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1 Early and personal life  





2 Playing career  





3 Coaching career  





4 Honours  





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6 References  














William Raeside






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William Raeside
Personal information
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

William Raeside (24 March 1892 – 15 November 1964) was a Scottish football player and coach.

Early and personal life[edit]

Raeside was born in Paisley on 24 March 1892.[1]

Playing career[edit]

Raeside playing career, which included claims he played in both Scotland and England, is unverified.[1]

Coaching career[edit]

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]

Honours[edit]

Celta Vigo

Nacional

Later life and death[edit]

Raeside died on 15 November 1964 in Old Kilpatrick, where he had retired to.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n 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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