Bruce Rioch
Rioch, photographed in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Bruce David Rioch | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Aldershot, England | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | 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) |
| 1978 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1979 | → Sheffield United (loan) | 8 | (1) |
| 1980–1981 | Seattle Sounders | 46 | (4) |
| 1981–1984 | Torquay United | 71 | (6) |
| Total | 608 | (133) | |
| National team | |||
| 1975–1978 | Scotland | 24 | (6) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1982–1984 | Torquay United | ||
| 1985 | F.C. 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 | Odense Boldklub | ||
| 2008 | Aalborg BK | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Bruce David Rioch (/ˈriːɒk/; born 6 September 1947) is a football manager and former player for the Scotland national team. His last managerial post was at Aalborg BK in the Danish Superliga in 2008.
As a player, he made more than 550 appearances in the Football League and, by virtue of his father's birthplace, 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, the United States, and Denmark. His brother Neil, son Gregor and nephew Matty Holmes were also professional footballers.
Rioch was born in Aldershot, Hampshire. After moving to Luton, Bedfordshire, at the age of 14, he joined his local side, Luton Town, turning professional in September 1964. He made his first team debut later that month, and his league debut in November 1964 in a 1–0 defeat at home to Southend United. He spent a couple of years establishing himself and was a regular member of the Luton team, scoring 24 goals, that won the Fourth Division title in 1968. He moved to Aston Villa in July 1969 for a fee of £100,000, then a record fee paid by a Second Division side. He won a League Cup runners up medal in 1971, Villa losing 2–0 to Tottenham Hotspur.
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