Full name Stephen Wright Height 1.78 m | Years Team Role Scottish footballer Name Stephen Wright | |
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Date of birth (1971-08-27) 27 August 1971 (age 44) | ||
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.
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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. He coached with Fife Elite Football Academy for nearly a decade before returning to Rangers in May 2017.