Alex Rae (footballer, born 1969)
Scottish footballer and manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alexander Scott Rae (born 30 September 1969) is a Scottish professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He currently acts as a first team coach to Philippe Clement at Rangers.
![]() Rae during Jody Craddock's testimonial in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alexander Scott Rae[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1969-09-30) 30 September 1969 (age 54)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Rangers (first-team coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
Rangers | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1987–1990 | Falkirk | 83 | (20) |
1990–1996 | Millwall | 218 | (63) |
1996–2001 | Sunderland | 114 | (12) |
2001–2004 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 107 | (15) |
2004–2006 | Rangers | 34 | (1) |
2006–2008 | Dundee | 26 | (3) |
2009–2010 | Milton Keynes Dons | 3 | (0) |
Total | 585 | (114) | |
International career | |||
1990–1992 | Scotland U21[3] | 9 | (3) |
Managerial career | |||
2006–2008 | Dundee | ||
2015–2016 | St Mirren | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Rae began his youth career at Rangers and started his senior career at Falkirk. Rae played for Millwall, Sunderland, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Rangers, Dundee, Milton Keynes Dons. Back from rehab clinic for alcoholism in 1998, he was with Sunderland and played regularly in the top flight until September 2001. He then joined Wolverhampton Wanderers,[4] and quickly became the key player in the team, winning the fans' player of the season award. In 2003, he helped the team back into the Premier League, and had his best seasonal tally with 8 goals. He then went back to Scotland, joining Rangers where he had started his youth career, in May 2004,[5] and won the league title in his first season.[6]
Rae was appointed player-manager of Dundee in May 2006. He led the club to third place in the First Division in his first season and took them a place higher in his second. He stopped his career as a footballer during the 2008–09 season[7] and went to Sweden as part of his work towards a UEFA Pro Licence.[8]