black[1]
Date of birth (1963-10-01) 1 October 1963 (age 61)
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1980–1981 Aberdeen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1986 Aberdeen 115 (45)
1986–1991 Metz 86 (26)
Total 201 (71)
International career
1982–1985 Scotland U21[3] 8 (2)
1987 Scotland 2 (0)
Managerial career
2001–2002 Motherwell
2003–2004 Coventry City
2007 Birmingham City (caretaker)
2011 Sunderland (caretaker)
2012 Blackburn Rovers (caretaker)
2015 Rotherham United (caretaker)
2016 Aston Villa (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Eric Black (born 1 October 1963) is a Scottish former professional football player and coach. Black played as a striker for Aberdeen and Metz, winning major trophies with both clubs, and earned two international caps for the Scotland national team. He was forced to retire from playing at a relatively early age and became a coach, working as a manager at Motherwell and Coventry City.

  1. ^ Statutory registers - Births - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference afcht was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "[Scotland U21 player] Eric Black". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 11 October 2012.