Brian McClair

Brian McClair
McClair in 2017
Personal information
Full name Brian John McClair[1]
Date of birth (1963-12-08) 8 December 1963 (age 60)
Place of birth Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Forward
Midfielder
Youth career
1980–1981 Aston Villa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1983 Motherwell 40 (15)
1983–1987 Celtic 145 (99)
1987–1998 Manchester United 355 (88)
1998 Motherwell 11 (0)
Total 551 (202)
International career
1983–1985 Scotland U21 8 (2)
1986–1993 Scotland 30 (2)
1990 Scotland B 1 (0)
Managerial career
1998–1999 Blackburn Rovers (assistant)
2006–2015 Manchester United
(Director of Youth Academy)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brian John McClair (born 8 December 1963) is a Scottish football coach and former professional footballer. As a player, he was a forward from 1980 to 1998, notable for his near 11-year spell at Manchester United where he won 14 trophies including four Premier League titles, two FA Cups and the European Cup Winners' Cup.

McClair also had important tenures at Scottish clubs Celtic and Motherwell, winning the Scottish League and Scottish Cup with the former. At Motherwell, he combined his football with studying mathematics at the University of Glasgow.[2][3] He was nicknamed "Choccy", as his last name rhymed with the delicacy "chocolate éclair".[4]

McClair played in 30 international games for Scotland between 1986 and 1993, and was selected for their squad at UEFA Euro 1992.

After retiring from playing, McClair took on a coaching role at Blackburn Rovers before returning to Manchester United, where he spent several years as Youth Academy Director.

  1. ^ "Brian McClair". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference muhons was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Fashion Raiders: Brian McClair has been one of the Bhoys". Trendraiders.blogspot.co.uk. 3 August 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2013.
  4. ^ "Choccy: Brian McClair The Manchester United striker earned his nickname not". The Independent. London. 17 August 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2013.