 Strachan akava maneja wenguva yakazara weCoventry apo Ron Atkinson akagadzwa semutungamiriri wenhabvu. Mushure memakore mashanu semutungamiri weCoventry, akadzingwa muna 2001 mushure mekunge kirabhu yakadzingwa kubva kumusoro-kubhururuka kokutanga mumakore makumi matatu nemana. Akadzokera kuPremier League semutungamiri weSouthampton uye akatungamirira Vatsvene ku2003 FA Cup Final, apo vakarasikirwa ne10 kuArsenal. Strachan akasiya basa kuSouthampton muna 2004 uye akatora mwedzi gumi nematanhatu kubva mukutungamira. Akadzokera kuScotland kuzova mutungamiri weCeltic, uko akawana mazita matatu akatevedzana uye mamwe makwikwi emukombe. Strachan akasiya Celtic muna Chivabvu 2009 mushure mekukundikana kuhwina zita rechina. Akabva ava maneja weMiddlesbrough muEnglish Championship, asi akasiya kirabhu mushure memwedzi gumi nemaviri isina kubudirira pabasa. Strachan akabva atungamira timu yenyika yeScotland kwemakore mashanu, asi akatadza kuwana mukana wemakwikwi makuru. 