Shaun Dennis

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Shaun Dennis
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-12-20) 20 December 1969 (age 54)
Place of birth Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Position(s)
Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1997 Raith Rovers 245 (6)
1997–2001 Hibernian 64 (4)
2000Raith Rovers (loan) 12 (0)
2001–2004 Raith Rovers 87 (5)
2004Brechin City (loan) 5 (0)
2004–2005 Raith Rovers 12 (0)
International career
1991 Scotland U21 1 (0)
Managerial career
2004 Raith Rovers (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Shaun Dennis (born 20 December 1969 in Kirkcaldy) is a Scottish retired professional football player and coach, primarily with Raith Rovers. He was capped by Scotland at under-21 level.[1]

Club career

Shaun Dennis made his debut for

Scottish Premier Division, against St Johnstone
in August 1993, in a 1–1 draw.

Dennis won the

1998–99 and played in 64 games for Hibernian before returning to Raith on loan for three months in September 2000. He signed a permanent contract at Raith in the summer of 2001, staying for three years, winning the Second Division title in the process. Dennis signed for Brechin City
in 2004, but returned to Raith again in October, before retiring due to a recurring knee injury.

In total, Dennis played in over 400 games for Raith. On 6 November 2017 he was inducted into the Raith Rovers Hall of Fame at a ceremony at the Adam Smith Theatre, Kirkcaldy.[2]

International career

Dennis made one appearance for the Scotland under-21 team, a 3–0 win against Switzerland in Bulle on 10 September 1991.[3]

Coaching career

Towards the end of his playing career, Dennis became a coach with Raith. During his loan at Brechin, he took over as caretaker manager of Raith in September 2004 when Claude Anelka stood down as head coach.[4]

Honours

Raith Rovers

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Shaun Dennis". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d "Raith Rovers Hall of Fame doors open for legendary defender". www.fifetoday.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Scotland U21: Dennis, Shaun". FitbaStats. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Anelka stands down at Raith". 29 September 2004. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

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