Oran Kearney

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.

Oran Kearney
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-07-29) 29 July 1978
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– Coleraine
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.
PWDLWin %
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 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. "St Mirren name Coleraine coach and PE teacher Oran Kearney as new manager". The Guardian. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  6. "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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