Personal information | |||
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Full name | Norman Kelly [1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 October 1970 | ||
Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1991 | Oldham Athletic | 2 | (0) |
1989 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 4 | (0) |
1991–1993 | Dunfermline Athletic | 14 | (0) |
1993 | Brunei | ||
1993–1995 | Raith Rovers | 4 | (0) |
1993 | → Glenavon (loan) | 4 | (2) |
1994 | → Glentoran (loan) | 5 | (2) |
1995 | IFK Stromstad | ||
1995 | Malaysian club | ||
1995–1999 | Canberra Cosmos | 78 | (9) |
1999–2002 | Linfield | 63 | (4) |
2002 | Glenavon | 10 | (0) |
2003 | Crusaders | 13 | (0) |
International career | |||
Northern Ireland under-18 Northern Ireland under-19 Northern Ireland under-21 Northern Ireland B | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Norman Kelly (born 10 October 1970) is a Northern Irish former footballer who played for a number of clubs throughout his career. [2]
Kelly began his career with Oldham Athletic and spent time on loan with Wigan Athletic before spells in Scotland with Fife sides Dunfermline Athletic and Raith Rovers. After moving back to his native Northern Ireland, Kelly played in Sweden and Malaysia before having a five-year spell in Australia with Canberra Cosmos. When that ended in 1999, Kelly moved to Linfield, where he picked up two league titles and a cup in his three years there. Kelly moved to Glenavon in the summer of 2002 but was released just a few months later. [3] Kelly moved to the United States in 2003 after his short spell with Crusaders [4] where he coached junior football. [5]
Kelly won caps for Northern Ireland between under-18 and B team level. [6]
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