 Wright scored the winning goal for Kilmarnock in the 1997 Scottish Cup Final against Falkirk.He brought his professional playing career to a close in 2002 with Greenock Morton and moved into junior football with Larkhall Thistle.Wright moved into coaching after retirement and worked as Under-20s manager at Scottish Lowland Football League club BSC Glasgow until June 2017, when he joined his former Kilmarnock coach Alan Robertson at new South of Scotland League side Bonnyton Thistle.