Alan Kelly, Jr.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 11 August 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Preston, England | ||
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| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| – | Preston North End | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1992 | Preston North End | 142 | (0) |
| 1992–1999 | Sheffield United | 214 | (0) |
| 1999–2004 | Blackburn Rovers | 39 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Stockport County (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 403 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1990 | Republic of Ireland U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 1993–2002 | Republic of Ireland | 34 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alan Kelly, Jr. (born 11 August 1968) is a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Preston North End, Sheffield United and Blackburn Rovers, along with short loan spells at Stockport County and Birmingham City. Born in Preston, Kelly represented the Republic of Ireland internationally, winning 34 caps for his country. Both his father, Alan Kelly, Sr., who also represented Ireland, and older brother, Gary Kelly, played as goalkeepers.
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Club career
Kelly started his career at Preston North End in the Fourth Division, following the footsteps of his father, Alan Kelly, Sr., and played 142 League games for the team.
He joined Sheffield United in July 1992 for £150,000. Kelly stayed with Sheffield United until 1999, despite their relegation from the Premiership shortly into his career with them. In total, he made 213 appearances for the Blades.
In 1999, Kelly transferred to Blackburn Rovers, making 39 appearances, and stayed there until his retirement from football in 2004. This time also included loan spells at Stockport County and Birmingham City. He made more than 470 appearances in all competitions at club level.[1]
International career
He won 34 caps for the Republic of Ireland, and was a member of the Republic's 1994 and 2002 World Cup squads. He was the team's second-choice goalkeeper on both occasions, and never played in a World Cup game.
Later career
In the summer of 2006, Kelly was goalkeeping coach for the Soccer-Academy camps, located in Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and Pennsylvania in the United States.
He is currently the goalkeeping coach of the Republic of Ireland national football team and at Preston North End's Centre of Excellence.[2][3]
After spending 18 months at Preston North End's Centre of Excellence he became the new goalkeeping coach following the dismissal of Phil Brown and appointment of David Unsworth as caretaker manager.[4]
Honours
Club
- Blackburn Rovers
Individual
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- Living people
- People from Preston, Lancashire
- Republic of Ireland association footballers
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- Republic of Ireland under-23 international footballers
- Premier League players
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- Association football goalkeepers
- Preston North End F.C. players
- Sheffield United F.C. players
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Stockport County F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- 1994 FIFA World Cup players
- 2002 FIFA World Cup players
- British people of Irish descent
