Laurie Ellis was born on 7 November 1979 and is a Scottish football coach and former professional footballer who is a coach with the Rangers Academy.
15 Facts About Laurie Ellis
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Laurie Ellis played for Raith Rovers over three spells, as well as St Mirren, Cowdenbeath and Stirling Albion.
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Laurie Ellis started his senior career with Raith Rovers after joining from Edinburgh amateur club Links United.
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Laurie Ellis made over 90 appearances for the Kirkcaldy club during his first spell and scored his first league goal on 25 November 2000 in a defeat versus Ayr United.
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Laurie Ellis remained at the Fife club until 2003, when he signed for St Mirren.
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Laurie Ellis remained at the Kirkcaldy club for one season before joining their local Fife rivals Cowdenbeath, whose manager was his former St Mirren team-mate Mixu Paatelainen.
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Laurie Ellis debuted for the Binos on 4 August 2007 versus Partick Thistle.
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In July 2012, Laurie Ellis took up a role as first-team coach at Raith, as well as continuing as a player.
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In October 2017, when McKinnon departed the club, Laurie Ellis was appointed caretaker manager.
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Laurie Ellis stayed on at United as assistant manager to Csaba Laszlo.
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On 30 September 2018, Laurie Ellis was appointed caretaker manager for a second occasion, after Laszlo departed the Terrors.
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Laurie Ellis was assistant manager to Robbie Neilson at Tannadice for a brief spell until Neilson got his backroom team organised.
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Laurie Ellis was appointed as assistant manager to Gary Naysmith at Queen of the South in March 2019, but left the club two months later when Naysmith was sacked.
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Laurie Ellis was appointed as head coach of Queen's Park on 21 May 2021, replacing former head coach Ray McKinnon.
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In July 2022, Laurie Ellis joined Rangers in a coaching role within the club's Academy.