Steven Whittaker
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Whittaker in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steven Gordon Whittaker | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ayr United (assistant manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hutchison Vale | |||
| 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) | ||
| 2022–2023 | Fleetwood Town (assistant) | ||
| 2024– | Ayr United (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Steven Gordon Whittaker (born 16 June 1984) is a Scottish football coach and former professional player, currently serving as the assistant manager of Ayr United. Whittaker played as a defender, primarily at right-back.
He began his senior career with Hibernian, making over 170 appearances during his first spell with the Easter Road club. Whittaker won the Scottish League Cup in 2007 before transferring to Rangers in August that year. During his time at Rangers, he won three Scottish Premier League titles, two Scottish Cups, and three Scottish League Cups.
In 2012, Whittaker joined Norwich City on a free transfer. After five years in England, he returned to Hibernian in 2017, then concluded his playing career with Dunfermline Athletic in the 2020–21 season.
Internationally, Whittaker earned 31 caps for the Scotland national football team between 2009 and 2016. He also represented the Scotland U21s earlier in his career.
Following retirement, Whittaker moved into coaching. He briefly served as interim manager of Dunfermline Athletic in 2021, then worked as an assistant coach under his former teammate Scott Brown at Fleetwood Town and currently at Ayr United.