Jordan Tait
Jordan Alexander Tait (born 27 September 1979) is a former professional footballer who began his professional career at Newcastle United FC and played in the English Football League for Darlington and Oldham Athletic. He also played in Scotland for Arbroath, Ross County, Ayr United and St Johnstone F.C.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jordan Alexander Tait[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 September 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Berwick-upon-Tweed, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender/ Centre Midfield | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Oldham Athletic | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Darlington | 3 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Arbroath | 48 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Ross County | 19 | (1) |
| 2004 | Ayr United | 11 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | St Johnstone | 14 | (0) |
| 2005 | Berwick Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 2005 | Stenhousemuir | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 97 | (2) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Working and learning under managers/ coaches such as Kevin Keegan, Sir Kenny Dalglish, Rudd Gullit, John Carver, Alan Irvine and Tommy Burns. Given his first professional contract by Sir Kenny Dalglish in 1998 Tait began coaching while still playing and studied for his UEFA coaching qualifications gaining the UEFA A Licence, UEFA Elite Youth A Licence and the FA Advanced Youth Award as well as qualifications in Sport Science, Psychology and Talent Identification. Following retirement through injury he moved into full-time coaching and is now a development phase lead coach at Middlesbrough F.C. who are renowned for developing their players.
In 2023 Tait graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University with a Masters in Sporting Directorship.
References
- "Jordan Tait". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 2 March 2017.