Tony Gervaise (born 10 May 1955, in Paisley) is a Scottish
association football
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left back
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, with a professional career in the
Scottish Football League
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and
Scottish Premier League
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at clubs
Clydebank
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Stranraer
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between 1977 and 1987. At Queens he was signed by manager Nobby Clark under whom Gervaise played in a successful promotion campaign.Nobby Clark career profile and interview He made a career total of 208 league appearances, scoring 2 goals.
After retiring as a player, Gervaise was an assistant coach at Clydebank, helping the club reach the
Scottish Cup
The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup, He later joined the
Scottish Football Association
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's Women's Section, and in 2001 he became assistant coach of the Scottish women's national team. In 2004, he became Head of Youth Development at the SFA, and the following year took over the Scottish U-15, U-17 and U-19 girls' sides.
In 2008, he moved south of the border to become Arsenal Ladies' assistant manager, alongside Vic Akers. The following year he succeeded Akers as manager after the latter's retirement. He resigned after just 20 games, claiming there was a lack of clarity about who was in charge.