David Bruce Smith (born 14 November 1943) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager.

Playing career

Primarily a left sided midfielder, Smith started his playing career for

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and moved to Rangers in August 1966 for a fee of £50,000. During his time at Ibrox, he made 303 appearances winning the

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in 1971, the

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in 1972. That year, he was voted the Scottish Football Writers' Association's Player of the year. During his career he collected two

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caps, featuring twice in Friendly matches against the

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Coaching career

Smith left Ibrox in November 1974 for Arbroath, where he took up a player-coach role. He went on to become a player-manager at

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in 1976 and, while there, he transformed the club's fortunes, guiding them to the

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championship in 1979. He left Berwick in 1980 and subsequently managed

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, Gala Fairydean and Whitehill Welfare. Smith spent one close season during his career playing for the

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and the

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in the NASL and is also known to have played in South Africa.

Personal life

Smith had two brothers who were also professional footballers: Doug, who spent his entire career with

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, and Hugh, who played for Forfar Athletic and

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References

External links

Rangers hall of fame
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