Michael Renwick (born 29 February 1976 in

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) is a Scottish former professional

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who played for Hibernian,

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, East Fife and

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. He also had a spell as manager of

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Playing career

Renwick played for Hutchison Vale Boys Club, before joining Hibernian in December 1991. He remained at Easter Road until May 2000 when he left to join

on a free transfer. He spent September 2001 on loan to

and in March 2002 joined

on loan. In August 2002 Renwick joined Cowdenbeath on a free transfer and although a regular the following season, he left in July 2003. He spent the following season with Glenavon before returning to Scotland in the 2004 close season. He joined

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on trial before joining

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where he played as a trialist against Stirling. Soon after, he signed for East Fife. He joined

in May 2005, leaving in May 2006.

Coaching career

Renwick became assistant manager, working with

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in May 2006. Renwick was appointed

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in October 2007, but he was sacked in April 2008. He joined

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's backroom staff in August 2008, and was then appointed as

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in 2009. In January 2011 he was appointed head coach of the Scottish Universities national team. Renwick became the first Scottish Universities head coach to win the Home Nations Championship for over 10 years. He was then invited to become assistant coach for the Great Britain Universities team in preparation for the World University Games in Shenzhen. In August 2013, Renwick was appointed Senior Academy Coach at the Red Star Soccer Academy in

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