William_Raeside
William Raeside (24 March 1892 – 15 November 1964) was a Scottish football player and coach.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1892-03-24)24 March 1892 | ||
Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 15 November 1964(1964-11-15) (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 |
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
- Galician Championship (1): 1927–28[2]
Nacional
Raeside died on 15 November 1964 in Old Kilpatrick, where he had retired to.[1]
- Andy Mitchell (22 July 2018). "Success over the seas: the curious story of William Raeside, aka Cowan". Scottish Sport History.
- "Mr Cowan's talent". VigoE Cover. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
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