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Which team did Ray McKinnon (footballer) play for from 1999 to 2000?
Ray McKinnon ( footballer ) Raymond McKinnon ( born 5 August 1970 ) is a Scottish football player and coach . As a player , McKinnon was a midfielder whose clubs included Dundee United , Nottingham Forest , Aberdeen , Livingston , Raith Rovers and Montrose . He also represented the Scotland under-21 team . McKinnon began his managerial career in junior football with Lochee United before managing senior clubs Brechin City , Raith Rovers , Dundee United , Morton , Falkirk and Queens Park . Playing career . McKinnon was born in Dundee on 5 August 1970 . He started his career with Dundee United , turning professional on 12 August 1986 . He soon gained attention as one of the most promising young midfielders in Scottish football . He impressed Brian Clough enough to win a £750,000 move to Nottingham Forest in July 1992 , but almost as quickly as he had arrived found himself out of first team contention , Clough deciding that his skilful passing was not what he wanted for his midfield . He left to join Aberdeen on 8 February 1994 , costing the Dons £300,000 . He returned to Dundee United on 3 November 1995 , for a fee of £200,000 , where he famously scored a hat-trick of free-kicks in a 3–2 win over Kilmarnock at Rugby Park in February 1997 . He remained at Tannadice Park until being released at the end of the 1997–98 season during which he had struggled to gain a first team place . In the close-season he attracted interest from Crystal Palace , as well as French sides Auxerre and Bordeaux , but joined Luton Town on 6 August . He left to join Livingston on 12 September 1999 , and after an injury hit season and a trial with Wolverhampton Wanderers under Colin Lee , joined Raith Rovers on a short-term contract on 28 July 2000 . Raith were unable to meet his wage demands , so he left and began training with Ayr United . He joined Portadown in October 2000 , playing one game . In need of first team football to regain his match fitness he joined Stirling Albion on trial on 27 October , playing in the match against Queens Park at Hampden Park . He joined East Fife , originally as a triallist on 17 November , leaving on 25 January . On 15 March 2001 he joined Torquay United on non-contract terms , but left just five days later without appearing in the first team after the re-emergence of a groin injury . He returned to Torquay as a trialist on 30 July 2001 , but along with most of the many players Roy McFarland considered during the round of pre-season friendlies was released without earning a contract . In November 2001 he joined Montrose as a trialist , making his debut in the 1–1 draw with Stirling Albion at Forthbank on 10 November and scoring two weeks later in the 2–1 win over East Fife . Although linked with a return to England to have another attempt at breaking back into full-time football , he signed a deal to stay with Montrose until the end of the season in December 2001 . He remained with Montrose until joining Raith Rovers for a second time in January 2003 . Coaching career . McKinnon moved to Lochee United in 2004 , before leaving in July 2005 to take up a player/coach position with Broughty Athletic . McKinnon returned as Lochee manager in 2006 . He was linked with the managerial posts at both Brechin City and Montrose in December 2008 , with Lochee stating their desire that he stay until at least the end of their run in the Scottish FA Cup . On 16 July , McKinnon was appointed the new Technical Development Officer with the Scottish Football Association . He replaced Mark McNally , who became assistant manager at Scottish First Division club Morton . McKinnon was appointed manager of Scottish Second Division club Brechin City on 9 October 2012 . Raith Rovers manager . On 23 May 2015 , it was confirmed that McKinnon had been appointed manager of Raith Rovers . McKinnon guided Raith to fourth place in the 2015–16 Scottish Championship , qualifying for the promotion playoffs . He resigned on 11 May , after entering discussions with Dundee United about their managerial vacancy . Dundee United manager . On 12 May 2016 , Dundee United announced that they had appointed McKinnon as their manager on a three-year contract . In his first season in charge , United won the 2017 Scottish Challenge Cup Final , beating St Mirren 2-1 . They went on to finish third in the Championship and qualified for the promotion playoffs . They progressed to the final by beating Morton and Falkirk , but lost 1–0 to Hamilton in the final . United sacked McKinnon in October 2017 , after losses to Livingston and Inverness left them in fourth place . Morton . McKinnon was appointed manager of Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton on 30 May 2018 , and he appointed long-term deputy Darren Taylor as his first team coach . The first match of his reign as Morton manager was a 0–0 draw in a friendly away to Forfar Athletic . On 31 August 2018 , after holding a Morton training session in the morning , McKinnon agreed to take over at their Championship rivals Falkirk . Falkirk were later fined by the SPFL for breaching league rules in their recruitment of McKinnon and his assistant Darren Taylor . In the following October , on Falkirks first visit to Cappielow with McKinnon in charge , Morton fans greeted McKinnon with Judas branded red card posters provided by the Greenock Telegraph newspaper . Falkirk . McKinnon was appointed Falkirk manager on 31 August 2018 . Under his management , Falkirk were relegated to the third tier of the Scottish leagues for the first time since 1980 . McKinnon was sacked on 16 November 2019 , with the team sitting fourth in League One . Queens Park . McKinnon became manager of Queens Park in January 2020 . He became the first manager of Queens Park since the 1980s to secure two wins in his first two matches in charge , and the team won 2020–21 Scottish League Two ( and promotion to League One ) under his management . McKinnon left the club after the 2020–21 season had ended . Managerial Honours . - Dundee United - Scottish Challenge Cup : 2016-17 - Queens Park - Scottish League Two : 2020-21 Personal life . McKinnon opened a restaurant in Dundee in 2004 .