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Dave Smith (footballer, born 1943)
Scottish footballer and football manager

Dave Smith (footballer, born 1943)

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Scottish footballer and football manager
A.K.A.
David Bruce Smith
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Place of birth
Aberdeen
Age
81 years
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Biography

David Bruce "Dave" Smith (born 14 November 1943) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager.

Playing career

Primarily a left sided midfielder, Smith started his playing career for Aberdeen and moved to Rangers in August 1966 for a fee of £50,000. During his time at Ibrox, he made 303 appearances winning the Scottish League Cup in 1971, the Scottish Cup in 1973 and, most notably, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1972. That year, he was voted the Scottish Football Writers' Association's Player of the year.

During his career he collected two Scotland caps, featuring twice in Friendly matches against the Netherlands

Coaching career

Smith left Ibrox in November 1974 for Arbroath, where he took up a player-coach role. He went on to become a player-manager at Berwick Rangers in 1976 and, while there, he transformed the club's fortunes, guiding them to the Scottish Second Division championship in 1979. He left Berwick in 1980 and subsequently managed Huntly, Gala Fairydean and Whitehill Welfare.

Smith spent one close season during his career playing for the Seattle Sounders and the Los Angeles Aztecs in the NASL and is also known to have played in South Africa.

Personal life

His brother Doug was also a professional footballer, who spent his entire career with Dundee United.

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