Robert Raeside (born 7 July 1972 in South Africa) is a former Scottish

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who is the manager of St Andrews United. Raeside began his career with

Raith Rovers Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the Scottish Championship as a member of the Scottish Professional Football Leag ...

, winning two

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titles and the

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during his six years at

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. In 1996, Raeside moved to

Dundee Dundee (; sco, Dundee; gd, Dùn Dè or ) is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was , giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or ...

, where he won another First Division title in 1998. In 2000, Raeside joined

Arbroath Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( gd, Obar Bhrothaig ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902. It lies on the North Sea coast some ENE of Dundee and SSW of Aberdeen. The ...

after a

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spell and went on to play for a number of other clubs, such as

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and

Peterhead Peterhead (; gd, Ceann Phàdraig, sco, Peterheid ) is a town in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. It is Aberdeenshire's biggest settlement (the city of Aberdeen itself not being a part of the district), with a population of 18,537 at the 2011 Census. ...

, before returning to Arbroath in 2006. Out of contract at Arbroath he accepted a months loan at Shelbourne in July 2000. He played one game in the

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qualifier win in Macedonia against Sloga Jugomagnat before returning to Scotland.

Honours

Raith Rovers

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: 2 :: 1992-93, 1994-95 *

: 1 :: 1994-95

Dundee

: 1 :: 1997-98

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*Fitzpatrick, Seán ''Shelbourne Cult Heroes'' (2009, Colour Books) * {{DEFAULTSORT:Raeside, Robbie 1972 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Scottish people of South African descent Raith Rovers F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Arbroath F.C. players Greenock Morton F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Stirling Albion F.C. players Peterhead F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Premier League players Men's association football defenders Shelbourne F.C. players League of Ireland players Sportspeople from Polokwane South African emigrants to the United Kingdom St Andrews United F.C. players Soccer players from Limpopo