David Bruce Smith (born 14 November 1943) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager.
Playing career Primarily a left sided midfielder, Smith started his playing career for Aberdeen and moved to Rangers in August 1966 for a fee of £50,000. During his time at Ibrox, he made 303 appearances winning the Scottish League Cup in 1971, the Scottish Cup in 1973 and, most notably, the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1972.The forgotten story of … Rangers' 1972 European Cup Winners' Cup win, Daniel Harris The Guardian, 4 September 2014 That year, he was voted the Scottish Football Writers' Association's Player of the year.
During his career he collected two Scotland caps, featuring twice in Friendly matches against the Netherlands
Coaching career Smith left Ibrox in November 1974 for Arbroath, where he took up a player-coach role. He went on to become a player-manager at Berwick Rangers in 1976 and, while there, he transformed the club's fortunes, guiding them to the Scottish Second Division championship in 1979. He left Berwick in 1980 and subsequently managed Huntly, Gala Fairydean and Whitehill Welfare.
Smith spent one close season during his career playing for the Seattle Sounders and the Los Angeles Aztecs in the NASL and is also known to have played in South Africa.
Personal life Smith had two brothers who were also professional footballers: Doug, who spent his entire career with Dundee United, and Hugh, who played for Forfar Athletic and Morton.
Career statistics
Club +Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAberdeen1961–62Scottish Division One20000000201962–633133010003531963–643324160004331964–653302064004141965–663435060004531966–670000000000Total13381411940016613Rangers1966–67Scottish Division One34210110925541967–683425060605121968–692325040914131969–702503050203501970–711103010001501971–723017000704411972–732905091004311973–7491106110172Total195830042234330113Arbroath1974–75Scottish Division One200400000240Arcadia Shepherds1975–76NFL - - - - - - - - - -Seattle Sounders1976NASL5000000050Los Angeles Aztecs1976NASL150000000150Berwick Rangers1976–77Scottish Second Division - - - - - - - - - -1977–78 - - - - - - - - - -1978–79 - - - - - - - - - -1979–80Scottish First Division - - - - - - - - - -1980–81 - - - - - - - - - -Total15711------157+11+Meadowbank Thistle1980–81Scottish Second Division110 - - - - - -11+0+Hamilton Academical1980–81Scottish First Division60 - - - - - -6+0+Career total542+27+48+1+61+6+343685+37+
International +Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsScotland1966101967—196810Total20
Managerial record
TeamFromToRecordPWLDWin %Berwick Rangers1976198018068585437.78%
References
External links Rangers hall of fame NASL stats