Gordon Forrest
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gordon Ian Forrest[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 14 January 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Dunfermline, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Shenzhen Peng City (assistant coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Rosyth Recreation | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1996 | Raith Rovers | 1 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Livingston | 37 | (5) |
| 1999 | Leiftur | ||
| 1999–2000 | East Fife | 26 | (1) |
| 2000–2005 | Berwick Rangers | 123 | (18) |
| 2005–2009 | Burntisland Shipyard | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009-2010 | East Fife (chief scout) | ||
| 2012-2013 | Vancouver Whitecaps U23 | ||
| 2014-2018 | Vancouver Whitecaps (assistant) | ||
| 2019-2020 | Dundee United (assistant) | ||
| 2020-2024 | Heart of Midlothian (assistant) | ||
| 2024- | Shenzhen Peng City (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gordon Ian Forrest (born 14 January 1977) is a Scottish football coach and former player who is the currently assistant coach of Chinese Super League club Shenzhen Peng City. His playing career included spells with Raith Rovers, Livingston, East Fife and Berwick Rangers in Scotland, and Leiftur in Iceland. He has coached in Scotland, New Zealand and in Canada, where he was with Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
Gordon Forrest was born in Dunfermline, Fife, on 14 January 1977.[1] He was educated at Woodmill High School in the town and supported local football club Dunfermline Athletic.[2]
Playing career
Forrest began his senior career with Raith Rovers, joining as a youth from Rosyth Recreation in 1993.[3] He made his Raith debut against Celtic in 1996 and also played in the UEFA Cup. When his former Raith manager Jimmy Nicholl moved to Millwall, Forrest had an extended trial with the English club before joining Livingston in 1997. After two and a half years there, he left in 1999 for a short spell in Iceland with Leiftur, where he again appeared in the UEFA Cup. Returning to Scotland, he joined East Fife in October 1999. He then joined Berwick Rangers in 2000, making over 100 league appearances before leaving in 2005. Forrest ended his playing career with amateur club Burntisland Shipyard.[3]