 After a stint as player / assistant manager at Annan Athletic, Rutkiewicz was appointed Stirling Albion manager in October 2018.Glasgow born Rutkiewicz began his professional career with Aberdeen, making his debut in an SPL fixture against Hibernian in November 1999 at the age of nineteen.He went on to make almost seventy first-team appearances for the Pittodrie club, scoring his only goal for the club in a 3-2 defeat to Hearts in April 2002.