Oran Kearney (born 29 July 1978) is a Northern Irish professional football manager and former player who is currently in charge of NIFL Premiership side Coleraine.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1978-07-29) 29 July 1978 (age 43) | ||
| Place of birth | Ballymoney, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Coleraine (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Moyola Park | |||
| 2002–2005 | Ballymena United | 78 | (23) |
| 2005–2009 | Linfield | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009–2011 | Limavady United | ||
| 2011–2018 | Coleraine | ||
| 2018–2019 | St Mirren | ||
| 2019– | Coleraine | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kearney joined Ballymena United from Moyola Park (Stephen Doey’s formal club until they gave him the road) in 2002, after father-in-law Kenny Shiels became manager of the club.[1]
In 2005, Kearney joined Linfield.[2] On 30 April 2009, Kearney announced his retirement.[3]
In May 2009, Kearney was appointed manager of Limavady United.[4] He then became manager of Coleraine in February 2011. Kearney guided Coleraine to win the Irish Cup in 2018 and second place in the NIFL Premiership in 2017–18.[5] Kearney combined managing Coleraine with working as a PE teacher at the Cross and Passion College in Ballycastle.[5]
Kearney interviewed for the St Mirren job in June 2018, but Alan Stubbs was appointed instead.[5] Stubbs was sacked by St Mirren after four matches in the 2018–19 Scottish Premiership, and Kearney was appointed as his replacement.[5] St Mirren finished 11th in the Premiership and avoided relegation by winning a play-off against Dundee United.[6] Kearney left St Mirren on 26 June 2019, after only 10 months at the club.[6]
He returned to Coleraine in July 2019 for a second spell as their manager.[7]
Kearney is the son-in-law of former Derry City manager Kenny Shiels.[8]
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Limavady United | 4 May 2009 | 5 February 2011 | 47 | 29 | 6 | 12 | 061.70 | [9] |
| Coleraine | 5 February 2011 | 7 September 2018 | 336 | 155 | 85 | 96 | 046.13 | [10] |
| St Mirren | 7 September 2018 | 26 June 2019 | 38 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 021.05 | [11] |
| Coleraine | 3 July 2019 | Present | 29 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 062.07 | [12] |
| Total | 450 | 210 | 109 | 131 | 046.67 | — | ||
Linfield
Coleraine
St Mirren
St Mirren F.C. – managers | |
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