Frazer Wright (born 23 December 1979) is a Scottish former professional

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and current assistant manager of club Stenhousemuir. Wright, who started his career with Stranraer played for Kilmarnock, St Johnstone,

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and

Stirling Albion Stirling Albion Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Stirling. The club was founded in 1945 following the demise of King's Park after World War II. The club currently competes in Scottish League Two as a member of the ...

where he was also assistant manager to Dave Mackay.

Playing career

Kilmarnock

Born in

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, South Lanarkshire, Wright started his career with semi-professional club Stranraer. In June 2005, he joined Kilmarnock on a free transfer. Wright quickly established himself in the Kilmarnock team, making 28 appearances in his first season at

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. He scored his first Kilmarnock goal in a 2–2 draw with Rangers in August 2006 and netted again the following month with an extra time free-kick in a 2–1 win against Livingston in the

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. He was on target again in the League Cup in November, scoring twice in a 3–2 win over Motherwell in the quarter-finals. These goals helped Kilmarnock reach the 2007 Scottish League Cup Final, which they lost to Hibernian.

St Johnstone

On 3 June 2011 he left Kilmarnock to join fellow Scottish Premier League side St Johnstone on a free transfer. Wright made his debut on 23 July against

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on the opening day of the season. On 18 July 2013, Wright scored the winner in a 1–0 away win against Rosenborg in the

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, giving St Johnstone their first ever away win in a European competition. On 17 February 2014, Wright agreed to sign a new one-and-a-half year contract with St Johnstone. He made 29 appearances in the 2014–15 season, as St Johnstone finished fourth in the

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. Wright signed a one-year contract with St Johnstone in June 2015. He left the club two months later.

Dumbarton

He signed for

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on 26 August 2015. He renewed his contract for another season with the club in May 2016, scoring his first goal two months later in a 6–2 defeat to Dundee. After making just 2 league appearances for the Sons during the 2016–17 season, Wright was released by the club on 5 January 2017.

Stirling Albion

After his release from

, Wright joined

on 6 January 2017. Wright joins his former defensive partner and current Stirling manager, Dave Mackay, as well as former St Johnstone teammate Liam Caddis, all 3 of whom played at Saints together. Wright announced his retirement from football at the end of the 2016–17 season.

Coaching career

Shortly after joining

, Wright was appointed assistant manager to Dave Mackay. He left the club in October 2018 following Mackay's sacking. Wright joined Lowland League side BSC Glasgow ahead of the 2019-20 season as a first team assistant coach to manager Stephen Swift. Swift was appointed as manager of Stenhousemuir on 27 April 2021 with Wright joining as his assistant.

Honours

St Johnstone *

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,2013–14

References

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* * (2007-08 appearances wrongly given to Kyle Wright) {{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Frazer 1979 births Sportspeople from East Kilbride Living people Association football central defenders Scottish footballers Stranraer F.C. players Kilmarnock F.C. players St Johnstone F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Premier League players Footballers from South Lanarkshire Scottish Professional Football League players Dumbarton F.C. players Stirling Albion F.C. players People educated at Claremont High School (East Kilbride)