Derek Rae
- January 10, 2024
- Celebrity
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Derek Rae Biography
| Name | Derek Rae |
| Birthday | Apr 9 |
| Birth Year | 1967 |
| Place Of Birth | Aberdeen |
| Birth Country | Scotland |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
| Spouse | Beth Powers |
Derek Rae is one of the most popular and richest Celebrity who was born on April 9, 1967 in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Rae grew up in Aberdeen, Scotland. During his youth, he attended football matches with a tape recorder to work on his commentary. At the age of 15, he began his professional broadcasting career calling games for a radio station that broadcast to local hospitals. In 1986, BBC Radio Scotland announcer David Francey suffered a knee injury and Rae, a 19-year-old student at the University of Aberdeen who had sent the BBC a copy of his radio work, substituted for him on the call of a Scottish Premier Division game between Kilmarnock F.C. and Dumbarton F.C.. The network was impressed and hired Rae to call the Rous Cup match between rivals England and Scotland the following week. The BBC then hired him as its Scotland football correspondent, a job he held for five years. Rae was the 1987 British Sports Broadcaster of the Year.
Rae moved to the United States in anticipation of the 1994 FIFA World Cup. FIFA hired him as a press officer and he oversaw the World Cup games that were held at Foxboro Stadium. Rae met his wife Beth Powers while working on World Cup preparations and the two would later settle in Beverly, Massachusetts.
Derek Rae Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Celebrity |
| House | Living in own house. |
Derek Rae is one of the richest from Scotland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Derek Rae 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Derek Rae (born 1967) is a Scottish association football commentator and presenter.
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Who is Derek Rae Dating?
According to our records, Derek Rae married to Beth Powers. As of December 1, 2023, Derek Rae’s is not dating anyone.
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Rae served as a match commentator for ESPN USA’s coverage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup finals in Brazil, and UEFA Euro 2016 in France.
Facts & Trivia
Evgeny Ranked on the list of most popular Celebrity. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Scotland. Derek Rae celebrates birthday on April 9 of every year.
Rae also worked as a commentator for the 2018 FIFA World Cup for Fox Sports in the U.S., calling group stage games from a Los Angeles studio with Aly Wagner as an analyst. The duo then flew to Russia as on site commentators for Spain- Russia, Colombia-England and Sweden-England.
How many languages does Derek Rae speak?
As the lead Bundesliga commentator for ESPN and a speaker of five different languages , player name pronunciations are something Derek Rae prides himself upon.
Where is Derek Rae?
After several years based at ESPN headquarters, Rae relocated to London , initially as a key member of the on-air team at ESPN UK, commentating on Scottish, English and European football. In addition to his work for BT Sport, Rae has also called FA Cup games for ITV and the Champions League for STV.
What age is Derek Rae?
55 years (April 9, 1967)
Where was Derek Rae born?
Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Was Derek Rae a footballer?
Derek Rae (born 1967) is a Scottish association football commentator and presenter who currently works for ESPN and ABC in the United States for the English-language coverages of Bundesliga, DFB Pokal, and La Liga and Deutsche Fußball Liga for the English-language world feed.