Dylan Kerr
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dylan Kerr[1] | ||
Date of birth | 14 January 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Valletta, Malta | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Moroka Swallows (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1984–1988 | Sheffield Wednesday | 0 | (0) |
1988–1989 | Arcadia Fluoride | ||
1989–1993 | Leeds United | 13 | (0) |
1991 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 7 | (1) |
1991 | → Blackpool (loan) | 12 | (1) |
1993–1996 | Reading | 89 | (5) |
1996–2000 | Kilmarnock | 61 | (0) |
2000 | → Carlisle United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2000 | Slough Town | ||
2000 | Kidderminster Harriers | 1 | (0) |
2001 | Hamilton Academical | 17 | (3) |
2001 | Exeter | 5 | (1) |
2001–2002 | Greenock Morton | 22 | (2) |
2002 | East Stirlingshire | 1 | (2) |
2002 | Harrogate Town | ||
2002 | Gateshead | 3 | (0) |
2003 | Hamilton Academical | 16 | (0) |
2003 | Kilwinning Rangers | ||
Managerial career | |||
2014 | Hải Phòng | ||
2015–2016 | Simba SC | ||
2017–2018 | Gor Mahia | ||
2018–2019 | Black Leopards | ||
2020 | Baroka FC | ||
2020–2021 | Black Leopards | ||
2021 | Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila | ||
2021– | Moroka Swallows | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Dylan Kerr (born 14 January 1967) is a Maltese-born former professional footballer and current manager of South African club Moroka Swallows. He played as a defender, specifically a left-back.[3]
Playing career
Kerr began his playing career with Sheffield Wednesday but failed to break into the first team. After gaining playing experience in South Africa, he returned to the UK and joined Leeds United in 1989. He made a number of appearances in the first team, but failed to hold down a regular starting place and in 1993 he joined Reading, where he stayed for three years, followed by four years with Kilmarnock.
In September 2000, Kerr briefly joined Kidderminster Harriers on trial, but his one-month contract was cancelled due to a claimed breach of club discipline.[4] He returned to Scotland, signing for Hamilton Academical in January 2001.[5]
After a brief spell with Exeter in 2001, he spent the 2001-2002 season at Greenock Morton. He returned to Hamilton Academical in 2003, before finishing his playing career later that year with Kilwinning Rangers.
Coaching career
After retiring, Kerr coached in the United States (specifically in Phoenix, Arizona). He then returned to Scotland, and worked as Argyll and Bute Council's Football Development Officer[6] between 2005 and 2009. Kerr also worked extensively for the FA's of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland and qualified for various UEFA badges.
In September 2009, Kerr signed a contract as an assistant manager at South African club Mpumalanga Black Aces,[7] until June 2010. Working with Sammy Troughton over the next couple of years, Kerr got good coaching experience in Africa.
In 2011, Kerr became Academy Director and Assistant Coach for Khataco in Nha Trang, Vietnam, who were part of the VPL. He then followed the franchise when it was sold to Hải Phòng, assisting the head coach and being head of development for the younger players. In 2012 Kerr was added as part of the Vietnamese National Team, Technical, for the Suzuki Cup, Asian Games, assisting the Technical bench and heading the fitness programme. In 2013 Kerr became head coach of Hải Phòng, leading them to National Cup success in his first season. Kerr decided not to renew his contract at the end of the season and left the club.
In 2015, Kerr joined Tanzanian giants Simba, guiding the team in the top three of the table. The following year he became the under-18 academy coach at Chesterfield. On 5 July 2017, Kerr was confirmed as the head coach of Gor Mahia following the departure of Zé Maria. Kerr resigned as manager of Gor Mahia on 15 November 2018.[8]
In November 2018, he became the manager of the Black Leopards in the South African Premier Division.[9] He resigned in May 2019.
In January 2020, he was appointed as the head coach of Baroka FC, but missed their early matches due to work permit issues.[10] In October 2020, Baroka FC decided to suspend Kerr after hinting of interference in his job. [11]
He returned to Black Leopards in November 2020, but was appointed head coach at Tshakhuma Tsha Madzivhandila in February 2021. He left the club at the end of the 2020-21 season.[12]
In December 2021, Kerr was appointed as head coach of Moroka Swallows F.C.[13]
References
- ^ "Dylan Kerr". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1989). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1989–90 (20th ed.). London: Queen Anne Press. p. 288. ISBN 0-356-17921-4. OCLC 655652451.
- ^ media, TEAMtalk. "Swallows appoint Dylan Kerr as new head coach to rescue season". Sport. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Molby gives Kerr his cards" – ThisIsWorcestershire.co.uk
- ^ "Kerr signs for Hamilton" – BBC Sport
- ^ "Dylan gets a 'wheelie' good deal from Arnold" Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine – Argyll and Bute Council's official website
- ^ ""Arcadia Veteran Helping Black Aces" – KickOff.com".
- ^ "Gor Mahia part ways with coach Dylan Kerr". gormahiafc.co.ke. Gor Mahia F.C. 15 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ "England - D. Kerr - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Dylan Kerr yearns to be on Baroka bench". SowetanLIVE.
- ^ "Baroka FC suspend coach Dylan Kerr | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
- ^ "D. Kerr - Profile". soccerway.com.
- ^ "It took Dylan Kerr 30 minutes to realise joining Swallows was 'a no-brainer'". TimesLIVE.
External links
- Dylan Kerr at Soccerbase
- Dylan Kerr at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Kerr's profile at FootballCentral.org
- Do you remember? Dylan Kerr 1996–2000 – KillieFC.com
- 1967 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- Maltese footballers
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Leeds United F.C. players
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
- Blackpool F.C. players
- English expatriates in South Africa
- Reading F.C. players
- Carlisle United F.C. players
- Slough Town F.C. players
- Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players
- Kilmarnock F.C. players
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Exeter City F.C. players
- Greenock Morton F.C. players
- Gateshead F.C. players
- Harrogate Town A.F.C. players
- Premier League players
- Kilwinning Rangers F.C. players
- Expatriate soccer players in South Africa
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- People from Valletta
- Scottish Premier League players
- Northern Premier League players
- Expatriate football managers in Vietnam
- East Stirlingshire F.C. players
- Arcadia Shepherds F.C. players
- Chesterfield F.C. non-playing staff
- Association football fullbacks
- Expatriate football managers in Kenya
- Black Leopards F.C. managers
- Baroka F.C. managers
- English football managers
- Haiphong FC managers