Oran Kearney

Northern Irish footballer and manager

Oran Kearney
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-07-29) 29 July 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Ballymoney, Northern Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Coleraine (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Moyola Park
2002–2005 Ballymena United 78 (23)
2005–2009 Linfield
Managerial career
2009–2011 Limavady United
2011–2018 Coleraine
2018–2019 St Mirren
2019–2023 Coleraine
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Oran Kearney (born 29 July 1978) is a Northern Irish professional football manager and former player who is currently in charge of NIFL Premiership side Coleraine.

Playing career

Kearney joined Ballymena United from Moyola Park (Stephen Doey’s formal club until they gave him the road) in 2002, after father-in-law Kenny Shiels became manager of the club.[1]

In 2005, Kearney joined Linfield.[2] On 30 April 2009, Kearney announced his retirement.[3]

Managerial career

In May 2009, Kearney was appointed manager of Limavady United.[4] He then became manager of Coleraine in February 2011. Kearney guided Coleraine to win the Irish Cup in 2018 and second place in the NIFL Premiership in 2017–18.[5] Kearney combined managing Coleraine with working as a PE teacher at the Cross and Passion College in Ballycastle.[5]

Kearney interviewed for the St Mirren job in June 2018, but Alan Stubbs was appointed instead.[5] Stubbs was sacked by St Mirren after four matches in the 2018–19 Scottish Premiership, and Kearney was appointed as his replacement.[5] St Mirren finished 11th in the Premiership and avoided relegation by winning a play-off against Dundee United.[6] Kearney left St Mirren on 26 June 2019, after only 10 months at the club.[6]

He returned to Coleraine in July 2019 for a second spell as their manager.[7]

Personal life

Kearney is the son-in-law of former Derry City manager Kenny Shiels, and brother-in-law of Dean Shiels who is the former manager of Dungannon Swifts.[8]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 4 January 2020
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
P W D L Win %
Limavady United 4 May 2009 5 February 2011 47 29 6 12 061.70 [9]
Coleraine 5 February 2011 7 September 2018 336 155 85 96 046.13 [10]
St Mirren 7 September 2018 26 June 2019 38 8 10 20 021.05 [11]
Coleraine 3 July 2019 Present Day 177 92 40 45 051.98 [12]
Total 598 284 141 173 047.49 —

Honours

Player

Linfield

Manager

Coleraine

St Mirren

References

  1. ^ "Season-by-Season 2002/03". Ballymena United F.C. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Oran Kearney". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Oran Kearney announces retirement". Linfield F.C. 30 April 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Oran Kearney confirmed as new Limavady boss". Londonderry Sentinel. 4 May 2009. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d "St Mirren name Coleraine coach and PE teacher Oran Kearney as new manager". The Guardian. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Oran Kearney: St Mirren confirm manager's departure". BBC Sport. 26 June 2019. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  7. ^ "Oran Kearney: Former manager returns for second spell at Coleraine". BBC Sport. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
  8. ^ Macintyre, Kenny (6 September 2018). "Oran Kearney 'ready' to take on St Mirren role". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Limavady United FC: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Coleraine FC: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  11. ^ Lamont, Alasdair (7 September 2018). "St Mirren appoint Oran Kearney as manager on a three-year deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
    "Oran Kearney announced as new manager". St Mirren FC. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  12. ^ "Coleraine FC: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
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