COACH PROFILE

R. Neilson

Career, honours and matches.

Coaching career

Teams and appointment dates

5 spells

Coaching history available. Last checked 03 Nov 2026 UTC.

TEAM	START	END
Tampa Bay Rowdies	01 Nov 2023	01 Apr 2025
Hearts	01 Jun 2020	01 Apr 2023
Dundee United	01 Oct 2018	01 Jun 2020
Milton Keynes Dons	01 Dec 2016	01 Jan 2018
Hearts	01 May 2014	01 Dec 2016

Dates are shown as reported. An unknown end date does not establish a current appointment. Separate spells at the same team remain separate; coverage may be incomplete. Source: API-Football · As of 03 Nov 2026 UTC.

Honours & trophies

Competitions, seasons and finishes

All career years

Honours available. Last checked 3 Nov 2026 UTC.

COMPETITION	SEASON	FINISH
Scottish CupScotland	2021/2022	2nd Place
ChampionshipScotland	2020/2021	Winner
ChampionshipScotland	2019/2020	Winner
Scottish CupScotland	2019/2020	2nd Place
ChampionshipScotland	2018/2019	2nd Place
ChampionshipScotland	2014/2015	Winner
PremiershipScotland	2005/2006	2nd Place
Scottish CupScotland	2005/2006	Winner
Challenge CupScotland	2002/2003	Winner

All years and competitions reported for this coach profile. Includes wins and other finishes. Undated entries may overlap, so these are not a total trophy count. The source does not distinguish honours earned as a player from those earned as a coach. Source: API-Football · As of 3 Nov 2026 UTC.

Matches by club

TEAM	COMPETITION	SEASON START	MATCHES	FIRST MATCH	LAST MATCH
Tampa Bay Rowdies	Friendlies Clubs	2025	1	15 Feb 2025	15 Feb 2025
Tampa Bay Rowdies	US Open Cup	2024	2	08 May 2024	22 May 2024
Tampa Bay Rowdies	USL Championship	2024	16	16 Mar 2024	29 Jun 2024
Heart Of Midlothian	Premiership	2022	26	30 Jul 2022	01 Apr 2023
Heart Of Midlothian	Premiership	2021	38	31 Jul 2021	14 May 2022
Milton Keynes Dons	League Cup	2017	2	08 Aug 2017	22 Aug 2017
Milton Keynes Dons	League One	2017	17	05 Aug 2017	11 Nov 2017