Stewart Kerr

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Stewart Kerr
Personal information
Full name James Stewart Robert Kerr [1]
Date of birth (1974-11-13) 13 November 1974 (age 49) [1]
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland [1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper [1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–2001 Celtic 75 (0)
1994 → Swindon Town (loan) 0 (0)
1994–1995 → Brighton (loan) 5 (0)
2001–2002 Wigan Athletic 8 (0)
Total88(0)
International career
1994–1996 Scotland U21 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Stewart Robert Kerr (born 13 November 1974) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Celtic, Swindon Town, Brighton and Wigan Athletic. [2] Kerr was forced into early retirement at the age of 27 due to a back injury.

Kerr was appointed as goalkeeper coach at Scottish First Division club Airdrie United in August 2008. During his time there, he was part of the Scottish Challenge Cup winning side and also recruited and mentored goalkeeper Lee Hollis who went on to play for Motherwell and Heart of Midlothian.

Kerr left that position to join Scottish Premier League side Motherwell in September 2009, where he was credited with developing former Norwich City and England goalkeeper John Ruddy, as well as West Ham and Republic of Ireland goalkeeper Darren Randolph.

Kerr left Motherwell in December 2011 to become the goalkeeper coach for Major League Soccer side Toronto FC. [3] [4] During his time at Toronto, Kerr was responsible for recruiting and developing current Philadelphia Union Number 1 Joe Bendik and Canada international goalkeeper Quillan Roberts. Kerr also coached and prepared legendary Brazilian goalkeeper Julio Cesar in Toronto for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, which led to Cesar praising Kerr as the best goalkeeper coach he has ever worked with. [5] On 31 August 2014, Kerr left his position as Goalkeeper Coach of Toronto FC after Ryan Nelsen was fired as head coach. On 13 November 2014, Kerr was appointed as a Soccer Consultant to Toronto FC's parent company, Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment.

On 24 December 2015, Kerr was named first-team goalkeeper coach for MLS side Orlando City. [6] He worked again with Joe Bendik, who had an outstanding season, winning the MLS "Save of the Week" a record 11 times. Kerr received significant credit for restoring Bendik's confidence. On 8 December 2016, Kerr was promoted to Director of Goalkeeping, in addition to his role as first-team goalkeeper coach at Orlando City. One week later, MLS side Vancouver Whitecaps sought permission from Orlando City to speak to Kerr regarding the position of Head of Goalkeeping and First team Goalkeeper Coach. After discussions with Vancouver, Kerr was appointed to the position on 5 January, 2017. He enjoyed considerable success, leading the team to the Western Conference semi final and the Concacaf Champions League semi-final in 2017. [7]

Kerr left Vancouver in 2018 following the controversial sacking of Carl Robinson. He was reunited with Adrian Heath in 2019 at MLS Club Minnesota United, where he was appointed Head Of Goalkeeping/ First team Goalkeeping Coach. The club subsequently achieved its first play off appearance. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Stewart Kerr". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Orlando City Goalkeeper Coach Stewart Kerr Accepts Position with Vancouver Whitecaps FC". orlandocitysc.com. 5 January 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Reds Hire New Keeper Coach". Toronto FC. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  4. ↑ "Toronto FC hires Kerr as goalie coach". CBC Sports. CBC. 14 December 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "The Scot who rebuilt the last line of defence for Brazil's World Cup hopes". Herald Scotland. 7 June 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  6. ↑ Tenorio, Paul (23 December 2015). "Orlando City hires former Toronto FC goalkeeper coach Stewart Kerr". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Back injury didn't dull passion of Whitecaps goalkeeper coach Stewart Kerr".
  8. ↑ "New Loons coach Stewart Kerr brings pedigree to quest of molding goalkeepers". Star Tribune . 14 September 2019.
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