Paul James Kee

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Paul James Kee
Personal information
Full name Paul Kee
Date of birth (1967-02-21) 21 February 1967 (age 56)
Place of birth Derry, Northern Ireland
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1983–1985 Mansfield Town 1 (0)
1985–1986 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
1986 Southampton 0 (0)
1986 Charlton Athletic 0 (0)
1987 Linfield 0 (0)
1988 Coleraine 15 (4)
1989 Crusaders 8 (1)
Total24(5)
Managerial career
1993–1994 Omagh Town
1999–2002 Institute
2002–2003 Carlisle United (assistant)
2005–2006 Limavady United
2006–2012 Irish Football Association (coach)
2008–2011 Northern Ireland U17
2011–2015 Institute
Harland and Wolff Welders
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Paul Kee (born 21 February 1967) is a retired Irish footballer who played in numerous positions, including striker and midfielder. He is the former manager of Institute Football Club and current manager of Harland and Wolf Welders. [1]

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Football career

Kee, who was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, began his professional career with Mansfield Town, signing in the summer of 1983. He made his League debut for Mansfield in April 1985 against Chester City. He remained with Mansfield for the remainder of the season and was then signed by Brian Clough for Nottingham Forest.

He left Forest in 1986 and had spells with Southampton and Charlton before returning home, where he signed for Linfield in 1987. The spell with Linfield came to an end and he signed for Coleraine, with whom he won the Irish League Cup in 1987, defeating Portadown at The Oval. In the summer of 1989, Kee signed with Crusaders in his final season.

He later moved into management, enjoying stints with Institute and Carlisle, and managed the IFA under-17s, as well as County Performance Coach in Tyrone for the Irish Football Association

Since moving into coaching and management in 1988, Kee has amassed a wealth of coaching knowledge that he now uses in his varied roles as County Performance Coach, Northern Ireland U18 manager and Director of Maiden City Soccer Academy in Derry.

He currently hold a U.E.F.A. Pro licence and is Director of Maiden City Soccer in Derry. An organisation which has been involved in the development of such players as Darron Gibson (Everton) Shane Ferguson (Newcastle United) and Eunan O'Kane (AFC Bournemouth)

Career honours

As a player

Coleraine

Winner

  • Irish League Cup 1987

As a manager

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References

  1. ↑ "Profile of Paul Kee". Irish Football Association . Retrieved 30 October 2011.
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