Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 March 1892 | ||
Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 15 November 1964 | (aged 72)||
Place of death | Old Kilpatrick, Scotland | ||
Managerial career | |||
Years | Team | ||
1927–1928 | Celta Vigo | ||
1937–1938 | Nacional | ||
1945–1947 | Asturias | ||
1947 | Newell's Old Boys | ||
1950–1951 | Guadalajara | ||
1952–1953 | Cheltenham Town |
William Raeside (24 March 1892 – 15 November 1964) was a Scottish football player and coach.
Raeside was born in Paisley on 24 March 1892. [1]
Raeside playing career, which included claims he played in both Scotland and England, is unverified. [1]
Raeside managed Spanish club Celta Vigo under a pseudonym, W. H. Cowan. [1] After leaving Spain he returned to Scotland to work as an accountant. [1]
In 1937 he moved to South America to coach Nacional of Uruguay. [1] He returned to the United Kingdom to work as a scout for Arsenal. [1] In 1945 he returned to Latin America to manage Mexican club Asturias. [1] He moved to Argentina in 1947 with Newell's Old Boys, [1] later returning to Mexico with Guadalajara in 1950. [1] He returned to the United Kingdom to manage English club Cheltenham Town, [1] before a brief return to Mexico to work with Atlante as a technical director. [1] His last known involvement in football was an unsuccessful application to become Dundee United manager in 1954. [1]
Celta Vigo
Nacional
Raeside died on 15 November 1964 in Old Kilpatrick, where he had retired to. [1]