BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) -Alex McLeish was appointed manager of Birmingham on Wednesday, a day after resigning as coach of Scotland.
The 48-year-old Scotsman takes over from Steve Bruce, who left the club after six years last week to join Wigan.
Birmingham is 16th in the Premier League with 11 points, and travels to Tottenham on Sunday.
McLeish signed a 3 1/2-year contract and will be joined by assistant coaches Roy Aitken and Andy Watson, who worked with him with the Scotland team.
McLeish played for Aberdeen and Motherwell as a center half and made 77 appearances for Scotland. As a manager, he's coached Motherwell, Hibernian and Rangers, which he led from 2001 to 2006.
McLeish nearly guided the Scots to qualification for the 2008 European Championship in a group that included Italy and France.
