{{Short description|Scottish footballer (born 1974)}} {{Use British English|date=February 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Alan Combe | image = Alan Combe.png | caption = Alan Combe in 2024 | fullname = Alan Combe<ref>{{Hugman|3884|accessdate=13 March 2017}}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|4|3|df=y}} | birth_place = Edinburgh, Scotland | height = | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Kelty Hearts | years1 = 1992–1993 | years2 = 1993–1998 | years3 = 1998–2003 | years4 = 2002 | years5 = 2003–2004 | years6 = 2004–2011 | years7 = 2011 | years8 = 2011 | years9 = 2012 | years10 = 2012–2014 | years11 = 2014–2015 | clubs1 = Cowdenbeath | clubs2 = St Mirren | clubs3 = Dundee United | clubs4 = → Bradford City (loan) | clubs5 = Bradford City | clubs6 = Kilmarnock | clubs7 = Clyde (trial) | clubs8 = Hamilton Academical (trial) | clubs9 = Greenock Morton | clubs10 = Heart of Midlothian | clubs11 = Hibernian | caps1 = 18 | goals1 = 0 | caps2 = 124 | goals2 = 0 | caps3 = 73 | goals3 = 0 | caps4 = 16 | goals4 = 0 | caps5 = 21 | goals5 = 0 | caps6 = 149 | goals6 = 0 | caps7 = 1 | goals7 = 0 | caps8 = 1 | goals8 = 0 | caps9 = 10 | goals9 = 0 | caps10 = 0 | goals10 = 0 | caps11 = 0 | goals11 = 0 | totalcaps = 413 | totalgoals = 0 | nationalyears1 = 2005 | nationalteam1 = Scotland B | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 }} '''Alan Combe''' (born 3 April 1974) is a Scottish football coach and former player who is goalkeeping coach. He played as a goalkeeper for Cowdenbeath, St Mirren, Dundee United, Bradford City and Kilmarnock. He has previously worked as a goalkeeping coach for Alloa Athletic, Heart of Midlothian, Hibernian, Cove Rangers and Dundee.
==Club career== Combe was born in Edinburgh. He was Kilmarnock's regular goalkeeper until he suffered a serious hip injury early in the 2009–10 season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/k/kilmarnock/8212823.stm |title=Killie to lose Combe for 10 weeks |work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=1 September 2009|access-date=18 August 2011}}</ref> He was released by Kilmarnock on 31 January 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/k/kilmarnock/9382029.stm |title=Danny Invincibile & Alan Combe released by Kilmarnock|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=31 January 2011|access-date=18 August 2011}}</ref>
[[File:Alan combe killie v morton.jpg|thumb|left|upright|Combe playing for Kilmarnock]] Combe joined Alloa Athletic in August 2011 as a goalkeeping coach.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14581385|title=Alan Combe joins Alloa as goalkeeping coach|work=BBC Sport|publisher=BBC|date=18 August 2011|access-date=18 August 2011}}</ref> In November 2011, Combe played for Clyde against Annan Athletic and kept a clean sheet.<ref>{{cite web|title=Clyde 0–0 Annan Athletic|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/15701146|publisher=BBC|access-date=27 December 2011|date=12 November 2011}}</ref> He went on trial with Hamilton Academical in December 2011, making his debut on 27 December 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.acciesfc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1707:accies-0-livingston-1&catid=77:season-2011-12 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719071946/http://www.acciesfc.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1707:accies-0-livingston-1&catid=77:season-2011-12 |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 July 2012 |title=Accies 0 Livingston 1 |publisher=Hamilton Academical F.C. }}</ref>
In March 2012, Combe signed a deal with Greenock Morton<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.gmfc.net/News/&action=fullnews&id=668 |title=New signing |publisher=Greenock Morton F.C. |date=13 February 2012 |accessdate=13 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724085944/http://www.gmfc.net/News/%26action%3Dfullnews%26id%3D668 |archive-date=24 July 2014}}</ref> that was due to run until the end of the 2012–13 season. He left Morton in September 2012 to Join Hearts, primarily as a goalkeeping coach.<ref name = hearts/> Combe retained his playing registration during spells with Hearts and Hibernian, but did not appear in a first team match for either club.
==International career== Combe was named in the senior Scotland squad on a few occasions but was not capped. Combe did however appear for the Scotland B team in 2005, playing in the second half of a 2–0 victory against Poland B.
==Coaching career== While playing for Morton, Combe worked as a goalkeeping coach at Alloa Athletic.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/sport/morton/articles/2012/05/28/429606-ton-keeper-to-continue-coaching/|title=Ton keeper to continue coaching|publisher=Greenock Telegraph|date=28 May 2012|accessdate=29 May 2012|first=Jonathan|last=Mitchell}}</ref> Combe was released from his contract with Morton in 2012 to become a goalkeeping coach at Hearts, although he retained his playing registration in case of emergency.<ref name = hearts>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19467933|title=Hearts: Alan Combe becomes keeper coach after Morton exit|publisher=BBC Sport|date=3 September 2012|access-date=3 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://gmfc.net/News/&action=fullnews&id=746 |title=Player News – Alan Combe |publisher=Greenock Morton F.C. |date=1 September 2012 |accessdate=1 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140724090928/http://gmfc.net/News/%26action%3Dfullnews%26id%3D746 |archive-date=24 July 2014}}</ref> After being released by Hearts in 2014, in July Combe joined boyhood club Hibernian as a player-coach.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28350562 |title=Hibernian bring in Andy Holden as new assistant coach |work=BBC Sport |date=17 July 2014 |publisher=BBC }}</ref> He left Hibernian during the 2020 close season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.edinburghlive.co.uk/sport/football/hibs-sunderland-goalkeeping-coach-samson-18425098 |title=Hibs hoping to add new goalkeeping coach as Jack Ross looks to recruit former member of Sunderland backroom staff |first=James |last=Delaney |website=Edinburgh Live |date=15 June 2020 |accessdate=2 August 2020}}</ref> Combe joined Cove Rangers as a goalkeeping coach in September 2020.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hibs/former-hibs-coach-alan-combe-gets-new-role-cove-rangers-2978517 |title=Former Hibs coach Alan Combe gets new role with Cove Rangers |first=Craig |last=Fowler |newspaper=Edinburgh Evening News |date=21 September 2020 |accessdate=21 September 2020}}</ref> In July 2021, Combe was announced as the new goalkeeping coach for Dundee, following the departure of Bobby Geddes.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2 July 2021|title=Alan Combe joins coaching staff|url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/alan-combe-joins-coaching-staff/|url-status=live|access-date=2 July 2021|website=dundeefc.co.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210702140219/https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/alan-combe-joins-coaching-staff/ |archive-date=2 July 2021 }}</ref> Combe remained in the post for 4 years under several different managers, before being relieved of his duties in May 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-19 |title=Club Statement: Management Team Update |url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/news/club-statement-19may2025/ |access-date=2025-05-19 |website=Dundee Football Club - Official Website |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Personal life== Combe is the great nephew of Bobby Combe, who played for Hibs and Scotland in the 1940s and 1950s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hibernianfc.co.uk/news/8372 |title=ALAN COMBE ON HIS GREAT UNCLE AND THE SCOTTISH CUP WIN |publisher=Hibernian FC |date=29 January 2018 |accessdate=29 January 2018}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes Scottish Cup, FA Cup}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Scottish League Cup, Football League Cup}} !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |Cowdenbeath |1992–93 |Scottish First Division |18||0||||||||||18||0 |- |rowspan="6"|St Mirren |1993–94 |rowspan="5"|Scottish First Division |16||0||||||||||16||0 |- |1994–95 |21||0||||||||||21||0 |- |1995–96 |21||0||||||||||21||0 |- |1996–97 |36||0||||||2||0||38||0 |- |1997–98 |30||0||1||0||2||0||33||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !124!!0!!1!!0!!4!!0!!129!!0 |- |rowspan="5"|Dundee United |1998–99 |rowspan="4"|Scottish Premier League |10||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||10||0 |- |1999–2000 |35||0||4||0||4||0||43||0 |- |2000–01 |23||0||colspan="2"|–||3||0||26||0 |- |2002–03 |5||0||colspan="2"|–||1||0||6||0 |- !colspan="2"|TOtal !73!!0!!4!!0!!8!!0!!85!!0 |- |Bradford City (loan) |2001–02 |Football League First Division |16||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||16||0 |- |Bradford City |2003–04 |Football League First Division |21||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||22||0 |- |rowspan="6"|Kilmarnock |2004–05 |rowspan="5"|Scottish Premier League |32||0||3||0||2||0||37||0 |- |2005–06 |32||0||1||0||2||0||35||0 |- |2006–07 |11||0||0||0||2||0||13||0 |- |2007–08 |37||0||1||0||2||0||40||0 |- |2008–09 |34||0||2||0||3||0||39||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !146!!0!!7!!0!!11!!0!!164!!0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !398!!0!!13!!0!!23!!0!!434!!0 |}
== Notes == {{notelist|30em}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerbase}}
==See also== *Greenock Morton F.C. season 2011–12 | 2012–13
{{DEFAULTSORT:Combe, Alan}} Category:1974 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Edinburgh Category:Men's association football goalkeepers Category:Scottish men's footballers Category:Scotland men's B international footballers Category:Cowdenbeath F.C. players Category:St Mirren F.C. players Category:Dundee United F.C. players Category:Bradford City A.F.C. players Category:Kilmarnock F.C. players Category:Clyde F.C. players Category:Hamilton Academical F.C. players Category:Scottish Football League players Category:Scottish Premier League players Category:English Football League players Category:Greenock Morton F.C. players Category:Heart of Midlothian F.C. non-playing staff Category:Heart of Midlothian F.C. players Category:Hibernian F.C. non-playing staff Category:Hibernian F.C. players Category:Dundee F.C. non-playing staff