Jack Ross (footballer, born 1976)

Jack Ross

Ross playing for St Mirren in 2009
Personal information
Full name	John James Ross[1]
Date of birth	(1976-06-05) 5 June 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Falkirk, Scotland
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Newcastle United (Head of coach development)
Youth career
1992–1993	Dundee
1993–1995	Forfar Athletic
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1999	Camelon Juniors
1999–2004	Clyde	159	(9)
2004–2005	Hartlepool United	23	(0)
2005–2008	Falkirk	76	(2)
2008–2010	St Mirren	64	(1)
2010	Hamilton Academical	2	(0)
2010–2011	Dunfermline Athletic	0	(0)
Total		324	(12)
International career
2009	Scotland B	1	(0)
Managerial career
2015–2016	Alloa Athletic
2016–2018	St Mirren
2018–2019	Sunderland
2019–2021	Hibernian
2022	Dundee United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John James Ross (born 5 June 1976) is a Scottish professional football coach and former player, who was most recently the manager of Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership.

During his playing career, Ross played as a defender and midfielder. From 1992 to 1995 he played for youth sides at Dundee and Forfar Athletic, before dropping to the Scottish Junior leagues for first team action at Camelon Juniors. He then returned to the Scottish Football League in 1999 with Clyde, before a short stint in England with Hartlepool United in 2004. He returned to Scotland a year later and played for Falkirk, St Mirren, Hamilton Academical and Dunfermline Athletic until he retired in 2011 due to a knee injury. He also played once for a Scotland B team, in 2009.

Upon retiring, Ross started as a coaching career at Dumbarton, as assistant manager for both Alan Adamson and later Ian Murray, and was caretaker manager between them. He became the coach of the Heart of Midlothian under-20 team in July 2014. Ross was appointed Alloa Athletic manager in December 2015. In October 2016, he was appointed manager of St Mirren, leading them to the 2017–18 Scottish Championship title and was named PFA Scotland Manager of the Year, before leaving to become manager of Sunderland in May 2018. Ross was sacked by Sunderland in October 2019, and was then appointed by Hibernian a month later.

Ross guided Hibernian to a third-place finish in 2021 and two cup final appearances, but was sacked in December 2021. Ross was appointed Dundee United head coach in June 2022, but was sacked two months later after just seven games in charge.