High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Gordon David Strachan OBE is a Scottish football manager and former player, currently manager of Championship side Middlesbrough. Strachan played for Dundee, Aberdeen, Manchester United, Leeds United and finally Coventry City. He also won 50 international caps for Scotland and is a member of the Scotland Football Hall of Fame. Strachan was an aggressive, skilful, right-sided midfield player. Early in his managerial career he had spells with Coventry City and then Southampton in England. He was manager of Celtic from 1 June 2005 until 25 May 2009, when he announced his resignation. At Celtic, he won the Scottish Premier League title in three of his four seasons in charge. He is the father of Craig Strachan and Gavin Strachan, also footballers.