Stuart Robertson Garden (born 10 February 1972 in Dundee) is a Scottish football player and coach. He played as a

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for

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, Brechin City, Forfar Athletic,

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and Ross County. Garden was appointed Montrose

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in May 2012, after

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left the club. Garden left Montrose by mutual consent in April 2014, after a defeat by

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meant that the club could no longer qualify for the end of season promotion play-offs. Garden joined Airdrie in October 2014 to work as a goalkeeping coach. He joined Dundee United in the same role in October 2015, and departed in May 2018. Hibernian appointed Garden to a goalkeeper coaching position in July 2022.

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- Manager of the Month, November 2012

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Garden, Stuart 1972 births Association football goalkeepers Brechin City F.C. players Dundee United F.C. players Forfar Athletic F.C. players Living people Montrose F.C. managers Notts County F.C. players Ross County F.C. players Scottish Football League managers Scottish Football League players Scottish football managers Scottish Professional Football League managers Scottish footballers Footballers from Dundee English Football League players Dundee North End F.C. players Dundee United F.C. non-playing staff Hibernian F.C. non-playing staff Livingston F.C. non-playing staff