Craig William Levein (born 22 October 1964) is a Scottish professional football player and manager. He is currently the Director of Football at Heart of Midlothian. During his playing career he played for Cowdenbeath and Heart of Midlothian. He won 16 caps for Scotland and was part of his country's 1990 World Cup squad. Levein was forced to retire early from playing football due to injury, but then became a manager. At club level he has managed Cowdenbeath, Heart of Midlothian, Leicester City, Raith Rovers and Dundee United. Levein was appointed Scotland manager in 2009, but he left this position after the team failed to win any of its first four matches in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Appointed manager of Leicester City football club on October 29th 2004 [October 2004]
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Currently manager of Scottish football club Dundee United. [October 2006]
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Shares his birthday with fellow football manager Arsène Wenger of Arsenal FC.
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As a footballer, Levein played for Cowdenbeath (1981-83), and Heart of Midlothian (1983-97). He won 16 caps for Scotland between 1990-94.
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Football manager; who has managed Cowdenbeath (1997-2000), Heart of Midlothian (2000-04), Leicester City (2004-06), Raith Rovers (2006), Dundee United (2006-09), and Scotland (2009-12).