Gary Smith (Scottish footballer)
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| Gary Smith | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Date of birth | March 25, 1971 | |
| Place of birth |  Glasgow, Scotland |
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| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 111⁄2 in) | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Dundee (on loan from Cowdenbeath) |
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| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1990-1991 1991-1996 1996-1997 1997-2000 2000-2006 2006- 2006-2007 |
Falkirk Aberdeen Stade Rennais Aberdeen Hibernian Cowdenbeath Dundee (loan) |
70 (0) 141 (1) – (–) 210 (2) 159 (1) 10 (0) 1 (1) |
| National team2 | ||
| Scotland U-21 | – (–) | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Gary Smith (born March 25, 1971 in Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish football player, currently on loan to Dundee from Cowdenbeath.[1]
A very experienced player who can play either at full back or in the centre of defence, Smith began his professional career at Falkirk, making his debut in 1989. He was snapped up by Aberdeen in 1991 and played in several cup finals for the Dons. He scored an own goal in the final of the 1992-93 Scottish League Cup, a goal which ultimately won the cup for Rangers.
In 1996 he left for French club Rennes, before returning to Aberdeen in 1997. He signed for Hibs in 2000 and despite falling out of favour with Hibs' head coach Franck Sauzée, re-established himself as a regular in the team under Bobby Williamson.
Although Smith was a regular in the Scotland U21 side which reached the semi final of the European Championship in 1992 he never earned a full international cap.
After a solid spell at Hibs, during which he became a player the fans praised highly, Smith was allowed to leave Easter Road for newly promoted Cowdenbeath in mid-2006.
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