Stephen Wright (Scottish footballer)

Stephen Wright

Personal information
Full name	Stephen Wright
Date of birth	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)
1998	→ Wolverhampton 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. "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.

External links

• Stephen Wright career statistics at Soccerbase