Stephen Wright (Scottish footballer)

Stephen Wright
Personal information
Full name Stephen Wright
Date of birth (1971-08-27) 27 August 1971
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1995 Aberdeen 147 (2)
1995–1998 Rangers 7 (0)
1998Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) 3 (0)
1998–2000 Bradford City 22 (0)
2000–2002 Dundee United 14 (0)
2002 Scunthorpe United 2 (0)
National team
1991-1993 Scotland U21 15 (0)
1993 Scotland 2 (0)
1994-1995 Scotland B 2 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Stephen Wright (born 27 August 1971) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a defender. Wright currently coaches with Fife Elite Football Academy, developing players for Fife's four professional clubs; Cowdenbeath, Dunfermline Athletic, East Fife and Raith Rovers.[1]

Playing career

Domestic

Wright started his career with Aberdeen and made nearly 150 league appearances for the Dons before joining Rangers for £1.5m in 1995. Much of his time at Ibrox was spent injured and after just seven league appearances in three years, Wright had a loan spell with Wolverhampton Wanderers before joining Bradford City in 1998. Two years with the Bantams preceded another two with Dundee United, before Wright finished his career in 2002 with a short spell at Scunthorpe United.

International

Wright won two international caps, in March and May 1993.

Coaching

Wright joined Dunfermline Athletic as first-team coach in January 2008, moving from his youth coaching role at Rangers.[2] He currently coaches with Fife Elite Football Academy in Scotland.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Stephen Wright aims to follow Sir Alex Ferguson and create the next generation of top players in Scotland". Andrew McInnes (Daily Record). 21 December 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. "McIntyre brings Wright on board". The Scotsman. 8 January 2008.

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