{{Short description|Scottish footballer (born 1979)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}} {{infobox football biography | name = Frazer Wright | image = Frazerwright.jpg | image_size = 250 | caption = Wright playing for Kilmarnock | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|12|23|df=y}} | birth_place = East Kilbride, Scotland | height = | position = Centre-back |currentclub = Stenhousemuir (assistant manager) | years1 = 1998–2005 | years2 = 2005–2011 | years3 = 2011–2015 | years4 = 2015–2017 | years5 = 2017 | clubs1 = Stranraer | clubs2 = Kilmarnock | clubs3 = St Johnstone | clubs4 = Dumbarton | clubs5 = Stirling Albion | caps1 = 194 | goals1 = 11 | caps2 = 168 | goals2 = 8 | caps3 = 108 | goals3 = 2 | caps4 = 29 | goals4 = 0 | caps5 = 9 | goals5 = 0 | totalcaps = 508 | totalgoals = 21 }}
'''Frazer Wright''' (born 23 December 1979) is a Scottish former professional footballer and current assistant manager of {{Scottish football updater|Stenhous}} club Stenhousemuir.
Wright, who started his career with Stranraer played for Kilmarnock, St Johnstone, Dumbarton and Stirling Albion where he was also assistant manager to Dave Mackay.
==Playing career==
===Kilmarnock=== Born in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire, Wright started his career with semi-professional club Stranraer. In June 2005, he joined Kilmarnock on a free transfer.<ref name="Transfer">{{cite news|url=http://newswww.bbc.net.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/k/kilmarnock/4631433.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Kilmarnock complete Wright move|date=28 June 2005|archive-date=10 December 2019|access-date=7 November 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210011115/http://newswww.bbc.net.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/k/kilmarnock/4631433.stm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
Wright quickly established himself in the Kilmarnock team, making 28 appearances in his first season at Rugby Park. He scored his first Kilmarnock goal in a 2–2 draw with Rangers in August 2006<ref name="first goal">{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/5284766.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Kilmarnock 2–2 Rangers |date=27 August 2006}}</ref> and netted again the following month with an extra time free-kick in a 2–1 win against Livingston in the Scottish League Cup.<ref name="2-1 Livi">{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/5356418.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Kilmarnock 2–1 Livingston |date=19 September 2006}}</ref> He was on target again in the League Cup in November, scoring twice in a 3–2 win over Motherwell in the quarter-finals.<ref name="3-2 Well">{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/6120408.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Kilmarnock 3–2 Motherwell |date=7 November 2006}}</ref> These goals helped Kilmarnock reach the 2007 Scottish League Cup Final, which they lost to Hibernian.
===St Johnstone=== On 3 June 2011 he left Kilmarnock to join fellow Scottish Premier League side St Johnstone on a free transfer.<ref name="St Johnstone sign defender Frazer Wright">{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/13640092.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=St Johnstone sign defender Frazer Wright |date=3 June 2011}}</ref> Wright made his debut on 23 July against Aberdeen on the opening day of the season.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_prem/14241745.stm | title=Aberdeen 0–0 St Johnstone | publisher=BBC Sport | date=23 July 2011}}</ref>
On 18 July 2013, Wright scored the winner in a 1–0 away win against Rosenborg in the Europa League, giving St Johnstone their first ever away win in a European competition. On 17 February 2014, Wright agreed to sign a new one-and-a-half-year contract with St Johnstone.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Frazer Agrees To Sign On For Another Year |url=http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=2879 |work=St Johnstone FC |date=17 February 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140221184846/http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=2879 |archive-date=21 February 2014 }}</ref> He made 29 appearances in the 2014–15 season, as St Johnstone finished fourth in the 2014–15 Scottish Premiership.<ref name = "2015 contract"/> Wright signed a one-year contract with St Johnstone in June 2015.<ref name = "2015 contract">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/33174200 |title=St Johnstone: Frazer Wright agrees new one-year contract |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=17 June 2015 |access-date=17 June 2015 |first=Jim |last=Spence}}</ref> He left the club two months later.<ref>{{cite web|title=Frazer Wright leaves McDiarmid PARK|url=http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=3748|website=Perth St Johnstone|access-date=13 May 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150901205846/http://www.perthstjohnstonefc.co.uk/newsitemsdetail.php?param=3748|archive-date=1 September 2015}}</ref>
===Dumbarton=== He signed for Scottish Championship side Dumbarton on 26 August 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Findlay|first1=Alan|title=Signing news : Defender agrees terms |url=http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=2040 |publisher=Dumbarton FC |access-date=13 May 2016}}</ref> He renewed his contract for another season with the club in May 2016,<ref>{{cite web|last1=Findlay|first1=Alan|title=Fraz re-signs for another campaign |url=http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=2474 |publisher=Dumbarton FC |access-date=26 May 2016}}</ref> scoring his first goal two months later in a 6–2 defeat to Dundee.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Barrow|first1=Simon|title=Dundee hit Sons for six |url=http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=2577 |publisher=Dumbarton FC |access-date=23 July 2016}}</ref> After making just 2 league appearances for the Sons during the 2016–17 season, Wright was released by the club on 5 January 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dumbartonfootballclub.com/news/?mode=view&id=2819 |title=Transfer window - Frazer Wright released |first=Alan |last=Findlay |publisher=Dumbarton FC |date=5 January 2017 |access-date=5 January 2017}}</ref>
===Stirling Albion=== After his release from Dumbarton, Wright joined Stirling Albion on 6 January 2017. Wright joins his former defensive partner and current Stirling manager, Dave Mackay, as well as former St Johnstone teammate Liam Caddis, all 3 of whom played at Saints together.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/wright-among-five-stirling-signings/ |title=Wright among five Stirling signings |publisher=SPFL |date=6 January 2017 |access-date=6 January 2017 |archive-date=7 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170107005155/http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/wright-among-five-stirling-signings/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Wright announced his retirement from football at the end of the 2016–17 season.<ref name="retired">{{cite web |url=http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2017/06/21/former-st-johnstone-kilmarnock-favourite-frazer-wright-retires-football-following-stirling-albion-appointment/ |title=Former St Johnstone & Kilmarnock favourite Frazer Wright retires from football following Stirling Albion appointment |first=Alan |last=Temple |publisher=Deadline News |date=21 June 2017 |access-date=3 August 2017}}</ref>
==Coaching career== Shortly after joining Stirling Albion, Wright was appointed assistant manager to Dave Mackay.<ref name="retired"/> He left the club in October 2018 following Mackay's sacking.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stirlingalbionfc.co.uk/2018/10/01/frazer-wright-moves-on/|title=Frazer Wright moves on|date=1 October 2018|website=Stirling Albion Football Club}}{{Dead link|date=February 2026 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}</ref>
Wright joined Lowland League side BSC Glasgow ahead of the 2019-20 season as a first team assistant coach to manager Stephen Swift.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-07-24|title=Lowland League Season Preview - Part Three|url=http://slfl.co.uk/lowland-league-season-preview-part-three/|access-date=2020-10-02|website=Scottish Lowland League|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Frazer Wright hoping Hibs showdown can help BSC Glasgow find a way back home|url=https://www.sportsmole.co.uk/fb_388917.html|access-date=2020-10-02|website=Sports Mole|language=en-GB}}</ref>
Swift was appointed as manager of Stenhousemuir on 27 April 2021 with Wright joining as his assistant.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-04-27|title=Warriors appoint Stephen Swift as new manager|url=https://www.stenhousemuirfc.com/2021/04/27/warriors-appoint-stephen-swift-as-new-manager/|access-date=2021-05-05|website=Stenhousemuir FC|language=en-GB}}</ref>
==Honours== St Johnstone *Scottish Cup: 2013–14
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{soccerbase|id=15147|name=Frazer Wright}} *{{soccerbase|id=44048|name=Frazer Wright}} (2007-08 appearances wrongly given to Kyle Wright)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Frazer}} Category:1979 births Category:Footballers from East Kilbride Category:Living people Category:Men's association football central defenders Category:Scottish men's footballers Category:Stranraer F.C. players Category:Kilmarnock F.C. players Category:St Johnstone F.C. players Category:Scottish Football League players Category:Scottish Premier League players Category:Scottish Professional Football League players Category:Dumbarton F.C. players Category:Stirling Albion F.C. players Category:People educated at Claremont High School (East Kilbride)