Derek Anderson (born 15 May 1972 in Paisley) is a

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former professional footballer, who played as a defender for Greenock Morton,

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, Ayr United, Hibernian, Alloa Athletic, Queen of the South and Stirling Albion. Anderson was appointed director of Greenock Morton's youth academy in March 2012. In November 2013, he and David Hopkin took interim charge at Morton after Allan Moore was relieved of his role as manager. He again took caretaker charge of the first team in September 2018, along with John Sutton. In December 2021, following the release of manager Gus MacPherson, Anderson once again took the reins as

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of Morton.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Derek 1972 births Living people Footballers from Paisley, Renfrewshire Men's association football defenders Scottish men's footballers Greenock Morton F.C. players Kilwinning Rangers F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Hibernian F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Queen of the South F.C. players Stirling Albion F.C. players Auchinleck Talbot F.C. players Scottish Football League players Greenock Morton F.C. non-playing staff Scottish Junior Football Association players Directors of football clubs in Scotland Greenock Morton F.C. managers