Kevin Deery
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kevin Deery | ||
| Date of birth | 6 December 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Derry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Institute | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Derry City | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2014 | Derry City | 99 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Trojans | ||
| 2015–2017 | Institute | ||
| 2017–2018 | Sligo Rovers (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2021 | Derry City (assistant) | ||
| 2023- | Institute | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kevin Deery (born 6 December 1984) is an Irish football coach, manager and former footballer who is the manager of NIFL Championship side Institute.
He played his entire professional career with his hometown club Derry City, and served as club captain between 2010 and 2014 having been appointed to the role by former Candystripes manager Stephen Kenny.
As captain, he helped guide Derry to promotion back to the top flight of Irish football having been demoted to the League of Ireland First Division due to financial difficulties. He retired in 2014 after a series of injury setbacks and a fall out with then manager Roddy Collins.[1]
After retirement he began his coaching career, taking on the role of co-manager alongside Paul 'Oxo' McLaughlin at intermediate club Trojans in 2014. There he won a treble in his first season before accepting the managerial role at Institute following the sacking of Paul Kee.[2]
After guiding 'Stute to two NIFL Championship play-offs in the 2015/16 and 2016/17 seasons, Deery resigned after failing to win promotion.[3] He also spent a brief period as assistant manager at Sligo Rovers[4] before returning to the Brandywell as assistant to Declan Devine.
He made his return to Institute as manager in June 2023, following the resignation of Brian Donaghey.
References[edit]
- ^ "Kevin Deery's Derry City career over: Ex captain blasts Roddy Collins – Derry Journal". Archived from the original on 8 November 2017.
- ^ "A new era' at Institute Football Club as Kevin Deery takes hotseat". derryjournal.com. Johnston Publishing. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015. Retrieved 29 May 2015.
- ^ McLaughlin, Kevin. "Kevin Deery leaves Institute". londonderrysentinel.co.uk. Johnston Publishing. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
- ^ McLaughlin, Kevin. "Kevin Deery takes up Sligo Rovers post". derryjournal.com. Johnston Publishing. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
- Living people
- 1984 births
- Association footballers from Derry (city)
- Men's association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Men's association football midfielders
- Republic of Ireland men's under-21 international footballers
- Institute F.C. managers
- Derry City F.C. players
- Association football managers from Northern Ireland