Stephen Wright (Scottish footballer)

Stephen Wright

Personal information
Full name	Stephen Wright
Date of birth	(1971-08-27) 27 August 1971
Place of birth	Bellshill, Scotland
Height
Position(s)	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)
International career
1991-1993	Scotland U21	15	(0)
1993	Scotland	2	(0)
1994-1995	Scotland B	2	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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. He currently coaches with Fife Elite Football Academy in Scotland.

External links

• Stephen Wright career statistics at Soccerbase