Stephen Wright (Scottish footballer)

Stephen Wright
Personal information
Full name Stephen Wright[1]
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)
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.

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.[2]

Playing career

Club

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 career

Wright joined Dunfermline Athletic as first-team coach in January 2008, moving from his youth coaching role at Rangers.[3] He coached with Fife Elite Football Academy for nearly a decade [2] before returning to Rangers in May 2017.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Stephen Wright". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 McInnes, Andrew (21 December 2014). "Stephen Wright aims to follow Sir Alex Ferguson and create the next generation of top players in Scotland". Daily Record. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "McIntyre brings Wright on board". The Scotsman. 8 January 2008.
  4. ↑ "Rangers Academy Coaching Changes". Rangers.co.uk. Rangers Football Club. 24 May 2017.
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