Alex Rae

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Alex Rae
Personal information
Full name Alexander Scott Rae
Date of birth September 30, 1969 (1969-09-30) (age 38)
Place of birth    Glasgow, Scotland
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Dundee (player-manager)
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1987–1990
1990–1996
1996–2001
2001–2004
2004–2006
2006–		 Falkirk
Millwall
Sunderland
Wolverhampton Wanderers
Rangers
Dundee		 083 0(20)
218 0(63)
114 0(12)
107 0(15)
034 00(1)
026 00(3)   
Teams managed
2006– Dundee

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 11 March, 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Alexander Scott Rae, (born September 30, 1969 in Glasgow), is a professional footballer, who is currently player-manager at Dundee. He is known as a tough-tackling midfielder.

Rae started his career as a youngster at boyhood heroes Rangers but was rejected by boss Graeme Souness. He joined Falkirk and enjoyed a successful two years before heading south to sign for Millwall in 1990 for £100,000.

He made his Millwall debut on August 25, 1990. His form for Millwall earned him a big money move to Premier League Sunderland for £1 million in 1996, where he established himself as a crowd-pleasing, combative midfielder. His career took a downturn though, as he descended into alcoholism, leading to him attending a rehab clinic during 1998. He stayed sober after this treatment and further rehabilitation, and later became a patron for the Sporting Chance clinic.

Back on the field, he won promotion as champions back to the Premier League with Sunderland in 1998–99 and played regularly in the top flight. By 2001, he had dropped out of manager Peter Reid's plans and was sold to Wolverhampton Wanderers in September 2001, for £1.2 million.

He quickly became an important player for Wolves, winning the fans' player of the season award in his first campaign. The following year, he helped them back into the Premiership when they won the play-offs in 2003. He had a strong year in the top flight, finishing as the club's leading scorer with 8 goals - his best ever seasonal tally - but could not prevent the clubs relegation.

Rae re-signed for Rangers in May 2004,[1] and won the league title in his first season. He only featured 12 times in his second season, however, and was later released by the club.

He was appointed as player-manager of Dundee on 24 May 2006.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Rangers seal Rae deal", BBC Sport, 2004-05-18. Retrieved on 2008-01-28. 
  2. ^ "Rae is player-boss at Dens Park", BBC Sport, 2006-05-24. Retrieved on 2008-01-28. 

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