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Fullname: | Malcolm Thomson |
Birth Date: | 1968 12, df=y |
Birth Place: | Elderslie, Scotland |
Height: | 5ft 10in[1] |
Position: | Defender |
Currentclub: | Rangers WFC (head coach) |
Years1: | 1985–1991 |
Clubs1: | Aberdeen |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1991–1992 |
Clubs2: | Montrose |
Caps2: | 2 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Manageryears1: | 2015–2016 |
Managerclubs1: | Salgaocar |
Manageryears2: | 2020–2023 |
Managerclubs2: | Rangers WFC |
Malcolm Thomson (born 29 December 1968) is a Scottish football coach and former player. In 2015–16 he was head coach of Indian I-League team Salgaocar. He was appointed joint-head coach of Rangers WFC in January 2020,[2] stepping down from the role in June 2023.
His son Connor Thomson is a professional tennis player.[3]
After retiring at the age of 25 while trying to make it with Aberdeen, Thomson went into coaching.[4] [5] He was given youth coaching roles at Celtic, Hibernian, and Rangers before becoming first-team assistant coach at Inverness Caledonian Thistle under Craig Brewster.[5] Thomson spent two spells at Inverness, with the spell in between at Dundee United.[5] He then joined the coaching staff at Birmingham City as their assistant coach for a season before moving to the United Arab Emirates to be assistant coach under David O'Leary at Al-Ahli.[4] After another spell at Rangers, Thomson became assistant coach to Stuart Taylor at League of Ireland club, Limerick.[6]
Thomson then took on the assistant coaching role under Barry Ferguson at both Blackpool and Clyde.[7] [8] He then briefly returned to Rangers in 2015.[9]
On 26 June 2015, Thomson took on his first head coaching role with Indian I-League side, Salgaocar.[10] After losing his first four I-League matches in a row, Thomson was relieved of his duties.[11]
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