David Bruce Smith (born 14 November 1943) is a Scottish former professional

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player and manager.

Playing career

Primarily a left sided midfielder, Smith started his playing career for Aberdeen and moved to

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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

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's Player of the year. During his career he collected two Scotland caps, featuring twice in

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matches against the Netherlands

Coaching career

Smith left Ibrox in November 1974 for

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, 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,

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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

Smith had two brothers who were also professional footballers:

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, who spent his entire career with Dundee United, and Hugh, who played for

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and Morton.

References

External links

Rangers hall of fame
{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Dave 1943 births Living people Footballers from Aberdeen Scottish footballers Association football midfielders Scotland international footballers Scottish Football League representative players Scotland under-23 international footballers Aberdeen F.C. players Rangers F.C. players Arbroath F.C. players Seattle Sounders (1974–1983) players Los Angeles Aztecs players Berwick Rangers F.C. players Livingston F.C. players Hamilton Academical F.C. players Huntly F.C. players Scottish Football League players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Scottish football managers Berwick Rangers F.C. managers Peterhead F.C. managers Scottish Football League managers Scottish expatriate footballers Scottish expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Expatriate soccer players in South Africa Expatriate soccer players in the United States Highland Football League managers