Stevie Grieve
Scottish football manager
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Stevie Grieve (born 31 December 1986) is a Scottish football manager, currently in charge of Superettan club Helsingborgs IF. Having never played football professionally, he was described by the BBC Sport as the person who "has a wealth of experience in scouting and analysis."[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stevie Grieve | ||
| Date of birth | 31 December 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Perth, Scotland | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Helsingborgs IF (manager) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2014–2016 | Garhwal FC | ||
| 2016–2019 | Burlington SC (academy manager) | ||
| 2019–2021 | Dundee United (opponent analyst) | ||
| 2021–2022 | St Johnstone (head of scouting) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Forest Green (head of scouting) | ||
| 2023 | SJK Akatemia | ||
| 2024 | SJK (assistant) | ||
| 2024–2025 | SJK | ||
| 2025– | Helsingborgs IF | ||
Career
Grieve played futsal for Perth Saltires in his teenage years.[2] His first taste of coaching came when he teach "a group of inquisitive children how to do tricks like an elastico and a rainbow flick".[2] This caught an attention from the owner, who offered him a job at aged 16.[2] When Grieve was 17, he acknowledge his "talent for coaching".[2] Grieve worked part-time in River Island and a call centre while coaching at the Letham Tangerines youth teams.[2]
During his career, Grieve has coached in United States, India, Scotland, Switzerland and Finland.[2][3] While in India, he had a weekly TV-program called The Mind Game.[4] This earned him a nickname "Scottish Gary Neville".[2] Grieve then joined Dundee United as an opponent analyst.[5] After spending two years with the Tangerines, he left the Arabs on 1 July 2021.[5][2]
On 22 July 2021, Grieve joined his boyhood club St Johnstone as their new head of scouting.[6][2] On 7 April 2022, he left the club, citing his desires to look for "new opportunities".[7]
On 1 November 2022, Grieve joined Forest Green as a new head of scouting.[8] He was instrumental of making 11 signings in the January transfer window.[9] However, on 13 March 2023, Grieve left Forest Green with immediate effect.[10] It was later revealed by local newspaper Gloucestershire Live that travel was the factor of his departure, due to being based in Dundee.[11]
On 19 April 2023, Grieve was appointed as a manager of SJK Akatemia.[12] He managed his first match at the club, winning 2–1 against SalPa two days later.[13] Grieve led SJK Akatemia to the play-offs.[14] As a result, he signed a contract extension with the club.[15] However, he helped SJK Akatemia beat MP 4–1 in the quarter-finals before losing 4–2 against Gnistan.[2][16] The inclusion of SJK Akatemia led the Finnish Football Federation to change the rules so that reserve teams and cooperation teams can not promote.[1]
On 4 December 2023, Grieve was named the manager of SJK's first team.[17] His appointment was confirmed on 12 January 2024 where he worked alongside Toni Lehtinen.[18] Around the same time, Grieve would be studying for Uefa Pro Licence.[1] Their first match in charge came on 6 April 2024 where he helped the club win 2–1 against AC Oulu.[19] On 28 May 2024, Grieve was confirmed as SJK's head coach.[20] He helped the club seal a place in the league's Championship round.[21] He was named the Veikkausliiga Manager of the Month for April 2025.[22]
On 30 November 2025, Grieve was appointed head coach of Swedish Superettan side Helsingborgs IF on a two-year contract.[23] His previous contract with SJK was amicably terminated.[24]
Personal life
Grieve is married to his wife, Sarah, having been together since they were 17.[2]
Managerial statistics
- As of 8 March 2026
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W% | ||||
| SJK Akatemia |  |
19 April 2023 | 31 December 2023 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 52 | 55 | −3 | 44.83 |
| SJK | |
28 May 2024 | 30 November 2025 | 66 | 30 | 15 | 21 | 140 | 117 | +23 | 45.45 |
| Helsingborgs IF |  |
30 November 2025 | Present | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0.00 |
| Total | 98 | 43 | 21 | 34 | 194 | 181 | +13 | 43.88 | |||
Honours
Individual
- Veikkausliiga Manager of the Month: April 2025,[22] June 2025