Stephen Wright (Scottish footballer)
| 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) |
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* 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.[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 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.
- ↑ "McIntyre brings Wright on board". The Scotsman. 8 January 2008.
