- Doug Smith (footballer)
Football manager infobox
playername = Doug Smith
fullname = Douglas Bryan Smith
height = 1.81m (5ft 11in)
nickname =
dateofbirth =April 18 ,1937
cityofbirth =Aberdeen
countryofbirth =Scotland
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position = Centre half "(Retired)"
youthyears = 0000?–1958
youthclubs = Aberdeen Lads Club
years = 1958–1976
clubs = flagicon|SCO Dundee United
caps(goals) = 456 (18)
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managerclubs =Douglas Bryan Smith (born
April 18 ,1937 inAberdeen ) is a Scottish former footballer who played his entire career as centre half for Dundee United.Career
Smith was born in
Aberdeen and played for local junior team Aberdeen Lads Club. He signed for Dundee United in 1958 and spent all of his playing days at Tannadice, appearing in 628 competitive matches. Remarkable – and unusually for a defender – Smith never received a booking throughout his entire playing career. With just a 1974Scottish Cup runners-up medal to show from his time, Smith retired in 1976, although he returned in 1983 to the club board. In 1992, Smith was elected as vice-chairman and became chairman in October 2000 followingJim McLean 's resignation, with an appointment as president of theScottish Football League in-between (1997). In January 2002, following an acrimonious EGM, Smith left the club.cite web|url=http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?pg=301|title=Dundee United A - Z ( S )|publisher=Dundee United FC website]Trivia
Smith's brother Dave was a professional footballer with Aberdeen and Rangers in the 1960s and 70s.
Honours
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Scottish Cup :
**Runner-up (1): 1973–74 ("Dundee United")References
External links
* [http://www.dundeeunitedfc.co.uk/legends_dougsmith.asp Dundee United FC website profile]
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