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Kevin Doherty
Personal information
Date of birth (1980-04-18)18 April 1980(age 44)[1]
Place of birth Dublin,Ireland[1]
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 Drogheda United(manager)
Youth career
1986–1994 St. Martins Boys Club
1994–1998 Home Farm Everton
1998–2001 Liverpool
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2005 Shelbourne 73 (1)
2005 →Waterford United(loan) 19 (1)
2006–2007 Longford Town 42 (1)
2008 Bray Wanderers 26 (0)
2009 Shelbourne 19 (1)
Total 179 (4)
International career
1998–1999 Republic of Ireland U18[2][3] 4 (0)
Managerial career
2013–2014 Shelbourne(assistant)
2014–2016 Shelbourne[4]
2017–2021 Drogheda United(assistant)
2021– Drogheda United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kevin Doherty(born 18 April 1980) is an Irishassociation footballcoach and formerprofessionalplayer who is currently the manager ofLeague of Ireland Premier DivisionclubDrogheda United.He was the manager ofShelbournefrom December 2014 until June 2016. As a player Doherty was a powerfulcentre back,who was namedFAISchool's International Player of the Yearin 1998. He was transferred fromHome Farm EvertontoLiverpool FCin the same year and played for thePremier Leagueclub'syouth and reserve teams,as well as for theRepublic of Ireland under-18 team.Abroken femursuffered at the end of his first season with Liverpool was the first of several injuries which beset Doherty throughout his playing career.

Doherty never played for Liverpool's first team and was released on the expiry of his contract in 2001, joiningLeague of Irelandclub Shelbourne. Despite further injury problems, he became an important player for Shels; collecting threePremier Divisionwinner's medals and selection to the 2002–03Professional Footballers' Association of Ireland(PFAI) Team of the Season. After losing his place in the team during his fourth season at the club, Doherty was put on thetransfer listahead of the 2005 campaign. He joinedWaterford Unitedfor 2005, then spent 2006 and 2007 withLongford Townand 2008 withBray Wanderers.In 2009, he returned to Shelbourne, who had been demoted for financial reasons and were languishing in the First Division.

After retiring from playing in 2010, Doherty began taking his coaching qualifications and working with youth teams at his first club Home Farm. In 2011, he began coaching Shelbourne's youth team, moving up to work with the adult first team in 2013. After a spell as interim manager during May 2013, he was appointed the club's permanent manager for the 2015 season.

Following a lukewarm first season in charge, fan favourite Doherty resigned on 25 June 2016 following a poor run of form for the Reds, culminating in a 2-0 defeat at home toWaterford United.He was replaced four days later by former teammateOwen Heary.

Doherty is currently working as manager atDrogheda United

Early life and non-League career[edit]

Doherty was born inArtane, Dublin.He attended Scoil Chiaráin, Donnycarney andSt. Joseph's Secondary C.B.S.,Fairview.From the ages of 6-13, he played his football for the now-defunct St. Martin's Boys Club, who played their home games in Donnycarney Park (known locally as "Maypark" ). At the age of 14, he was approached to joinHome Farm,one of the leading schoolboy clubs in the country. Doherty quickly found success by winning the All Ireland Cup in his first season. In 1998, Doherty won theFAI School's International Player of the Year.[5]

Club career[edit]

Doherty's play with Home Farm drew the attention ofLiverpool FC.Liverpool Head of YouthSteve Heighwayflew to Dublin to complete the signing on a three-year contract.[citation needed]He went on to play three seasons with Liverpool.[6]In areserve teammatch against Wrexham in September 1998 Doherty was named coachSammy Lee'sman of the match,despiteRobbie Fowlerscoring six goals.[7]In May 1999, Doherty's progress was derailed by a broken femur sustained while playing for Ireland Under-18s againstPSV Eindhoven's youth team.[8]Though he recovered, his further career at Liverpool was hampered by the injury.[9]

In July 2001, Doherty returned to Irish football signing withShelbourne,under his former Home Farm managerDermot Keely.He had beenreleasedby Liverpool and chose Shelbourne over competing offers from English clubsGrimsby TownandCrewe Alexandra.[10]Valuing the opportunity to play competitive first-team football, he hoped to learn from experienced teammatesTony McCarthy,Jim GannonandPeter Hutton.[11]Doherty remained with Shelbourne for four years making more than 70 appearances.[6]During his time at Shelbourne the team won the league championship three times.[9]Doherty's early good form with Shelbourne saw him named League of Ireland Player of the Month in January 2002 and also earned him a call up to the national Under-21 team.[12][13]But he missed the end of the2001–02 seasonwith a broken rib sustained in February 2002.[14][15]He started Shelbourne's qualifying roundUEFA Champions Leaguematch againstHibernians FCof Malta in July 2002,[16]only to re-injure his ribs and miss the second leg defeat.[17]

Doherty was briefly dropped from the team at the beginning of the2002–03 season,after a poor performance in a 3–0 defeat byCork Cityand an on-field argument with Shelbourne's newplayer-managerPat Fenlon.[citation needed]He recovered to take his place in theProfessional Footballers' Association of Ireland(PFAI) Team of the Season.[18]In the2003 seasonit was reported that in-form Doherty had extended his contract with Shelbourne and had bought a new house in Dublin.[19]Two separate calf injuries kept him out for three months in2004,reducing his role in the squad and leaving him hoping for a "cameo" in Shelbourne's European campaign.[20]In December 2004 Doherty was transfer listed by the club, with one year of his contract remaining.[21]He rejected an offer from NorwegianTippeligaenclubFK Lyn.[22]

Eventually, Doherty wasloanedtoWaterford Unitedfor the 2005 season, where he made 19 appearances. After a change in management, Waterford attempted to return Doherty to Shelbourne in mid-season. But Shelbourne disagreed and a tribunal ruled in their favour.[23]On his return to Shelbourne in January 2006, he was released.[6]Subsequently, he went on to play forLongford Townfor two seasons, and thenBray Wanderersfor another year. He played for Longford in their 1–02007 FAI Cup Finaldefeat by Cork City. In his last stint as a player, he returned to Shelbourne for the 2009 season,[24]making 16 appearances.[25]Doherty retired from playing in 2010 due to persistent health issues.[26]

International career[edit]

In 1998 and 1999 Doherty played for theRepublic of Ireland under-18 team,coached byBrian Kerr.[2]A broken leg suffered before the tournament ruled Doherty out of the1999 UEFA European Under-18 Championshipin Sweden. He was replaced in Ireland's squad byClive Clarke.[27]In January 2002,Don Givenscalled up Doherty to a training camp for theRepublic of Ireland under-21 teamatBisham Abbey.[28]He was hopeful of selection for theToulon Tournamentthat May, but suffered a broken rib in February 2002.[29]

Management career[edit]

Doherty's first appointment as acoachwas with his old Home Farm club, where he coached youth in the Dublin and District Schoolboys League.[25] In 2011, Doherty coached the Shelbourne U-19 team during its inaugural season.[26]In May 2013 Doherty was put in temporary charge of Shelbourne's first team whenAlan Mathewsresigned.[30]For the remainder of the2013 Shelbourne season,Doherty was the assistant to incoming managerJohn McDonnell.At the end of the 2014 campaign, McDonnell left to manageDrogheda Unitedand Doherty was promoted to be Shelbourne's manager.[25]

Doherty left his managerial role atShelbournein June 2016. He joinedLongford Townas a coach in September 2016. He departed the midland's club in May 2017.

In December 2017, Doherty was appointed as assistant manager atDrogheda United.After 4 years as assistant, he was named as manager of the club on 2 December 2021 on a three-year contract following managerTim Clancy's departure toSt Patrick's Athletic.[31]

Managerial statistics[edit]

As of 12 July 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat. From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Shelbourne Republic of Ireland 24 May 2013 26 June 2016 50 21 7 22 67 68 −1 042.00
Drogheda United Republic of Ireland 2 December 2021 Present 108 28 33 47 123 172 −49 025.93
Total 159 49 40 70 190 239 −49 030.82

Honours[edit]

Player[edit]

Shelbourne

Individual[edit]

References[edit]

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