How tall is Gordon Strachan?

Gordon Strachan's listed height is 168 cm (5'6"). He is taller than about 13% of men in the United Kingdom.

Where 168 cm sits among men in the United Kingdom

Taller than about 13% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1957 (average 176 cm).

About Gordon Strachan

Gordon Strachan is a Scottish former football coach and player who is currently Technical Director of Dundee. He was born on 9 February 1957 in Edinburgh. A right-sided midfielder, he made his senior debut in 1974 with Dundee, then played for Aberdeen, Manchester United, Leeds United and Coventry City, as well as the Scotland national team.

Strachan spent seven seasons at Aberdeen, winning domestic honours as well as the 1982 to 1983 European Cup Winners' Cup and the 1983 European Super Cup. At Manchester United he won the 1985 FA Cup final, and he was club captain at Leeds, winning the 1989 to 1990 Second Division and 1991 to 1992 First Division titles. He earned 50 caps for Scotland and played at the 1982 and 1986 World Cups. He retired as a player in 1997, aged 40, and later managed Coventry City, Southampton, Celtic, Middlesbrough and Scotland. He was named FWA Footballer of the Year for 1990 to 1991.

Strachan is listed at 168 cm (5'6"). He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1993 for services to association football and was inducted into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame in 2007.

Frequently asked

How tall is Gordon Strachan in feet and inches? Gordon Strachan is 5'6" tall, which is 168 cm, 66.1 inches or 1.68 m.

Is Gordon Strachan tall for men in the United Kingdom? At 168 cm he is taller than about 13% of men in the United Kingdom born in 1957, whose average height is 176 cm.

Sources

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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