Alan Kelly, Jr.
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| Alan Kelly | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Alan Kelly | |
| Date of birth | 11 August 1968 | |
| Place of birth | Preston, England | |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Youth career | ||
| Preston North End | ||
| Senior career1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1985–1992 1992–1999 1999–2004 2001 2001 |
Preston North End Sheffield United Blackburn Rovers → Stockport County (loan) → Birmingham City (loan) |
142 (0) 214 (0) 39 (0) 2 (0) 6 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 1993-2002 | Republic of Ireland | 34 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Alan Kelly (born 11 August 1968 in Preston) is an English-born former professional footballer who represented the Republic of Ireland internationally. He played as a goalkeeper.
Kelly started his career at Preston North End in the Fourth Division, following the footsteps of his father, Alan Kelly, Sr., and played 142 games for the team. His older brother Gary is also a former goalkeeper.
He joined Sheffield United in July 1992 for £150,000. He stayed with Sheffield United until 1999, despite their relegation from the Premiership shortly into his career with them. In total he made 213 appearances for the Blades.
In 1999, Kelly transferred to Blackburn Rovers, making 39 appearances, and stayed there until his retirement from football in 2004. This time also included loan spells at Stockport County and Birmingham City.
He won 34 caps for the Republic of Ireland, and was a member of the Republic's 1994 and 2002 World Cup squads. He was, however, the team's second-choice goalkeeper on both occations, and never actually played in a World Cup game.
In the summer of 2006, Kelly was goalkeeping coach for the Soccer-Academy camps, located in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania in the United States.
He is currently goalkeeping coach of the Republic of Ireland national football team.[1]
[edit] Honours
- League Cup winner: 2002
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "Alan Kelly". Football Association of Ireland. 28 April 2009. http://www.fai.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=100034&catid=1&Itemid=8. Retrieved on 30 June 2009.
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