Malky Thomson

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Malky Thomson
Personal information
Full name Malcolm Thomson
Date of birth (1968-12-29) 29 December 1968 (age 57)
Place of birth Elderslie, Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1991 Aberdeen 0 (0)
1991–1992 Montrose 2 (0)
Managerial career
2015–2016 Salgaocar
2020–2023 Rangers WFC
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Malcolm Thomson (born 29 December 1968) is a Scottish football coach and former player. In 2015–16 he was head coach of Indian I-League team Salgaocar. He was appointed joint-head coach of Rangers WFC in January 2020,[2] stepping down from the role in June 2023.

His son Connor Thomson is a professional tennis player.[3]

Coaching career

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Early career

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After retiring at the age of 25 while trying to make it with Aberdeen, Thomson went into coaching.[4][5] He was given youth coaching roles at Celtic, Hibernian, and Rangers before becoming first-team assistant coach at Inverness Caledonian Thistle under Craig Brewster.[5] Thomson spent two spells at Inverness, with the spell in between at Dundee United.[5] He then joined the coaching staff at Birmingham City as their assistant coach for a season before moving to the United Arab Emirates to be assistant coach under David O'Leary at Al-Ahli.[4] After another spell at Rangers, Thomson became assistant coach to Stuart Taylor at League of Ireland club, Limerick.[6]

Thomson then took on the assistant coaching role under Barry Ferguson at both Blackpool and Clyde.[7][8] He then briefly returned to Rangers in 2015.[9]

Salgaocar

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On 26 June 2015, Thomson took on his first head coaching role with Indian I-League side, Salgaocar.[10] After losing his first four I-League matches in a row, Thomson was relieved of his duties.[11]

Statistics

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Managerial statistics

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As of 31 January 2016.
Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
India Salgaocar 26 June 2015 29 January 2016 4 0 1 3 000.00
Total 4 0 1 3 000.00

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