Darren Smith (born 4 June 1980 in

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) is a Scottish former professional

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and was a previous football first team coach with

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but left the club in March 2024. Smith has previously played for

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Alloa Athletic Alloa Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football semi-professional club based in the town of Alloa, Clackmannanshire. They compete in as a member of the Scottish Professional Football League. According to the official club hist ...

, East Fife,

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and

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in the

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. Smith has also managed Tranent Juniors, Dalkeith Thistle and Newtongrange Star.

Career

Smith started his senior career at

before signing for

in 2005. He moved to

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in the summer of 2009. On Saturday 19 June 2010 he moved on to Alloa Athletic. On 4 June 2011, Smith moved on to East Fife. After two seasons at East Fife, Smith signed for

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side

on 21 June 2013. On 31 January 2014, Smith moved to

. Smith and teammate

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were put in charge of the first team after manager Greig McDonald left the club in October 2014. On 16 December 2014, Smith left Stirling Albion. On 7 January 2015, Smith signed for

Musselburgh Athletic Musselburgh Athletic Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Musselburgh, East Lothian. Formed in 1934, they have played under different names including Musselburgh Bruntonians, Musselburgh Juniors and Musselburgh Fern s ...

of the Scottish Junior East Super League. He moved on to his hometown club, Tranent Juniors in the summer of 2015 and was appointed as co-interim manager in November 2016 following the resignation of previous manager Gary Small. On 27 November 2017, Tranent Juniors co-bosses Darren Smith and Kenny Rafferty resigned following a

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defeat to Jeanfield Swifts. Smith signed for Newtongrange Star as a player after leaving Tranent, but returned to management with Kenny Rafferty at Dalkeith Thistle in June 2018. Both Smith and Rafferty resigned to take up positions as co-managers at Newtongrange Star in March 2019. Smith returned to

as a player in December 2019. Smith left Berwick Rangers in May 2021 and later accepted a coaching role with

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* (Berwick 1998–2005 & Brechin) * (Raith & Alloa) * (East Fife & Arbroath) {{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Darren Living people Scottish men's footballers 1980 births Footballers from Edinburgh Brechin City F.C. players Berwick Rangers F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players East Fife F.C. players Arbroath F.C. players Musselburgh Athletic F.C. players Stirling Albion F.C. players Tranent F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players Men's association football midfielders Scottish football managers 21st-century Scottish sportsmen