Stephen Wright Profile
Bellshill-born Stephen burst on to the football scene as a promising young full back with Aberdeen who signed him in November 1987.He soon made the first team, and his strong tackling and composed play made him a stand out. He won 14 Scotland U21 and two B Caps before winning two full Scotland caps against Germany and Estonia in 1993.
In 1995 he joined Rangers and went on loan to Wolves before signing for Bradford in 1998.A succession of injuries - many arising from his unwillingness to shirk tackles - hampered the rest of his career. In 2000 he moved to Dundee United then in 2002 he moved to Scunthorpe.
Stephen Wright was approached by Manager Jim McIntyre and Jim Leishman to sound him out on taking up the position as Head of Youth:-
"Initially I wanted to still stay with the first team and I am hoping that is going to be the case but I am going from First Team coach to Head of Youth. I am just playing it by ear just now until I see what my team is going to be like. I really want to get my teeth into Head of Youth."
The role involves being in charge of Under 10s up to Under 19s making sure that there are the requisite number of coaches, the scouting system and all the ongoing matters. Four years spent in the youth system at Rangers has given Stephen experience that we hopes to use at Dunfermline:-
"I worked with the community side for a couple of years before moving into the Academy and coached Under 12s all the way up to Under 19s before I arrived here to work with Jim and Gerry in the first team.
"My objective is to take kids through to the first team. It takes five or six years, it is a long process."
