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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1964-09-14) 14 September 1964 (age 60) | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | The Spartans | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2012– | The Spartans | ||
Douglas Samuel (born 14 September 1964) is a Scottish football coach who has been manager of The Spartans since 2012, making him currently the longest serving manager in the Scottish Professional Leagues.
In the 2022–23 season, Spartans won the Lowland League title for a third time. During that season's Pyramid play-offs they defeated Highland League champions Brechin City 4–3 on penalties before defeating Albion Rovers 2–1 on aggregate in the final to progress to Scottish League Two.
He won the Scottish League Two Manager of the Month Award in August 2023, October 2023, and was awarded an MBE in 2022 for services to association football and the community of North Edinburgh.
References
- "August award for Samuel | SPFL".
- "Samuel named Manager of the Month | SPFL".
- "Douglas Samuel awarded MBE in Queen's Birthday Honours List | the Spartans FC Official Website – Live together. Play together. Win together".
| Current Scottish Professional Football League managers | |
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| 2024–25 Premiership | |
| 2024–25 Championship | |
| 2024–25 League One | |
| 2024–25 League Two | |
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