Kevin Kewley

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Kevin Kewley
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-03-02) 2 March 1955 (age 68)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1970–1976 Liverpool
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1976–1978 Liverpool 1 (0)
1976 → Dallas Tornado (loan) 24 (6)
1976 → Dallas Tornado (loan) 26 (7)
1978–1979 Dallas Tornado 45 (3)
1979–1989 Wichita Wings 360 (113)
Total456(129)
Managerial career
1991–2001 Wichita Wings
Pratt Community College
Barton Community College
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kevin Kewley (born 2 March 1955) is an English former professional football player and coach.

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Active in England and the United States, he played as a midfielder and made over 450 career appearances, scoring over 120 goals. After retiring as a player, he was active as a coach at both college and professional levels.

Playing career

Born in Liverpool, Kewley signed for Liverpool in 1970, turning professional in March 1972. [2] He made one first-team appearance for Liverpool, appearing as a substitute in January 1978. [2] He spent loan spells in the United States with the Dallas Tornado in the 1976 and 1977 seasons, later signing permanently with them. [2] He later played for the Wichita Wings. [1]

Coaching career

After coaching the Wichita Wings, Kewley later also coached Pratt Community College and Barton Community College. [3] He was the 2015 KJCCC's Coach of the Year. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Profile". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Profile". LFC History. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Profile". Barton Community College. Retrieved 27 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "KANSAS JAYHAWK COMMUNITY COLLEGE CONFERENCE: 2015 ALL CONFERENCE SOCCER: MEN". KJCCC. Retrieved 27 January 2016.


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