Richard Alexander Waddell (born 4 February 1981 in Falkirk) is a Scottish

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player and coach who is currently head coach of

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team Caledonian Braves. His playing career as a defender or

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saw him play for Scottish clubs including Falkirk, Partick Thistle,

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, Airdrie United and

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, as well as spells in Singapore and the United States.

Playing career

Waddell began his career with hometown team Falkirk, before joining Partick Thistle in 2003. He spent two years with the ''Jags'', before having spells at

and

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. In 2006, he left Scotland, and joined

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an outfit Senkang Punggol. He returned to his home country in 2007, signing for

Ayr United Ayr United Football Club are a football club in Ayr, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League. Formed in 1910 by the merger of Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr F.C., their nickname is ...

, before joining Airdrie United later in the same year. He joined

on 2 June 2008. He made his Clyde debut in a 2–0 victory against

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in the Scottish Challenge Cup in August 2008. Waddell's first goal for Clyde turned out to be the winning goal in a 3–2 victory over St Johnstone on 30 August 2008. Waddell's contract was terminated in June 2009, following Clyde's relegation and financial troubles. He went on to rejoin Airdrie United. After a season back at Airdrie, he joined Clyde again, where he stayed for a year, before being released in May 2011.

Managerial Career

Waddell was appointed manager of

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team Caledonian Braves in 2015.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Waddell, Ricky 1981 births Living people Footballers from Falkirk Scottish men's footballers Scottish expatriate men's footballers Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States Falkirk F.C. players Partick Thistle F.C. players Hamilton Academical F.C. players Forfar Athletic F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Airdrieonians F.C. players Clyde F.C. players Orange County SC players Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Scottish Football League players Scottish Premier League players Singapore Premier League players USL Championship players Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore Hougang United FC players Rangers F.C. non-playing staff Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Caledonian Braves F.C. managers Scottish football managers Lowland Football League managers

Playing career

Managerial Career

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