Bruce Rioch

Bruce Rioch
Rioch in 2008
Personal information
Full name Bruce David Rioch
Date of birth (1947-09-06) 6 September 1947 (age 77)
Place of birth Aldershot, England
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1969 Luton Town 149 (47)
1969–1974 Aston Villa 154 (34)
1974–1976 Derby County 106 (34)
1976–1977 Everton 30 (3)
1977–1979 Derby County 41 (4)
1978Birmingham City (loan) 3 (0)
1979Sheffield United (loan) 8 (1)
1980–1981 Seattle Sounders 46 (4)
1981–1984 Torquay United 71 (6)
Total 608 (133)
International career
1975–1978 Scotland 24 (6)
Managerial career
1982–1984 Torquay United
1985 Seattle Storm
1986–1990 Middlesbrough
1990–1992 Millwall
1992–1995 Bolton Wanderers
1995–1996 Arsenal
1996–1997 Queens Park Rangers (assistant manager)
1998–2000 Norwich City
2000–2001 Wigan Athletic
2005–2007 OB
2008 AaB
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bruce David Rioch (/ˈrɒk/; born 6 September 1947) is a football manager and former player for the Scotland national team. His last managerial post was at AaB in the Danish Superliga in 2008.

As a player, he made more than 550 appearances in the Football League and, by virtue of his parents' birthplaces, represented Scotland in 24 matches; he became the first player born in England to captain Scotland. As a manager, he has taken charge of clubs in England, including Arsenal, where he signed the famous Dennis Bergkamp, and in the United States, and Denmark. His brother Neil, son Gregor and nephew Matty Holmes were also professional footballers.

  1. ^ Bruce Rioch at WorldFootball.net