Steven Whittaker
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Steven Gordon Whittaker (born 16 June 1984) is a Scottish football coach and former player who is currently the assistant manager of Ayr United. Whittaker played as a defender, primarily as a right-back.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Steven Gordon Whittaker[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1984-06-16) 16 June 1984 (age 39) | ||
Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ayr United (assistant manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
Hutchison Vale[2][3] | |||
2000–2002 | Hibernian | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2007 | Hibernian | 141 | (4) |
2007–2012 | Rangers | 150 | (19) |
2012–2017 | Norwich City | 90 | (5) |
2017–2020 | Hibernian | 48 | (2) |
2020–2021 | Dunfermline Athletic | 18 | (0) |
Total | 447 | (30) | |
International career | |||
2004–2006 | Scotland U21 | 18 | (1) |
2009–2016 | Scotland | 31 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2021 | Dunfermline Athletic (interim manager) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Whittaker began his career with Hibernian and made over 170 appearances in his first spell with the Easter Road side. He also won the Scottish League Cup in 2007 before signing for Rangers in August that year. Whittaker won three Scottish Premier League titles, two Scottish Cups and three Scottish League Cups with Rangers. At the start of the 2012–13 season, he signed for Norwich City on a free transfer. After five years with Norwich, Whittaker returned to Hibernian in 2017, before moving to Dunfermline Athletic in 2020 in what would be his final season as a player.
Whittaker made 31 international appearances for the Scotland national team between 2009 and 2016.
Since retiring as a player, Whittaker has assisted his former teammate Scott Brown at Fleetwood Town and Ayr United.