Roy Aitken, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Roy Aitken

Scottish footballer

Date of Birth: 24-Nov-1958

Place of Birth: Irvine, Scotland, United Kingdom

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

For others similarly named, see the Robert Aitken navigation pageRobert Sime 'Roy' Aitken (born 24 November 1958) is a Scottish former football player and manager.
He made over 480 league appearances for Celtic, and later played for Newcastle United, St Mirren and Aberdeen.
Aitken also made 57 international appearances for Scotland.
His playing position was either in midfield or defence. Aitken had become assistant manager at Aberdeen towards the end of his playing career, and was appointed their manager in February 1995.
He led the Dons to a Scottish League Cup win in 1995–96, but was sacked in November 1997.
He has since coached several clubs, including Leeds United and Aston Villa.