William Raeside (24 March 1892 – 15 November 1964), also known as William Cowan and W. H. Cowan, was a Scottish football player and coach.

Early and personal life

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

Playing career

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

Coaching career

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]

Later life and death

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

Honours

Celta Vigo

  • Galician Championship: 1927–28[2]

Nacional

References

  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.
  2. ^ "Mr Cowan's talent". VigoE Cover. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 23 March 2023.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Reaside
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