Stuart Munro
Personal information
Full name Stuart David Munro[1]
Date of birth (1962-09-15) 15 September 1962
Place of birth Falkirk, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1980 Bo'ness United ? (?)
1980–1981 St Mirren 1 (0)
1982–1984 Alloa Athletic 60 (5)
1984–1991 Rangers 179 (3)
1991–1992 Blackburn Rovers 1 (0)
1992–1996 Bristol City 94 (0)
1995–1996 Falkirk 13 (0)
1996–1997 St Mirren 26 (1)
1997 Blacktown City 3 (0)
1997–1998 Sydney United 21 (0)
International career
1990[2] Scotland B 2 (0)
1990[3] SFA (SFL centenary) 1 (0)
Managerial career
1998–1999 Gippsland Falcons
1999–2001 Carlton S.C.
2001–2002 Parramatta Power
2003–2004 South Melbourne FC
2005–2008 Oakleigh Cannons
2009–2011 Dandenong Thunder
2011–2013 Perth Glory assistant
2013 Dandenong Thunder
2015 Dandenong Thunder
2016 Southern United
2017 Dandenong City
2019 Melbourne Knights
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stuart David Munro (born 15 September 1962 in Falkirk) is a Scottish former professional football player, who is best known for his time with Rangers.

Munro was signed from Alloa Athletic and made his top team debut for the Rangers against Dundee on 25 February 1984, aged 21. The game ended in a 3–1 win. He played a further six seasons before with Rangers before being sold to Blackburn Rovers for £350,000.

He emigrated to Australia at the end of his career, appearing for Sydney United in the National Soccer League in what would be his final season of professional football.

Upon retirement, he followed a coaching path, taking the reins at NSL clubs Gippsland Falcons, Carlton, Parramatta Power and South Melbourne.

With the end of that competition, Munro remained in Melbourne and was manager at Oakleigh Cannons from 2005 to 2008. Following the 2008 season he was appointed manager at Dandenong Thunder where he remained until 2011 when he was appointed assistant manager to his former Rangers teammate Ian Ferguson at Perth Glory. Munro spent 3 season as assistant at Perth Glory.[4] He returned to the Thunder as manager in 2013[5] before taking on the role of technical director for the 2014 season.[6] Munro once again took on the role as manager in 2015[7] but that season saw the club relegated from the Victorian top-flight.[8] After leaving his role at Dandenong, Munro was appointed as the inaugural manager for newly founded Women's NPL Victoria club Southern United.[9] At the end of the 2016 season Stuart was poached by Dandenong City for the 2017 NPL2 season.[10] In 2019 he was appointed as head coach of Melbourne Knights ahead of the 2020 season.[11]

Honours

Player

Rangers

Manager

Oakleigh Cannons
  • VPL Minor Premiership: 2006[11]
Dandenong Thunder
  • VPL Minor Premiership: 2009[11]
Individual
  • Victorian Coach of the Year: 2006, 2009[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Stuart Munro". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
  2. ↑ Scotland B player Stuart Munro, FitbaStats
  3. ↑ On this day, back in 1990, a Scottish League XI beat Scotland 1-0 at Hampden Park in the SFL Centenary match with the goal coming from then Aberdeen Football Club star Hans Gillhaus, Scottish Professional Football League via Facebook, 18 August 2016
  4. ↑ "News". 19 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Dandenong Thunder Coach Departs To Take Rival South Melbourne Job". Herald Sun.
  6. ↑ "Dandenong Thunder | Football Federation Victoria". www.footballfedvic.com.au. Archived from the original on 24 March 2015.
  7. ↑ "Season Preview: Dandenong Thunder – Corner Flag".
  8. ↑ "Promotion the aim for Thunder's new coach – Corner Flag".
  9. ↑ "Southern United appoint Munro as inaugural coach". Corner Flag. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  10. ↑ "Dandenong City capture experienced Munro – Corner Flag".
  11. 1 2 3 4 "Munro to lead the Knights in 2020 and beyond". Melbourne Knights. 17 September 2019. Retrieved 23 March 2021.


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