Keith Jennings (footballer)

Keith Jennings (born August 22, 1977) is a retired Bermudian professional football player,[3] who represented the Bermuda national football team on 6 occasions from 2006 to 2007.[4]

Keith Jennings
Personal information
Full name Keith Jennings[1]
Date of birth (1977-08-22) August 22, 1977[2]
Place of birth Bermuda
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Southampton Rangers (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Vasco Mariners
1999–2001 FC Kochin
2003–2009 North Village Rams
2008–2009 Bermuda Hogges 9 (0)
2009–2010 Southampton Rangers
2017–2018 North Village Rams 3 (5)
International career‡
2006–2007 Bermuda 6 (1)
Managerial career
2010–2012 Southampton Rangers
2012–2015 St George's (assistant)
2015– Southampton Rangers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 October 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 January 2016

Club career

Bermuda

Jennings began his professional club career with Bermudian club Vasco Mariners in 1998 and played until 1999. With Vasco, he won the Bermudian Premier Division in 1998 and Bermuda FA Cup in 1999.

India

He later moved to India and signed with FC Kochin. He became the first ever Bermudian footballer to play for an Indian club. He represented the team in the top tier National Football League between 1999 and 2001.[5][6][7] With Kochin, he achieved fame in India and won various regional tournaments including Kerala State Football League and All India Central Revenue Cup but finished fourth, twice in the National Football League.[8]

Back to Bermuda

After his arrival in Bermuda, he has appeared with North Village Community Club in the Bermudian Premier Division before joining the Bermuda Hogges in the USL Second Division in 2008.[9] With North Village Community Club, he lifted the Bermudian Premier Division twice in 2002–03 and 2005–06 seasons alongside the Bermuda FA Cup four times in 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons.[10] With Bermuda Hogges, he appeared in 5 Caribbean Club Championship qualification matches.

His playing career ended after he ruptured his spleen and had to have a kidney removed after a collision while playing for Southampton Rangers in 2010.[11]

After breaking retirement

At the age of 41, he has also represented North Village Community Club in 2018 and scored against Somerset Trojans in a 2-1 win match in the Premier Division clash at Bernard Park.[12] He played only 3 games in the Bermudan Corona League 2017/18 season, scoring a total of 5 goals.[13]

International career

He made his senior international debut for Bermuda in a CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification match against US Virgin Islands in September 2006, which ended up as Bermuda's 6–0 win.[14]

Jennings earned a total of 6 caps, scoring 1 goal for his country. His final international match was a March 2007 friendly match against Canada, which ended up as a 3–0 loss for Bermuda.

Career statistics

International goals
Scores and results list Bermuda's goal tally first.
N.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionReference
1.27 September 2006Lionel Roberts Stadium, Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands6–06–02007 Caribbean Cup[15]

Managerial career

Jennings was appointed as head coach of Southampton Rangers in June 2010 on a two-year deal.[16] He was suspended for three years in March 2012 for assaulting referee Stephen Allen during a match of Bermudian Premier Division at Southampton Oval on 26 February.[17] He returned to Rangers from the coaching staff at St George's in August 2015.[11]

Honours

Clube Vasco da Gama Bermuda

Kochin

North Village Rams

See also
  • Bermuda men's international footballers

References
  1. Keith Jennings player profile Archived 2021-10-23 at the Wayback Machine worldfootball.net. Retrieved 19 March 2021
  2. "Keith Jennings soccer player (Bermuda) profile and stats". Soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  3. Keith Jennings Soccer profile Archived 2021-10-26 at the Wayback Machine Tribuna.com. Retrieved 19 March 2021
  4. "Keith Jennings player info and detailed stats". globalsportsarchive.com. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  5. Chaudhuri, Arunava. "Season ending Transfers 1999: India". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  6. Chaudhuri, Arunava. "Season ending Transfers 2000: India". indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Archived from the original on 17 February 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  7. "Down the memory lane: The quick rise and swift fall of FC Kochin". Goal.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  8. "Glorytales of Indian Football: FC Kochin, IM Vijayan and their amazing success story". sports-nova.com. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  9. 2008 Hogges roster Archived 2011-06-10 at the Wayback Machine
  10. "Bermuda - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2015-02-09. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  11. Thompson, Colin (4 August 2015). "Jennings replaces Lowe as Southampton coach". Royal Gazette. Archived from the original on 28 January 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  12. "Jennings dips into fountain of youth". The Royal Gazette. Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  13. "Keith Jennings in the Corona League 2017/18 (stats)". bermudacl.com. Archived from the original on 2 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  14. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "NFT player — National team & Club appearances: Jennings, Keith". national-football-teams.com. National Football Teams. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  15. Copa Caribe 2007 Archived 2009-05-24 at the Wayback Machine - RSSSF
  16. "Keith Jennings to coach Southampton Rangers". The Bermuda Sun. 22 June 2010. Archived from the original on 13 May 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  17. "'Jennings ban not good for the game'". Royal Gazette. 8 March 2012. Archived from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  18. "First Indian professional football club FC Kochin faces closure as players migrate". India Today. Archived from the original on 2020-09-06. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  19. India 1999/00 Archived 2019-10-22 at the Wayback Machine. RSSSF. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  20. "Bermuda - List of Cup Winners". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2015-02-09. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
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