Stuart McLaren

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Stuart McLaren

| fullname =

| image =

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|8|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland

| currentclub = Northern Ireland women (assistant)

| clubnumber =

| position = Centre Back, Central Midfielder

| youthyears1 =

| youthyears2 =

| youthyears3 =

| youthyears4 = 1992–1993

| youthclubs1 = Capalaba

| youthclubs2 = Mount Gravatt

| youthclubs3 = Berserker

| youthclubs4 = AIS

| years1 = 1994–1996

| years2 = 1996–1998

| years3 = 1998

| years4 = 1998–2004

| years5 = 2005–2008

| years6 = 2008

| clubs1 = Wollongong Wolves

| clubs2 = Stirling Albion

| clubs4 = Brisbane Strikers

| clubs5 = Queensland Roar

| clubs6 = Perth Glory

| caps1 = 11

| caps2 = 28

| caps3 =

| caps4 = 128

| caps5 = 34

| caps6 = 4

| goals1 = 1

| goals2 = 9

| goals3 =

| goals4 = 11

| goals5 = 1

| goals6 = 0

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| nationalteam1 = Australia U20

| nationalcaps1 =

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| ntupdate = 26 November 2007

| manageryears1 = 2003–2004

| managerclubs1 = Brisbane Strikers

| manageryears2 = 2008–2010

| managerclubs2 = Brisbane Strikers

| manageryears3 = 2010–2011

| managerclubs3 = North Queensland Fury (assistant)

| manageryears4 = 2011–2014

| managerclubs4 = Loughborough University (head coach)

| manageryears5 = 2014–2016

| managerclubs5 = Stirling Albion

| manageryears6 = 2018–2022

| managerclubs6 = Scotland U16

| managerclubs7 = Scotland women (interim)

| manageryears7 = 2021

| managerclubs8 = Celtic (u18s)

| manageryears8 = 2022–2023

| manageryears9 = 2024–

| managerclubs9 = Northern Ireland women (assistant)

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Stuart McLaren (born 28 August 1975) is a Scottish-Australian football player and coach, who is assistant coach for the Northern Ireland national women's team.

Biography

Queensland Roar coach Miron Bleiberg signed McLaren on a short-term contract in early November 2005. He was signed due to Josh McCloughlan's injury, playing as a defender as he did when he was a former player-coach with the Brisbane Strikers in the NSL. He was then signed as a permanent player and regularly played in the starting eleven, occasionally captaining the Queensland Roar.

McLaren left Australia in early 2011 returning to the United Kingdom to be nearer his place of birth with his family. In June 2011, he was appointed as head coach at Loughborough University. McLaren was appointed manager of Stirling Albion in November 2014,{{cite web |url=http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/stirling-albion/298075-stirling-albion-name-stuart-mclaren-and-martyn-corrigan-as-management-duo/ |title=Stirling Albion name Stuart McLaren and Martyn Corrigan as management duo |work=STV Sport |publisher=STV |date=2 November 2014 |accessdate=3 November 2014 |archive-date=4 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304034255/http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/stirling-albion/298075-stirling-albion-name-stuart-mclaren-and-martyn-corrigan-as-management-duo/ |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29876547 |title=Stirling Albion appoint Stuart McLaren as new manager |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=3 November 2014 |accessdate=3 November 2014}} but the Binos were relegated from Scottish League One at the end of the 2014–15 season. He left Stirling Albion by mutual consent in September 2016, following a 4–0 defeat by Elgin City.{{cite web |url=http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/binos-part-company-with-mclaren/ |title=Binos part company with McLaren |publisher=SPFL |date=24 September 2016 |accessdate=24 September 2016 |archive-date=28 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160928104552/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/binos-part-company-with-mclaren |url-status=dead }}

In October 2018, McLaren was appointed by the Scottish Football Association to be a national youth team coach, with responsibility for the Scotland U16 team.{{cite web |url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/stuart-mclaren-confirmed-as-national-youth-team-coach/?rid=13925 |title=Stuart McLaren confirmed as national youth team coach |publisher=Scottish FA |date=5 October 2018 |accessdate=5 October 2018}}

McLaren was appointed interim manager of the Scotland women's national football team in January 2021.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/55858157 |title=Scotland: Stuart McLaren appointed interim head coach of women's side |website=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=29 January 2021 |accessdate=30 January 2021}} He remained in the role until the appointment of permanent manager Pedro Martinez Losa,{{Cite web|title=Pedro Martinez Losa: Scotland Women appoint former Arsenal and Bordeaux boss as new manager|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/12017/12360625/pedro-martinez-losa-scotland-women-appoint-former-arsenal-and-bordeaux-boss-as-new-manager|access-date=2022-01-08|website=Sky Sports|language=en}} and left the SFA at the end of 2021.{{cite web |url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/stuart-glennie-and-james-grady-appointed-as-scotland-under-15s-and-under-16s-head-coaches/?rid=13925 |title=Stuart Glennie and James Grady appointed as Scotland Under-15s and Under-16s Head Coaches |website=www.scottishfa.co.uk |date=22 February 2022 |accessdate=22 February 2022}}

In January 2022, Celtic announced McLaren had joined them as their under-18s manager.{{Cite web|last=FC|first=Celtic|title=Stuart McLaren: Celtic's new Under-18 manager|url=https://www.celticfc.com/news/2022/january/12/stuart-mclaren--celtic-s-new-under-18-manager/|access-date=2022-01-12|website=Celtic FC}} He remained at the club until his departure in December 2023.

Managerial statistics

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Scottish senior clubs statistics only.

Honours

Brisbane Strikers

National Soccer League: Runners-up 2003–04
QSL Premiers: 2009{{cite web | url=https://www.brisbaneroar.com.au/news/former-strikers-show | title=Former Strikers on Show | publisher=Brisbane Roar | date=9 May 2011 | access-date=29 March 2021}}

Loughborough University

BUCS Championship: 2013{{cite web | url=https://www.loughboroughecho.net/sport/football/football-news/loughborough-university-coach-mclaren-moves-8100166 | title=Loughborough University coach | publisher=Loughborough Echo | date=13 November 2014 | accessdate=29 March 2021}}
BUCS Premier North Division: 2012, 2013

Scotland U16

Victory Shield: 2019–20 (shared){{cite web |url=https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/news/scotland-under-16s-crowned-joint-winners-of-2019-victory-shield/?rid=4429 |title=Scotland Under-16s crowned joint winners of 2019 Victory Shield |publisher=Scottish Football Association |date=1 November 2019 |access-date=4 November 2019}}

References

External links

[https://web.archive.org/web/20040518081000/http://www.ozfootball.net/ark/Players/M/MAE.html Oz Football profile]
[https://web.archive.org/web/20110225010125/http://www.perthglory.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&id=23609 Glory replacements in the mix]

Category:1975 births

Category:Living people

Category:Footballers from Glasgow

Category:Scottish men's footballers

Category:Scottish football managers

Category:Scottish expatriate football managers

Category:Australian men's soccer players

Category:Australian soccer managers

Category:Australian expatriate soccer managers

Category:A-League Men players

Category:National Soccer League (Australia) players

Category:Brisbane Strikers FC players