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David Winnie
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David Winnie in 2021
Personal information
Full name David Peter Winnie [1] [2]
Date of birth (1966-10-26) 26 October 1966 (age 57)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983–1991 St Mirren 146 (6)
1991–1995 Aberdeen 63 (1)
1994Middlesbrough (loan) 1 (0)
1995–1996 Heart of Midlothian 6 (0)
1996–1997 Dundee 26 (1)
1997–1998 St Mirren 22 (0)
1998 KR Reykjavík 13 (1)
1998–1999 Ayr United 13 (0)
1999 Canberra Cosmos 23 (1)
1999–2000 KR Reykjavík 24 (1)
Total337(10)
International career
1987 [3] Scotland U21 1 (0)
Managerial career
2001 KR Reykjavík
2002–2003 Dumbarton
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Peter Winnie (born 26 October 1966) is a Scottish former football player and manager of Dumbarton. [4] He is presently a solicitor based in central London.

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A defender on the field, Winnie was part of St Mirren's 1987 Scottish Cup Final-winning team. He also played for Aberdeen, Dundee and Hearts, and was a Scotland U21 international. After leaving Scotland in 1998, he played for KR Reykjavik where he won the Icelandic player of the year. [5] In 1999, Winnie helped KR win the Icelandic Premier League and Cup for the first time in 30 years, [6] following which he went on loan to Canberra Cosmos in Australia for a season before returning to Iceland. [7]

In 2001, Winnie was then assistant manager at KR before a brief caretaker role saw him steer them from relegation danger. Winnie was then part of the youth academy coaching staff at Livingston and Rangers.

Winnie was manager of Dumbarton from June 2002 until his sacking in March 2003, when the Sons were struggling in the Second Division. He was replaced by Bo'ness United manager Brian Fairley. [8]

Winnie trained to become a solicitor at a law firm in St. Albans and qualified in November 2009. He is presently a Partner and Head of Sports at Gilson Gray LLP, a Scottish law firm with offices throughout the United Kingdom. [9]

Manager statistics

As of March 2003

TeamNatFromToRecord
GWDLWin %
Dumbarton Flag of Scotland.svg June 2002March 20033411617032.35

Honours

St Mirren

Aberdeen

KR Reykjavík

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