Lee Dair (born 28 May 1977), is a Scottish former professional

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. He has played in the

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for

Raith Rovers Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the as a member of the Scottish Professional Football League. The club has won f ...

and now coaches in the East of Scotland football leagues.

Career

Dair began his career with

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but never made a competitive appearance for the Ibrox club. He joined

in August 1997, succeeding his brother

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who had just left Rovers for

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. After trial appearances for

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and

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, Dair joined East Fife in November 1998. Since 2003, Dair has had a long career in

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football, his clubs including Hill of Beath Hawthorn,

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, Ballingry Rovers and Oakley United. After a brief spell as player-manager in 2010, Dair was appointed as manager of Ballingry for a second time in June 2014 but resigned the following October. He became manager of fellow Fife side Lochore Welfare later the same month before leaving this position in the summer of 2016. Dair is the nephew of the late Rangers and

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legend

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, while his father Ian played for Cowdenbeath, and won the

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with

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in 1975.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Dair, Lee Living people 1977 births Scottish men's footballers Rangers F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players Cowdenbeath F.C. players Partick Thistle F.C. players East Fife F.C. players Hill of Beath Hawthorn F.C. players Linlithgow Rose F.C. players Ballingry Rovers F.C. players Oakley United F.C. players Lochore Welfare F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players Men's association football midfielders Scottish football managers