Brian Grant (born 19 June 1964) is a Scottishfootball coach and former professional footballer who is who played as amidfielder. He is currently head of player pathway and loans atScottish Premiership clubDundee United. He spent twelve years as a player withAberdeen, making over 300 appearances^[1] and winning three major trophies. He also played forStirling Albion,Hibernian andDundee.

Grant began his career in the early 1980s with localStirling Albion, recovering from a doubleleg fracture^[2] before joiningAlex Ferguson'sAberdeen in 1984. He took some time to become a regular in the side ahead of older players who had won several domestic and European trophies,^[1] but became established towards the end of the decade, winning both theScottish League Cup^[3] and theScottish Cup^[4] in the1989–90 season, as well as playing a part in several other finals^[5][6][7] and runners-up finishes in theScottish Premier Division^[8] (losing out toRangers on every occasion). He later lifted the League Cup again in1995,^[9] a few months after helping the club avoid what would have been a first-ever relegation via aplay-off.^[10] In August 1996, Aberdeen playedEverton in a testimonial for Grant, with the 9,000-plus crowd witnessing a 3–1 win for theMerseyside team.^[11][12]

Midway through the1996-97 season, Grant joinedHibernian for a £75,000 fee,^[1] spending little over a year atEaster Road before a March 1998 move toDundee. Towards the end of the1998-99 season, returned to first club Stirling on loan,^[1] scoring in what turned out to be his final match at senior level. Grant moved on toBellshill Athletic at the end of the season and chose not to remain in football after retiring.

After retiring as a player, Grant managed aMcDonald'sfranchise inForfar.^[13] He also remained involved in football, coachingDundee United youth teams.^[14][15] In February 2019, with the appointment of Andy Goldie as the club's new academy director, Grant moved to a new role as head of player pathway and loans.^[16]

Grant is the father of formerFalkirk playerThomas Grant.^[2][17]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^{[18][19][20][21]}

Aberdeen^[1]

• Scottish Premier Division: Runners-up1988–89,1989–90,1990–91,1992–93,1993–94
• Scottish Cup:1989–90
  • Runners-up1992–93
• Scottish League Cup:1989–90,1995–96
  • Runners-up1987–88,1992–93

• Brian Grant at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
• Brian Grant at Soccerbase

• 1964 births
• Living people
• Scottish men's footballers
• Scottish Football League players
• Stirling Albion F.C. players
• Aberdeen F.C. players
• Hibernian F.C. players
• Dundee F.C. players
• Dundee United F.C. non-playing staff
• Bellshill Athletic F.C. players
• Men's association football midfielders
• Footballers from Stirling (council area)
• Scottish Premier League players
• Scottish Junior Football Association players

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• Use dmy dates from February 2021