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Walter Smith

1948 - 2021

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Walter Ferguson Smith (24 February 1948 – 26 October 2021) was a Scottish football player, manager and director, primarily associated with his two spells as manager of Glasgow club Rangers. A defender, Smith's playing career consisted of two spells with Dundee United, split by a short time at Dumbarton. A pelvic injury caused his retirement from playing and Smith moved into coaching at Dundee United, working for manager Jim McLean. Smith also took charge of the Scotland under-18 and under-21 teams, and assisted Scotland manager Alex Ferguson at the 1986 FIFA World Cup in Mexico, after it had been announced that he would be moving to Rangers as assistant to Graeme Souness. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Walter Smith is the 6,336th most popular soccer player (down from 5,825th in 2019), the 5,745th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,428th in 2019) and the 368th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Walter Smith ranks 6,336 out of 21,273. Before him are Cristian Brocchi, Zdeněk Šreiner, Putte Kock, Moussa Sow, Juan Carlos Unzué, and Gabriel Barbosa. After him are M'Baye Niang, Juan Pablo Ángel, Luca Zidane, Hwang Ui-jo, Johnny Carey, and Etsuko Handa.

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Among people born in 1948, Walter Smith ranks 705. Before him are Kristina Hautala, Trevor Brooking, Antonio Biosca, Lester Bangs, Cliff Thorburn, and Guy Tunmer. After him are John Evan, Joachim Mattern, You Si-kun, Hans van Helden, Vladimir Pilguy, and Ali Mohamed Shein. Among people deceased in 2021, Walter Smith ranks 637. Before him are José Villegas, Margreth Weivers, Graham McRae, Mikhail Zhelev, Juan Rodríguez Vega, and Bernd Nickel. After him are Carl Levin, Sylvain Sylvain, Cara Williams, Trevor Moore, Hans van Baalen, and Johnny Isakson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Walter Smith ranks 5,747 out of 8,785. Before him are Oliver Parker (1960), John Gribbin (1946), Emma Chambers (1964), Adam Ant (1954), Terry George (1952), and Hugh MacDiarmid (1892). After him are John Evan (1948), Helen Bannerman (1862), Edward Augustus Freeman (1823), Josephine Tewson (1931), Kenneth Williams (1926), and Val Guest (1911).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Walter Smith ranks 368. Before him are Jackie Blanchflower (1933), Sam Hutchinson (1989), Trevor Brooking (1948), Kieran Trippier (1990), Allenby Chilton (1918), and Wes Brown (1979). After him are James Vaughan (1988), Alex James (1901), Eddie Howe (1977), Alexander Wood (1907), Adam Lallana (1988), and Alan McDonald (1963).

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