Calum Elliot
Calum Elliot (born 30 March 1987) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who is currently the manager of Scottish League Two club Bonnyrigg Rose.
| Elliot playing for the Scotland U20 team in the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 March 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bonnyrigg Rose (Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Hutchison Vale BC | ||
| 2004–2005 | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2012 | Heart of Midlothian | 110 | (13) |
| 2006 | → Motherwell (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | → Livingston (loan) | 13 | (11) |
| 2011 | → Dundee (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Žalgiris Vilnius | 33 | (16) |
| 2013 | Alloa Athletic | 10 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Raith Rovers | 47 | (7) |
| 2017–2018 | Mousehole | ||
| Total | 234 | (51) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Scotland U20 | 7 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Scotland U21 | 8 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2016 | Edinburgh United | ||
| 2017–2018 | Mousehole | ||
| 2018–2020 | Tynecastle | ||
| 2020–2022 | Tranent Juniors | ||
| 2023 | Penicuik Athletic | ||
| 2023–2024 | Cowdenbeath | ||
| 2024- | Bonnyrigg Rose | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:50, 9 August 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 June 2013 | |||
He played as a forward for Heart of Midlothian, Motherwell, Livingston, Dundee, Žalgiris Vilnius, Alloa and Raith Rovers. He also represented Scotland at youth international levels up to and including the under-21 team. He was previous manager of Tranent Juniors until he left his position in August 2022 and went onto Cowdenbeath.
Club career edit
Hearts edit
Elliot grew up in south-western Edinburgh, attending Bonaly Primary School then Firrhill High School. He signed for Hearts in 2004, having previously played with their youth initiative and Salvesen Boys Club. He made his first team debut as a substitute against Inverness Caledonian Thistle early in the 2004–05 season.[1] He scored his first Hearts goals in the 5–0 win over Falkirk in December 2005.[2] Less than a week later he signed a new three-and-a-half-year deal with the Jambos.[3] His form during the 2005–06 season ensured he was considered a possible candidate for the 2006 Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year, although the title was won by Kilmarnock's Steven Naismith. Elliot was surprised to find himself available for loan at the beginning of the 2006–07 season, although his initial anger and disappointment were replaced by an acceptance of the benefit of regular first team action. Despite interest from Dunfermline Athletic and Falkirk, Elliot eventually joined Motherwell on loan.[4] In May 2008, Elliot was linked with a move to Scottish First Division side Dunfermline Athletic.[5] Inverness Caley Thistle were also reported to be looking at the unsettled striker in June 2008.[6] Elliot travelled south for talks with League 1 side MK Dons, but eventually signed for Livingston on a loan deal,[7] where he scored 11 goals in thirteen appearances.[8] Elliot started in his first match for Hearts since returning on loan from Livingston on 4 April 2009 against Kilmarnock, scoring twice in a 3–1 win. Thanks to this display, Elliot won the SPL Young Player of the Month for April 2009.[9]
Due to injury[10] appearances were limited and he failed to score any goals during the 2009–10 season. The following season Elliot scored three goals in the first two games of the 2010–11 season with his fourth goal coming against Inverness Caley Thistle in a 3–1 victory for Hearts.[11] Due to an ongoing knee injury his appearances were limited and had to undergo surgery which ruled him out of the end of the season.[12] Having built his fitness back up[13] on 4 November 2011, he signed for Scottish First Division side Dundee on a month's loan.[14] Making his debut the following day against Partick Thistle[15] Only 30 seconds into the match he suffered a recurrence of his knee injury[16] and despite trying to play on had to be stretchered off after four minutes.[17] The injury was not as bad as first feared[18] and he missed only one game before returning as a substitute in Dundee's 2–1 win over Stirling.[19] His loan was later extended until 31 December.[20] With Hearts in financial difficulty and looking to cut their squad, on 12 December 2011 it was announced the Elliot had come to an agreement with Hearts to end his contract with the club early. His contract expired on 1 January 2012.[21]
Žalgiris Vilnius and Alloa Athletic edit
Having turned down an offer to join Houston Dynamo on a weeks trial,[22] Elliot agreed a two-year deal with Lithuanian A Lyga club Žalgiris Vilnius.[23] He signed for them on 20 January 2012.[24] Elliot scored his first goal for Žalgiris Vilnius on his first A Lyga game in a 2–1 away win over FK Banga Gargždai. He then scored 4 goals in his second league match against FK Atlantas in a 7–0 demolition at home. On 20 May 2012, he won the Lithuanian Football Federation Cup with Žalgiris Vilnius defeating the winner of the tournament in the previous two seasons Ekranas 3–1 after a penalty shootout.[25]
On 25 February 2013, it was announced by Scottish Second Division club Alloa Athletic that Elliot had signed a deal which would see him play the club until the end of the season. He was due to be included in Paul Hartley's squad for the midweek trip to Arbroath the same week, subject to international clearance from the Lithuanian FA.[26]
Raith Rovers edit
In April 2013, Eliott signed a pre-contract[27] agreement to rejoin Livingston for the 2013–14 season, having previously spent time on loan with the club earlier in his career.[28] On 4 June, fellow Scottish First Division side Raith Rovers announced he had signed for them on a one-year deal,[29] prompting the West Lothian side to seek urgent clarification.[30] Both clubs felt they were entitled to register the player[31][32] however, on 6 June, Livingston decided not to pursue the situation further[33] citing their disappointment in the player's conduct.[34] This left Raith Rovers free to register the player. After two years with Raith, Elliot was forced to retire in 2015 due to knee injuries.[35]
International career edit
Elliot was rewarded with a place in the Scotland squad for the 2006 UEFA U-19 Championships. He scored twice during the tournament, including the winner in the 1–0 semi-final victory over the Czech Republic,[36] as Scotland creditably finished runners-up. In the summer of 2007, Elliot was selected in the squad Scotland squad for the FIFA Under-20 World Cup, which was held in Canada.[37]
Management edit
Elliot was appointed manager of Junior side Edinburgh United in August 2015.[38] He resigned 14 months later, with the club lying in sixth place in the Junior South Division and 16 points off promotion.[39]
Elliot joined Mousehole in November 2017. The club play in the South West Peninsula League which is competed for by teams in Devon and Cornwall. Elliot's initial roles were as player, in combination with being full-time academy coach and also assisting first-team manager Kevin Richards.[40] Elliot then took on the role of manager on a temporary basis following Richards' departure from the club in April 2018,[41] with the position now since made permanent.[42]
On 26 November 2018, Elliot become the new manager of Tynecastle.[43]
Elliot was announced as the new manager of Tranent Juniors with his assistant Conan McDiarmid on 26 September 2020 until August 2022.[44]
Elliot was appointed as the new manager of Penicuik Athletic on 6 March 2023.[45] He left the role on 20 April 2023.[46]
He left the Blue Brazil to become manager of Bonnyrigg Rose on 25 March 2024.[47]
Managerial statistics edit
- As of match played 6 April 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Bonnyrigg Rose | 25 March 2024 | present | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| Cowdenbeath | 21 April 2023 | 25 March 2024 | 43 | 16 | 12 | 15 | 37.2 | |
| Penicuik Athletic | 6 March 2023 | 20 April 2023 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 57.1 | |
| Tranent Juniors | 26 September 2020 | 24 August 2022 | 50 | 34 | 14 | 2 | 68.0 | |
| Tyncastle FC | 26 November 2018 | 26 September 2020 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 91.3 | |
- Managerial statistics for tenure at Edinburgh United and Mousehole are not available
Personal life edit
While Elliot was playing for Hearts, Hibernian defender Darren McCormack was arrested for an alleged assault on Elliot on 22 March 2009 near an Edinburgh nightclub.[48]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Heart of Midlothian | 2004–05 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2005–06 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 6 | |
| 2006–07 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | |
| 2008–09 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2009–10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 4 | |
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 110 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 16 | |
| Motherwell (loan) | 2006–07 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 |
| Livingston (loan) | 2008–09 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 11 |
| Dundee (loan) | 2011–12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Žalgiris Vilnius | 2012[51] | 33 | 16 | 4[25][52] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 17 |
| Alloa | 2012–13 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 4 |
| Raith Rovers | 2013–14 | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 39 | 10 |
| 2014–15 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | |
| Total | 47 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 58 | 13 | |
| Total | 234 | 51 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 271 | 63 | |
Honours edit
As a player edit
- Raith Rovers
Individual edit
- SPL Young Player of the Month: December 2005,[54] April 2009[9]
- SFL Young Player of the Month: September 2008[55]
As a manager edit
- Tynecastle
- East of Scotland Conference B: 2019–20
- Tranent Juniors
- East of Scotland Premier: 2021–22 (Promoted to Lowland League after play-off)
References edit
- ^ "Hearts 1–0 Inverness CT". BBC Sport. 25 September 2004. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
- ^ "Hearts 5–0 Falkirk". BBC Sport. 26 December 2005. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
- ^ "Elliot wins new deal with Hearts". BBC Sport. 30 December 2005. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
- ^ "Elliot takes chance while Hughes tells Falkirk to wise up". The Scotsman. Retrieved 28 August 2006.
- ^ "Dunfermline target Hearts' Calum Elliot". The Scotsman. Retrieved 25 May 2008.
- ^ "Striker Elliot on Inverness radar". The Scotsman. 18 June 2008. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
- ^ "loan".[permanent dead link]
- ^ . Dundee F.C. 4 November 2011. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Elliot scoops young player award". BBC Sport. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Hearts' Calum Elliot out for 8 weeks with knee injury". Scotsman Publications. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ "Elliot happy to forgo hat-trick". BBC News. 21 August 2010.
- ^ "Injury agony for Hearts ace Calum Elliot set to rule him out for rest of the season". Daily Record. Glasgow. 31 March 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ "Elliot boost for Hearts". Sky Sports. BSKYB. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ "Calum off to Dundee". Heart of Midlothian FC. Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ "Dundee 1–0 Raith Rovers". BBC Sport. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ "Calum Elliot injured after 30 seconds". Scotsman Publications. 6 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ . The Courier. 7 November 2011. Archived from the original on 9 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ "Hearts' Calum Elliot Knee Injury Given All Clear". Express. 9 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ^ "Stirling 1 – 2 Dundee". BBC Sport. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ^ . Dundee F.C. 6 December 2011. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ^ "Striker Calum Elliot next to agree Hearts exit". BBC. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
- ^ "Former Hearts striker Calum Elliot in possible Lithuania move". Scottish Television. 12 January 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ^ "Calum Elliot Takes Flight to Lithuania to Revive Career". Daily Express. 18 January 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ^ "Nekantrauja". Žalgiris Vilnius. 20 January 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2012.
- ^ a b c Januska, Vaidotas (20 May 2012). "Žalgiris end Lithuanian Cup wait". UEFA. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Hartley looks to bring in Elliot". Alloa Athletic. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ "Pre-contract made with Calum Eliott". Livingston F.C. 29 April 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
- ^ "Livingston sign Calum Elliot". westlothiancourier.co.uk. West Lothian Courier. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ "Striker signs on the dotted line". raithrovers.net. Raith Rovers F.C. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ "Club Statement Calum Elliot". livingstonfc.co.uk. Livingston F.C. 4 June 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2013.
- ^ "Livingston and Raith in battle over Calum Elliot". The Scotsman. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ^ "Livingston have acted 'outside of the rules' over Calum Elliot, claim Raith". sport.stv.tv. STV. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ^ "Club Statement – Calum Elliot". livingstonfc.co.uk. Livingston F.C. 6 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ^ "Livingston give up on Calum Elliot pursuit to sign player with 'commitment'". sport.stv.tv. STV. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ^ McDermott, Scott (2 August 2015). "Former Hearts star Calum Elliot: Play on and end up being crippled or quit..it wasn't a choice". Daily Record. Glasgow. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Scotland U19 1–0 Czech Rep U19". BBC Sport. 26 July 2006. Retrieved 19 June 2008.
- ^ . stv. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 22 June 2007.
- ^ Thomson, Scott (4 August 2015). "Calum Elliot appointed manager of Edinburgh United". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
- ^ Thomson, Scott (13 December 2016). "Calum Elliot reveals reasons why he quit as manager". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ . South West Peninsula League. 4 November 2017. Archived from the original on 17 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Mousehole part company with manager Richards". Non League Daily. 16 April 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Calum Elliot ready to take Mousehole to the next level". Mousehole AFC. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
- ^ "Ex-Hearts striker Calum Elliot appointed Tynecastle manager".
- ^ "New Manager". Retrieved 26 September 2020 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Calum Elliot is our new Manager". Retrieved 6 March 2023 – via www.penicuikathleticfc.co.uk.
- ^ "Club Statement – Calum Elliot". Retrieved 20 April 2023 – via www.penicuikathleticfc.co.uk.
- ^ "Calum Elliot leaves Cowdenbeath for Bonnyrigg Rose job". Central Fife Times. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ Hibs Player Charged With Assault Yahoo Sports, 23 March 2009
- ^ "Calum Elliot Soccerway Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 November 2011.
- ^ Calum Elliot at Soccerbase
- ^ The Lithuanian League season runs March to November, however the Lithuanian Cup runs June to May. All cup matches included are from 2012, but cover appearances in both the 2011–12 and 2012–13 competitions
- ^ Includes 3 games not recorded on Soccerway."Žalgiris 1-0 Sūduva" (in Lithuanian). FC Žalgiris. 11 April 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2015. "VMFD "Žalgiris" – LFF taurės finale" (in Lithuanian). VMFD "Žalgiris" – LFF taurės finale. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2015. and the 2012 Cup Final.
- ^ Southwick, Andrew (6 April 2014). "Raith Rovers 1–0 Rangers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Monthly award for striker Elliot". BBC Sport. 12 January 2006. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ "Elliot given young player award". BBC Sport. 10 October 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
External links edit
- Calum Elliot at Soccerbase
- Appearances at londonhearts.com