Kevin McGoldrick (born 12 May 1972) is a Scottish football coach and former player who is Head of Football Operations at Kirkintilloch Rob Roy. As a player, he played as a left winger in the Scottish League for Queen's Park, East Stirlingshire and Morton.
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| Full name | Kevin McGoldrick[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 May 1972 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team |
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy (Head of Football Operations) | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Gleniffer Thistle | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Morton | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Ferguslie United | ||||||||||||||||
| 1990 | Morton | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| Campsie Black Watch | |||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1998 | Queen's Park | 96 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| 1998–1999 | East Stirlingshire | 20 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Queen's Park | 20 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| Harestanes | |||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| Scotland U16 | |||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Stenhousemuir (joint-caretaker) | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Kilsyth Rangers | ||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||
Playing career
editAs a player, he made over 110 appearances as a left winger in the Scottish League for Queen's Park and also played for East Stirlingshire and Morton.[1][3][4] He was capped by Scotland at U16 level and was a part of the squad which reached the final of the 1989 U16 World Championship.[5]
Coaching career
editAfter his retirement as a player, McGoldrick entered coaching and held youth roles with Queen's Park, Stenhousemuir, the Scottish Football Association and in China on behalf of Manchester City.[6][7] He was assistant manager at Stenhousemuir in two spells and took joint-caretaker charge of the team in 2010.[8][9][10] He also served East Fife as assistant manager.[10] McGoldrick later managed Kilsyth Rangers and Kirkintilloch Rob Roy.[11] He moved into the role of Head of Football Operations at the latter club in October 2023.[12]
Personal life
editMcGoldrick is the uncle of footballer Salim Kouider-Aïssa.[13] He has worked as a taxi driver and in a tannery.[5][14]
Honours
editQueen's Park
Harestanes
- Scottish Amateur Cup: 2001–02, 2002–03[16][17]
References
edit- ^ a b "McGoldrick, Kevin". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ Kevin McGoldrick at Soccerbase
- ^ a b Hosie, Rab. "Scottish League appearance records – Mc1". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ Queen's Park : 1946/47 – 2013/14 at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ a b Winton, Richard. "How Scotland almost won the World Cup". BBC Sport. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "Elite Candidate". sportcareers.co.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "Manchester City come calling out of the blue for ex-Stenhousemuir coach". www.falkirkherald.co.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "Out to make the most of my second career". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "Interim Appointments Made". Stenhousemuir Football Club. Archived from the original on 18 December 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ a b Turnbull, Craig (2 October 2019). "Stenhousemuir return for assistant manager Kevin McGoldrick". www.falkirkherald.co.uk. Retrieved 7 December 2022.
- ^ @robroy1878 (6 December 2022). "@robroy1878 are delighted to announce our new management team. Manager Kevin McGoldrick Assistant Danny Ferry Goalkeeping Coach Stevie Kidd Coaches Jamie Hughes and Robert Campbell #MonTheRoy" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Club Statement – Kevin McGoldrick". Retrieved 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Family feel as Kilsyth eye up cup shock". Retrieved 15 June 2019 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Kevin McGoldrick: From Taxi To City Coach In China!". SportCareers. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "Queen's Park League Table 1999-2000". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "Scottish Cup glory for Harestanes". www.kirkintilloch-herald.co.uk. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
- ^ "The Famous Grouse Scottish Amateur Cup, Saturday, 17th May, 2003, Hampden Park – Harestanes AFC 1 – Newmilns Vesuvius AFC 0". SportFocus. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
External links
edit- Kevin McGoldrick at Soccerbase
- Kevin McGoldrick – FIFA competition record (archived)