Derek McInnes
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Derek John McInnes | ||
| Date of birth | 5 July 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Aberdeen (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1995 | Greenock Morton | 221 | (19) |
| 1995–2000 | Rangers | 35 | (1) |
| 1998 | → (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Toulouse | 3 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | West Bromwich Albion | 88 | (6) |
| 2003–2006 | Dundee United | 74 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Millwall | 13 | (1) |
| 2007–2008 | St Johnstone | 30 | (0) |
| Total | 495 | (33) | |
| National team | |||
| 2002 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007–2011 | St Johnstone | ||
| 2011–2013 | Bristol City | ||
| 2013– | Aberdeen | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Derek John McInnes (born 5 July 1971) is a former Scottish football player who is currently the manager of Aberdeen. McInnes featured prominently for Greenock Morton, Rangers, West Bromwich Albion and Dundee United during his playing career. He won two caps for the Scotland national football team while with West Bromwich.
McInnes became manager of St Johnstone where he had been on the playing staff, in November 2007. He guided the club to promotion to the Scottish Premier League in 2009 and retained that status for two seasons. McInnes was appointed manager of Football League Championship club Bristol City in October 2011. Despite avoiding relegation in 2011–12, McInnes was sacked by Bristol City in January 2013 with the club bottom of the Championship. He was appointed Aberdeen manager in March 2013.
McInnes began his professional career in 1988 at Greenock Morton, where he played in 221 league games in seven seasons before moving to Ibrox, where he spent almost five years, playing in 53 league matches for the club. During his time in Glasgow, McInnes had a loan spell at English club , where he made 13 league appearances. He was also briefly at French side Toulouse. McInnes scored four goals for Rangers, with strikes against FC Alania Vladikavkaz in the Champions League and Hearts in the league. He also scored twice against Ayr United and Dunfermline in Rangers' run to the 1996 Scottish League Cup Final, but he did not feature in the final itself.
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