Ian Grant Johnson (born 24 March 1972 in

Dundee Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...

) is a Scottish former

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who played as a

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. He is currently on the board of directors of

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club

Brechin City Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the townDespite the name of the football club, Brechin is not an official city. Brechin was historically known as a city because it has a cathedral. of Brechin in Angus. The club w ...

. Johnson began his playing career with Dundee United before moving to

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in England. Returning to Scotland, he played for

Clydebank Clydebank ( gd, Bruach Chluaidh) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland. Situated on the north bank of the River Clyde, it borders the village of Old Kilpatrick (with Bowling, West Dunbartonshire, Bowling and Milton, West Dunbartonshire, Mil ...

Alloa Athletic Alloa Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football semi-professional club based in the town of Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Formed as Alloa in 1880, the football club shortly changed its name to Alloa Association, and then to Alloa Ath ...

and Montrose before ending his career at

. Johnson is a Scotland under-21 internationalist, having made six appearances between 1992 and 1993.

Playing career

Club

Johnson played for

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until his mid-twenties, making over eighty appearances for The Terrors. He played eight games for United in 1996–97, which would be his final full season at

Tannadice Tannadice Park ( gd, Pàirc Thanachais), usually referred to as Tannadice, is a football stadium in Dundee, Scotland. It is the home ground of Dundee United F.C., who have played at Tannadice since the club was founded as Dundee Hibernian in 1 ...

. In November 1997, he signed for

, where he would spend the next three seasons. In August 2000, he had a month with

, then moved to

for the remainder of the 2000–01 season. Two seasons at Montrose followed, before his move to

in 2003. He retired after leaving the club in August 2007.

International

Johnson represented the

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Coaching career

Johnson returned to Brechin City in a coaching role in 2008, going on to work under managers including his former Dundee United teammates Michael O'Neill and Ray McKinnon. When McKinnon subsequently moved on to manage

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in June 2015, Johnson went with him. In May 2016, they returned to Dundee United. Johnson's coaching work is part-time, as he is employed as a solicitor.

Outside football

During his playing career Johnson completed a law degree at the

University of Dundee The University of Dundee; . Abbreviated as ''Dund.'' for post-nominals. is a public university, public research university based in Dundee, Scotland. It was founded as a University college#United Kingdom, university college in 1881 with a donation ...

. He joined Thorntons, a Dundee solicitors, in 2003 and was made a partner in the firm in 2013.

Honours

Club

;Brechin City *

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: 2004–05

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Grant 1972 births Alloa Athletic F.C. players Brechin City F.C. players Clydebank F.C. (1965) players Dundee United F.C. players Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players Living people Montrose F.C. players Footballers from Dundee Scottish men's footballers Scottish Football League players English Football League players Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Alumni of the University of Dundee Dundee United F.C. non-playing staff Men's association football midfielders