Oran Kearney

Oran Kearney
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-07-29) 29 July 1978
Place of birth Ballymoney, County Antrim. Northern Ireland
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Moyola Park
2002–2005 Ballymena United 78 (23)
2005–2009 Linfield
Teams managed
2009–2011 Limavady United
2011–2018 Coleraine
2018– St Mirren
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Oran Kearney (born 29 July 1978) is a Northern Irish football manager currently in charge of Scottish Premiership club St Mirren.

Playing career

Kearney joined Ballymena United from Moyola Park 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 the Irish Cup 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]

Personal life

Kearney is the son-in-law of Derry City manager Kenny Shiels.[6]

Managerial statistics

As of 6 October 2018:

Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
St Mirren 7 September 2018[7][8] Present 4 0 1 3 000.00

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. 1 2 3 4 "St Mirren name Coleraine coach and PE teacher Oran Kearney as new manager". The Guardian. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  6. ↑ Macintyre, Kenny (6 September 2018). "Oran Kearney 'ready' to take on St Mirren role". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  7. ↑ Lamont, Alasdair (7 September 2018). "St Mirren appoint Oran Kearney as manager on a three-year deal". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Oran Kearney announced as new manager". St Mirren FC. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
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