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Also known as Steven John Naismith

Scottish association football manager (born 1986)

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Type
Person
Active from
1963

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Key facts

Full name
Steven John Naismith
Date of birth
( 1986-09-14 ) 14 September 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth
Irvine , Scotland
Height
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Positions
Attacking midfielder forward
Current team
Scotland (assistant)
2000 2002
Rangers
2002 2004
Kilmarnock
Years
Team
2003 2007
Kilmarnock
2007 2012
Rangers
2012 2016
Everton
2016 2019
Norwich City
2018 2019
→ Heart of Midlothian (loan)
2019 2021
Heart of Midlothian
2006 2008
Scotland U21
2006 2009
Scotland B
2007 2019
Scotland

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Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
_Free Agent Soccer
Position
Manager
Nationality
Scotland

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Encyclopedic overview

Steven John Naismith (born 14 September 1986) is a Scottish professional football coach and former player who is currently assistant manager to Steve Clarke at the Scotland national team.

Naismith began his career with Kilmarnock in 2004. He spent four years with the Ayrshire side where he won the SFWA Young Player of the Year award in 2006 and the SPFA Young Player of the Year award the following season. Naismith joined Rangers in the summer of 2007 for £1.9 million. While with the club he won three consecutive league titles, the Scottish Cup in 2009 and the League Cup twice. He signed for Premier League club Everton in 2012, and then joined Norwich City in 2016. Naismith had two separate loan spells with Heart of Midlothian, and he signed permanently with Hearts after he was released by Norwich in 2019. Naismith won 51 caps for the Scotland national team after making his senior international debut in 2007, and scored ten international goals. He mainly played as a forward during his career, but was also used as a midfielder.

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