Stewart Petrie (born 27 February 1970) is a Scottish

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player and

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, who is manager of

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side Montrose. A

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, he spent most of his playing career with Forfar Athletic and

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, later moving to Australia. Petrie returned to Scotland in 2007, playing for Ross County. He has since worked as a coach for several clubs, including

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, Forfar Athletic, as well as then SJFA East Superleague side Broughty Athletic.

Playing career

Petrie was born in

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, and began his career with Scottish side Forfar Athletic, before moving to

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in 1993. Spending much of his Dunfermline career in left midfield, he managed a goal ratio of one every six games during his ten years there. He is best remembered for scoring a crucial goal in the penultimate game of the 1995–96 season which effectively won Dunfermline the league championship and with it promotion back to the

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. In January 2003, Petrie was awarded a testimonial match and appeared for both sides as Dunfermline played against a side of former Dunfermline players. Petrie scored a late penalty to end his Dunfermline career before moving to Australia. Petrie joined Northern Spirit and managed 10 goals in 37 appearances there. He then spent a short spell in

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with

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, in which he scored once during his three matches there. Petrie then came back to Australia with

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, appearing alongside fellow Mariners Ian Ferguson and John Crawley. He signed for the

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for the inaugural A-League season, coming in for a coaching role, but an injury crisis meant Petrie would become a registered player. He ended up sharing the Golden Boot with

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and

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, scoring eight goals in the 2005–06 season. In 2007, he joined

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side Ross County in a player/coach role and helped them get promoted to

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before retiring at the end of the 2007–08 season. He stayed with Ross County in a youth coaching role.

Managerial career

On 12 February 2009, Petrie was appointed assistant coach of new

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franchise

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. After Dick Campbell was sacked by Forfar Athletic, Petrie took over as

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in December 2015 overseeing a one all draw with Albion Rovers before making way for incoming manager

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. On 6 July 2016, Petrie became the assistant manager of SJFA East Superleague club Broughty Athletic, where he stayed for five months before being appointed manager of

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side Montrose on 4 December 2016. He led the Angus side to the

title and promotion to the third tier in April 2018.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Montrose *

: 2017–18

References

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43847193

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Petrie, Stewart 1970 births Living people Footballers from Dundee Men's association football forwards Scottish men's footballers Blacktown City FC players Central Coast Mariners FC players North West Sydney Spirit FC players Forfar Athletic F.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Ross County F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Premier League players A-League Men players Scottish expatriate men's footballers Geylang International FC players Expatriate men's footballers in Singapore Singapore Premier League players Montrose F.C. managers Scottish Professional Football League managers Scottish football managers Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Australia Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Singapore